Blogs and publishing
Publish posts, read blog platforms and tell search engines about new pages
APIs for blogs and publishing let you read and publish posts on blogging platforms such as WordPress and DEV, and tell search engines and feed services about new or changed pages. Use them to automate publishing, show posts on another site or get new content indexed faster.
DEV Community API (Forem)
The DEV Community API (built on Forem) gives articles, comments, tags, users and organisations from dev.to. Read published articles without a key, for example to show your latest posts on your own site; publish and update your ...
IndexNow
IndexNow lets you tell search engines straight away that pages on your site were added, changed or deleted, instead of waiting for them to be crawled. Ping one URL with a GET request, or send up to 10,000 URLs at once with a ...
Pingomatic
Ping-o-Matic notifies blog search engines and update services that your blog has new content. Send one XML-RPC ping (weblogUpdates.ping) to rpc.pingomatic.com, or use the web form, and it passes the update on to the services it ...
WordPress REST API
Every WordPress site has a built-in REST API at /wp-json/ that gives posts, pages, categories, tags, comments, media and users as JSON. Read public content without authentication; create and edit content with application ...
Compare the blogging and publishing APIs
| Service | API key | Formats | Free use |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEV Community API (Forem) | Not needed | JSON | Free. |
| IndexNow | Not needed | – | Free, no sign-up needed. |
| Pingomatic | Not needed | – | Free, no key needed. |
| WordPress REST API | Not needed | JSON | Free and part of WordPress. |
Questions
Which free blogging and publishing APIs work without an API key?
DEV Community API (Forem), IndexNow, Pingomatic and WordPress REST API work without a key, according to their documentation. Most keyless services ask you to keep the number of requests reasonable, and some ask for a User-Agent that names your app.
Are these blogging and publishing APIs really free?
The services here can be used without paying, at least on a free plan or free tier, often with limits such as a number of requests per day or non-commercial use only. The table above quotes what each service says about its free use; check the provider's own terms before you rely on it.
How up to date is this list?
The address of every service is checked about once a week, and services that stop working or stop being free are removed. This list last changed on November 12th, 2026.