DEV (dev.to)
Cross-post RankPine articles to your DEV profile using a personal API key.
RankPine publishes to DEV (dev.to) through the Forem API, authenticated with your personal API key. Great for reaching a technical audience — articles are sent as Markdown, which DEV renders natively.
What you'll need
- A DEV account
- A personal API key
Step 1 — Generate a DEV API key
Open your DEV settings
Sign in to DEV and go to Settings → Extensions.
Create a key
Under DEV Community API Keys, enter a name like RankPine, click
Generate API Key, and copy the value.
Step 2 — Connect in RankPine
Go to Integrations, click Connect on DEV, and fill in the dialog:
| Field | What to enter |
|---|---|
| API key | The key from Step 1 — required |
| Publish as | Published (live) or Draft. Default: Published |
| Set cover image | On by default — uses the article's first image as the DEV cover |
RankPine verifies the key immediately and confirms the connection.
What gets published
When an article publishes, RankPine creates a DEV article with:
- Title and the full article body (sent as Markdown, DEV's native format)
- The meta description as the article's description
- A cover image (if enabled) — the article's first image
- Inline images, served from RankPine's CDN
The article is published live, or saved as a draft in your DEV dashboard if you chose Draft.
Avoid duplicate-content issues
If the same article also lives on your main site, consider setting the canonical URL on the DEV post to point back to the original once it's live. This tells search engines which copy is authoritative.