Get a Medium profile
/v1/medium/profileBuild a writer research directory from public names, bios, avatars, follower and following counts, post counts and linked social accounts.
Read public articles, writer profiles, connections, publication archives and reading lists. Search articles, writers, publications and lists by keyword, browse tagged articles and collect responses with published content and engagement.
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WHAT YOU CAN BUILD / 12 ENDPOINTS
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/v1/medium/profileBuild a writer research directory from public names, bios, avatars, follower and following counts, post counts and linked social accounts.
/v1/medium/profile/postsBuild a writer reading list from article titles, authors, publication times, tags and engagement. Pass the returned cursor to retrieve another page.
/v1/medium/publicationBuild a publication research directory from names, descriptions, subscriber counts, images, tags, social accounts and public staff profiles with editor roles.
/v1/medium/publication/postsBuild a publication reading list from article titles, authors, publication times, tags and engagement. Continue with the returned cursor.
/v1/medium/postBuild an article research record with its title, subtitle, published paragraphs, text, author, publication, language, tags, reading time, word count, claps and response count.
/v1/medium/post/responsesBuild an article discussion index from response records, author details, publication times and parent IDs. Open a selected response URL with Post Details to retrieve its published content.
/v1/medium/tag/postsBuild a topic reading list from tagged articles with published content, author details, publication times and source links.
/v1/medium/searchBuild a keyword discovery tool for posts, profiles, publications or lists. Compare article titles and engagement, writer names and bios, publication descriptions and subscriber counts, or list names, article counts and creators. Continue with the returned page number.
/v1/medium/profile/followersBuild a public audience directory from follower names, handles, bios, avatars and profile counts. Pass the returned cursor to continue the account list.
/v1/medium/profile/followingBuild a writer discovery directory from the public accounts a writer follows, with names, handles, bios, avatars and profile counts. Continue with the returned cursor.
/v1/medium/profile/listsBuild a writer reading-list directory from list names, descriptions, article counts, list IDs and creator profiles. Pass the returned cursor to retrieve another page.
/v1/medium/listBuild a curated reading view from a public list’s name, description, creator and ordered article entries, with titles, authors, tags and engagement. Continue with the returned cursor.
HOW IT WORKS
Review the request example and response fields below.
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Pick one of the 12 Medium endpoints and add its input, such as a public handle.
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SAMPLE REQUEST
Inspect the Get a Medium profile request and its example response.
Medium API access is coming soon. Explore the parameters and response fields in the playground and reference.
Open this endpoint in the playground Request and response fields# ScrapeAtlas · use your customer API key
export BASE_URL="https://api.scrapeatlas.com"
curl --get "$BASE_URL/v1/medium/profile" \
-H "x-api-key: $SCRAPEATLAS_API_KEY" \
--data-urlencode "handle=Medium"/v1/medium/profileView the example response in the playground.
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Medium API
Retrieve writer profiles, public connections, publication staff, posts and reading lists as structured JSON. Open an article or response URL to read its published content and engagement. Search articles, writers, publications or lists by keyword and browse tagged articles to discover writing around a topic.
Pass a handle to Profile for the writer’s bio, avatar and audience counts. Profile Posts reads their articles; Followers and Following return public account records; Profile Lists returns their reading lists. Continue each collection with its cursor. Pass a list’s 12-character ID to List Details for its metadata and ordered article entries.
Pass a Medium article URL to Post Details to retrieve its title, subtitle, published paragraphs and text, author, publication, tags and language. Reading time, word count, claps and response count help you organize an article research record with its original source.
Use Search with a query and choose type=posts, profiles, publications or lists. Results include article titles and engagement, writer profiles, publication descriptions and subscriber counts, or list names, article counts and creators. Continue with the returned page number. Tag Posts browses articles for a selected tag.
Use Publication with its slug to read descriptions, subscriber counts, images, tags, social links and public staff profiles with editor roles. Publication Posts returns article titles, authors, publication times and engagement; set the result limit and pass the returned cursor to continue your reading list.
Pass an article URL to Post Responses to collect response records with author details, publication times and parent IDs. Continue with the returned cursor for another page. Pass a selected response URL to Post Details to read its published paragraphs and text alongside the discussion index.
Create a ScrapeAtlas account and generate an API key in the dashboard. Send the key in the x-api-key request header when calling https://api.scrapeatlas.com. The API playground lets you enter an endpoint’s parameters and inspect its JSON response.
Yes. Send authenticated HTTP requests from Python, JavaScript or another language that supports HTTP. The endpoint reference includes request examples and response fields. Use the ScrapeAtlas CLI for terminal workflows and pass the returned pagination values when requesting additional result pages.
Yes. Connect an MCP-compatible assistant to the ScrapeAtlas MCP server to discover and call the public platform tools with your ScrapeAtlas account. The agent reference also gives coding assistants a readable guide to the endpoints and their request schemas.
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