What you need
- A DEV Community account (dev.to).
- An API key for it. DEV lets you generate one from your account settings under Extensions. DEV owns that screen, so its wording may change.
Connect
- On the calendar page choose Add Channel, then Dev.to.
- Paste the key into API key and save.
- PostDelegate asks DEV who the key belongs to. If it answers, your name and avatar appear on the channel.
Post settings
| Setting | Notes |
|---|---|
| Title | Required, at least 2 characters. |
| Cover image | Optional. |
| Canonical URL | Optional. Use it when the article first appeared elsewhere. DEV rejects a canonical URL it already has. |
| Organization | Optional. Publish under one of your DEV organizations. |
| Tags | Up to 4, picked from DEV’s tag list. |
The article body is written in Markdown.
DEV articles are published straight away when the post goes out. Use a draft in PostDelegate to hold an article back, not a draft on DEV.
Troubleshooting
- Invalid credentials. Generate a new key and use Update Credentials.
- Canonical URL already exists. Another DEV article already uses that canonical URL.