Update an article by id in DEV Forem
A documented DEV Forem operation that changes something in your account. Describe the outcome you want in plain words — HumDay writes the program, proves it, and runs it.
What this operation does
Update an article by id
- PUTChanges data · articles
dev.to/api/articles/{id}
How HumDay uses it
- You describe the outcome. Not this operation by name — what you want to happen. HumDay works out which operations it needs.
- The contract names it. Before anything is built, you see exactly which DEV Forem operations the program may use, and this is one of them.
- You approve access. Because this one changes data, it cannot run until you have explicitly granted it.
Other DEV Forem operations
- Unpublish a User's Articles and CommentsPUT · changes data
- Create reactionPOST · changes data
- Suspend a UserPUT · changes data
- Remove a pageDELETE · changes data
- Update details for a pagePUT · changes data
- Publish articlePOST · changes data
- Toggle reactionPOST · changes data
- Invite a UserPOST · changes data
Questions
- Can HumDay update an article by id in DEV Forem?
- Yes. This operation is published in DEV Forem's own API description, so HumDay can use it without a hand-built connector — once you have approved it for your automation.
- Will this change my DEV Forem data?
- Yes — this is a PUT operation, so it changes something in DEV Forem. HumDay holds anything that writes behind an approval you grant explicitly, and the contract you approve says what it may touch.
- Do I need to write code?
- No. You describe the outcome you want in plain words. HumDay agrees a contract with you, writes the program, and shows you a proof run before anything touches your DEV Forem account.
Where this came from
Read from a published API description for DEV Forem at raw.githubusercontent.com/forem/forem/main/swagger/v1/api_v1.json. The description above is the provider’s own wording, not ours. Last published 2023-03-07.