(Using Medium API Python Package)
This guide demonstrates how to retrieve detailed information about a Medium article using
the Medium API in Python. Before diving into the code, ensure you have the medium-api
package
installed. If not, you can install it using pip:
pip install medium-api
Replace the code snippet for importing the necessary libraries with the following:
Here, os
is used to access environment variables, and Medium
is the class from the medium-api
library that allows interaction with Medium's API.
Replace the code snippet for initializing the Medium object with the following:
This step sets up the connection to the Medium API with your credentials.
Replace the code snippet for retrieving the article information with the following:
Replace "67fa62fc1971"
with the ID of the article you wish to query. This retrieves an Article
object containing various properties about the article.
Replace the code snippet for printing article details with the following:
This code will output various properties of the article, including its title, author, publication details, engagement metrics, and more.
For a sample output of the script, refer to the following gist:
With these steps, you can successfully retrieve and display comprehensive information about a Medium article using the Medium API in Python. Make sure your API key is securely managed and the article ID is correctly specified to get accurate data.