How to Get a Medium Article Information

(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

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Import Required Libraries

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.

2. Initialize the Medium Object

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.

3. Retrieve the Article Information

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.

4. Print Article Details

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.

Output

For a sample output of the script, refer to the following gist:

Summary

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.