Medium
Community of readers and writers offering unique perspectives on ideas
- Authentication
- OAuth
- HTTPS
- Yes
- CORS
- Unknown
- Category
- Personality
- Data source
- public-apis + marcelscruz
- Documentation / URL
- https://github.com/Medium/medium-api-docs
Overview
Medium provides publishing APIs — OAuth-based (a missing token returns 401, verified).
Quick Start
Me (needs OAuth):
curl "https://api.medium.com/v1/me" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"Authentication
- Medium app → OAuth 2.0 token.
- Send it as
Authorization: Bearer(missing → 401, verified).
Rate Limits & Notes
- Free with app registration (check the docs).
- Posts, publications, users.
FAQ
Is Medium free? Yes — free with app registration.
Why 401? An OAuth token is required (verified).
What’s the auth style? OAuth 2.0 Bearer.
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