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Unofficial Medium API vs zippystarter

zippystarter builds static sites, whereas this API supplies dynamic Medium content for apps.

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What it is
Unofficial Medium API:Unofficial Medium API provides REST endpoints to fetch Medium users, articles, publications, tags and more.
zippystarter:Zippystarter provides Tailwind-styled Next.js templates, blocks, and a CLI to quickly build blogs, portfolios and landing pages.
Best for
Unofficial Medium API:Fetching Medium data via simple REST calls
zippystarter:Reusable Tailwind + shadcn UI templates
Who it’s for
Unofficial Medium API:Developers needing programmatic access to Medium content and metadata.
zippystarter:Frontend developers using React, Tailwind and Next.js who need ready-made marketing sites.
Pricing
Unofficial Medium API:Freemium
zippystarter:Paid
Open source
Unofficial Medium API:Yes, 62 GitHub stars
zippystarter:—
Works with
Unofficial Medium API:Python, .NET, cURL, Postman, RapidAPI
zippystarter:React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, MDX
DevHunt upvotes
Unofficial Medium API:16
zippystarter:111
Launched on DevHunt
Unofficial Medium API:Feb 2024
zippystarter:Jan 2023

Unofficial Medium API features

  • User endpoints. Retrieve user profiles, articles, followers, interests and publications.
  • Article endpoints. Get article info, markdown, HTML, assets, responses, fans and related content.
  • Publication endpoints. Access publication details, articles and newsletters.
  • Platform feeds. Fetch top writers, latest posts, top feeds, tags and recommended content.
  • Search endpoints. Search users, articles, publications, lists and tags by query.
  • SDKs & libraries. Official Python SDK, JavaScript NPM package and .NET client for easy integration.
  • Rate limits & quotas. Free tier 150 calls/month, paid plans up to 1,000,000 calls/month.
  • Swagger & docs. Interactive Swagger UI and full documentation for all endpoints.

zippystarter features

  • Premium templates. Modern, customizable templates built with React, Tailwind CSS and shadcn for blogs, portfolios and SaaS sites.
  • Reusable blocks. Copy-paste shadcn-styled components (hero, pricing, FAQ, etc.) to assemble pages fast.
  • MDX blog support. Write blog posts in MDX with a CLI that scaffolds posts and handles metadata automatically.
  • Private shadcn registry. Access a curated component library that stays consistent across projects.
  • Lifetime updates. One-time purchase includes all future templates, blocks and improvements.
  • Theme generator. Easily change the look and feel of all templates via a built-in theme generator.

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