---
title: "Medium API: JSON data, 4 endpoints, 1 credit per call"
description: "Get Medium data as structured JSON with one API key: search, post, tag and user. Free credits every month."
url: https://perceptlayer.com/apis/medium
---

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1 credit per call 4 endpoints

# Medium API

Get Medium data as structured JSON with one API key: search, post, tag and user. Free credits every month.

[Get a free API key](https://perceptlayer.com/signup) Run it below

Medium

GET /v1/medium/search?query=python+programming 

```
curl "https://api.perceptlayer.com/v1/medium/search?query=python+programming" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY"
```

cURL 1 credit per successful call

Run this call below or from your dashboard to see a live response.

Playground

## Run this API

cURL shell 

```
curl "https://api.perceptlayer.com/v1/medium/search?query=python+programming" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY"
```

Medium · 4 endpoints

## Endpoints

Every endpoint takes the same key. Open one for its parameters and an example request.

Note 

Endpoints marked “Needs terms” return personal or social data. They work once you accept the [restricted-endpoint terms](https://perceptlayer.com/legal/restricted-endpoints) in your dashboard.

| Endpoint | Required parameters | Cost |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [GET `/v1/medium/post`](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/medium/post) | `post_id` Needs terms | 1 credit |
| [GET `/v1/medium/search`](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/medium/search) | `query` +2 optional Needs terms | 1 credit |
| [GET `/v1/medium/tag`](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/medium/tag) | `tag` +2 optional Needs terms | 1 credit |
| [GET `/v1/medium/user`](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/medium/user) | `username` +2 optional Needs terms | 1 credit |

Overview

## About the Medium API

## What you can get

The Medium API returns search, post, tag and user as clean JSON. Each successful call costs one credit, and calls that fail are free.

Social media JSON REST MCP Some endpoints need terms

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Use cases

### Monitor mentions of your brand

`Use the Medium API to monitor mentions of your brand` 

### Find and vet creators

`Use the Medium API to find and vet creators` 

### Track trends and engagement over time

`Use the Medium API to track trends and engagement over time` 

FAQ

## Questions

**How much does the Medium API cost?**

Each successful call costs one credit. New accounts get free credits every month, and credit packs bring the price down as you scale.

**What format are responses in?**

Every endpoint returns JSON, with no HTML parsing on your side.

**Do I need a separate key for Medium?**

No. One key works for every API in the catalogue.

## Try the Medium API with 1,000 free credits

No credit card. Failed calls are never billed.

[Get a free API key](https://perceptlayer.com/signup) [Read the docs](https://perceptlayer.com/docs)