---
title: "DEV Community specs and limits: text and media"
url: "https://get1post.com/platforms/devto/specs.md"
canonical_url: "https://get1post.com/platforms/devto/specs"
last_updated: "2026-10-26"
type: "reference"
summary: "Every text, media and posting rule 1Post checks for DEV Community, with the network's own page cited and the date read where we read one."
related: ["https://get1post.com/platforms/devto.md", "https://get1post.com/data/posting-limits.md", "https://get1post.com/tools/posting-limits.md"]
---

# DEV Community specs and limits: text and media

Every text, media and posting rule 1Post checks for DEV Community, with the network's own page cited and the date read where we read one.

DEV Community has no text length that 1Post checks. This page lists every text, media and posting rule 1Post checks for DEV Community: counts, sizes, lengths, threads and the daily cap. Where DEV Community publishes a figure on its own page we cite it with the date we read it.

## What 1Post checks for DEV Community

| Rule | What 1Post checks |
| --- | --- |
| Text limit | No length check |
| Media accepted | Images |
| Images per post | 1 |
| Threads | No |
| First comment | No |
| Posts per day, per connected account (1Post) | 5 |

These are the limits 1Post applies in the composer, so a post that passes is not refused for them when it is sent. A network can still refuse a post for reasons outside these rules, such as its content policies.

## What DEV Community publishes

| Fact | Source |
| --- | --- |
| An article takes up to 4 tags, a canonical URL and a cover image address. | [Forem API v1: articles](https://developers.forem.com/api/v1), read 2026-10-26 |

## Questions

**How is DEV Community text counted?**

DEV Community text is counted by code points. The [character counter](https://get1post.com/tools/character-counter.md) applies the same rule.

**Where do these DEV Community limits come from?**

They are the limits 1Post checks before a post is sent. Figures the network publishes on its own page are cited above with the date read; the rest are checks 1Post sets.

**How often is this page updated?**

When a network changes a rule or we read a newer figure, the page changes with it. The date at the top shows the last change.

## Sources

- [Forem API v1: articles](https://developers.forem.com/api/v1), read 2026-10-26

## Related

- [Schedule DEV Community posts: formats, limits, setup](https://get1post.com/platforms/devto.md)
- [Social media posting limits by network, dated](https://get1post.com/data/posting-limits.md)
- [Social media posting limits table, every network](https://get1post.com/tools/posting-limits.md)