The 5 APIs I Use to Automate My Entire Developer Workflow

#productivity #api #python #automation

My Stack Runs Itself

I automated 80% of my repetitive work with 5 APIs. No complex tools — just Python scripts and cron jobs.

1. GitHub API — Auto-Create Repos and Push Code

import requests

def create_repo(name, description):
    r = requests.post("https://api.github.com/user/repos",
        headers={"Authorization": "Bearer ghp_token"},
        json={"name": name, "description": description, "auto_init": True})
    return r.json()["html_url"]

I use this to auto-create tutorial repos with standardized READMEs.

2. Dev.to API — Publish Articles Programmatically

def publish_article(title, body, tags):
    r = requests.post("https://dev.to/api/articles",
        headers={"api-key": "your_key", "Content-Type": "application/json"},
        json={"article": {"title": title, "body_markdown": body, "tags": tags, "published": True}})
    return r.json()["url"]

600+ articles published this way. Zero manual copy-pasting.

3. Telegram Bot API — Get Notifications Anywhere

def notify(message):
    requests.post(f"https://api.telegram.org/bot{TOKEN}/sendMessage",
        json={"chat_id": CHAT_ID, "text": message})

I get alerts when: new GitHub star, Dev.to article hits 50 views, deployment fails.

4. Open-Meteo API — Daily Context

def weather_summary(lat, lon):
    r = requests.get("https://api.open-meteo.com/v1/forecast",
        params={"latitude": lat, "longitude": lon, 
                "daily": "temperature_2m_max,precipitation_sum"})
    return r.json()["daily"]

My morning Telegram bot sends weather along with my task list.

5. Wayback Machine API — Monitor Changes

def check_archived(url):
    r = requests.get(f"https://archive.org/wayback/available?url={url}")
    return r.json()["archived_snapshots"].get("closest", {})

I track competitor landing pages. When they change pricing, I know.

The Automation Stack

cron (every 6 hours):
  -> check GitHub notifications -> Telegram
  -> check Dev.to stats -> log to file
  -> check weather -> Telegram morning brief
  -> check competitor pages -> alert if changed