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Publications are brands—not just users

Towards Data Science, The Startup, niche newsletters—readers follow **collections**. Products that only track users miss half the firehose. Publication ids power stable feeds for years.

1 min read No scrapers required Updated Jul 10, 2026

Playbook

  1. Resolve slug → publication_id
  2. Pull publication info for directory pages
  3. Poll articles on a schedule for syndication
  4. Read newsletter metadata for signup UX

Who needs this

  • Media monitors watching competitor collections
  • Newsletter tools cross-promoting partner pubs
  • Intranets surfacing partner content to employees

Endpoints

  • /publication/id_for/{publication_slug}
  • /publication/{publication_id}
  • /publication/{publication_id}/articles
  • /publication/{publication_id}/newsletter