Agent Skills: Qiita API

Qiita API for Japanese tech articles. Use when user mentions "Qiita",

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Skill Metadata

Name
qiita
Description
Qiita API for Japanese tech articles. Use when user mentions "Qiita",

Qiita API

Qiita is a technical knowledge sharing platform popular in Japan. This skill provides integration for searching articles, publishing content, and interacting with the community.

When to Use

  • Search technical articles on Qiita
  • Get articles by tag or user
  • Publish technical articles
  • Read and post comments
  • Get trending tags and topics

Prerequisites

Set the following environment variable:

export QIITA_TOKEN=your_access_token

Get your access token from: https://qiita.com/settings/tokens/new

Required Scopes

  • read_qiita - Read articles, comments, users
  • write_qiita - Post articles, comments

How to Use

Commands

The script supports 5 modules: item, user, tag, comment, auth


1. Item - Articles

Search Articles

scripts/qiita.sh item search --query "React hooks"
scripts/qiita.sh item search --query "tag:Python" --per-page 20
scripts/qiita.sh item search --query "user:username title:tutorial"

| Parameter | Required | Default | Description | |-----------|----------|---------|-------------| | --query | Yes | - | Search query (supports tag:, user:, title:, body:, stocks:) | | --page | No | 1 | Page number | | --per-page | No | 20 | Items per page (max 100) |

Get Article

scripts/qiita.sh item get --id "article_id"

Get My Articles

scripts/qiita.sh item mine --per-page 10

Post Article

scripts/qiita.sh item post --title "Article Title" --body "# Content" --tags "Python,Tutorial"
scripts/qiita.sh item post --title "Draft Post" --body-file ./article.md --tags "React" --private

| Parameter | Required | Default | Description | |-----------|----------|---------|-------------| | --title | Yes | - | Article title | | --body | Yes* | - | Article body in Markdown | | --body-file | Yes* | - | Read body from file (alternative to --body) | | --tags | Yes | - | Comma-separated tags (max 5) | | --private | No | false | Create as private article |

Update Article

scripts/qiita.sh item update --id "article_id" --title "New Title" --body "Updated content"

Delete Article

scripts/qiita.sh item delete --id "article_id"

2. User - User Information

Get Current User

scripts/qiita.sh user me

Get User Profile

scripts/qiita.sh user get --id "username"

Get User's Articles

scripts/qiita.sh user items --id "username" --per-page 10

Get User's Stocks

scripts/qiita.sh user stocks --id "username"

Get User's Followers/Following

scripts/qiita.sh user followers --id "username"
scripts/qiita.sh user following --id "username"

3. Tag - Tags

List Popular Tags

scripts/qiita.sh tag list --per-page 20
scripts/qiita.sh tag list --sort count

| Parameter | Required | Default | Description | |-----------|----------|---------|-------------| | --page | No | 1 | Page number | | --per-page | No | 20 | Tags per page | | --sort | No | count | Sort by: count or name |

Get Tag Info

scripts/qiita.sh tag get --id "Python"

Get Articles by Tag

scripts/qiita.sh tag items --id "JavaScript" --per-page 10

4. Comment - Comments

Get Article Comments

scripts/qiita.sh comment list --item-id "article_id"

Post Comment

scripts/qiita.sh comment post --item-id "article_id" --body "Great article!"

Delete Comment

scripts/qiita.sh comment delete --id "comment_id"

5. Auth - Authentication

Verify Token

scripts/qiita.sh auth verify

Returns current user info if token is valid.


Search Query Syntax

Qiita search supports special operators:

| Operator | Example | Description | |----------|---------|-------------| | tag: | tag:Python | Filter by tag | | user: | user:qiita | Filter by author | | title: | title:tutorial | Search in title | | body: | body:example | Search in body | | stocks: | stocks:>100 | Filter by stock count | | created: | created:>2024-01-01 | Filter by date |

Combine operators: tag:React title:hooks stocks:>50

Examples

Search and Read Articles

# Search for Python tutorials
scripts/qiita.sh item search --query "tag:Python title:tutorial" --per-page 5

# Get specific article
scripts/qiita.sh item get --id "abc123def456"

Publish an Article

# Post from command line
scripts/qiita.sh item post --title "Getting Started with Docker" --body "# Introduction

Docker is a containerization platform..." --tags "Docker,DevOps,Tutorial"

# Post from file
scripts/qiita.sh item post --title "My Technical Article" --body-file ./my-article.md --tags "Programming"

Explore Tags and Users

# Get trending tags
scripts/qiita.sh tag list --per-page 10 --sort count

# Get user's articles
scripts/qiita.sh user items --id "famous_author" --per-page 5

Guidelines

  1. Rate Limits: 1000 requests/hour (authenticated), 60/hour (unauthenticated)
  2. Tags: Maximum 5 tags per article
  3. Markdown: Article body supports GitHub-flavored Markdown
  4. Private Articles: Use --private flag for drafts or private content
  5. Search: Use operators for precise search results

API Reference

  • Documentation: https://qiita.com/api/v2/docs
  • Access Tokens: https://qiita.com/settings/tokens/new