---
title: "Xiaohongshu Note ID: Where to Find It · SocialToAI"
canonical: https://socialtoai.com/can-ai-read/xiaohongshu-note-id/
published: 2026-11-06
updated: 2026-11-06
---

# What is a Xiaohongshu note ID, and where do I find it?

A Xiaohongshu note ID is the 24-character hexadecimal code in a note's link, after `/explore/` or `/discovery/item/`. On its own it does not open the note on the web, because Xiaohongshu also asks for a token. A call here takes the ID alone, or the whole link, at 12 credits and hands back a link that opens.

- Page: https://socialtoai.com/can-ai-read/xiaohongshu-note-id/
- Published: 2026-11-06
- Last updated: 2026-11-06

## Where it is

| You have | What it looks like | The ID |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A link from the address bar | https://www.xiaohongshu.com/explore/6ac76250000000000a021233?xsec_token=… | Between `/explore/` and `?` |
| A link from the web version's share | https://www.xiaohongshu.com/discovery/item/6ac76250000000000a021233?… | Between `/discovery/item/` and `?` |
| A share text from the app | http://xhslink.com/… | Not visible: it is behind the short link. Paste the whole text into a call instead |

## What its first 8 characters tell you

They read as a time: taken as a hexadecimal number, they are the seconds since 1970. We compared 13 notes on 2026-11-05: for 10, that time was the same minute as the note's `published_at`, and for the other 3 it was 2 to 14 hours earlier. So it is a good guess at when a note was made when you have only the link. This is our measurement, not something Xiaohongshu documents, and it could change.

**Reading it in a browser console**

```
new Date(parseInt("6ac76250000000000a021233".slice(0, 8), 16) * 1000).toISOString()
```

## Why the ID alone does not open the note

Measured 2026-11-05, signed out: `/explore/<id>` without a token is Xiaohongshu's 404 page, in a browser or not. The token is the `xsec_token` in the link; an account's list of notes does not give one. So keep the whole link when you paste it. Through the call below the ID is enough, and the answer's `url` carries a token.

## One real request

**cURL**

```
curl https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/detail \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SOCIALTOAI_API_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "platform": "xiaohongshu",
    "id": "6ac76250000000000a021233"
  }'
```

**A recorded answer (names and text removed)**

```
{
  "request_id": "req_00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "fetched_at": "2026-10-10T12:46:15.000Z",
  "action": "detail",
  "platform": "xiaohongshu",
  "status": "ok",
  "items": [
    {
      "platform": "xiaohongshu",
      "id": "…",
      "ref": "…",
      "approx": [],
      "type": "content",
      "url": "https://example.com/…",
      "format": "image",
      "title": "…",
      "text": "…",
      "published_at": "2026-10-09T01:00:34.000Z",
      "author": {
        "id": "…",
        "username": "…",
        "name": "…",
        "verified": null,
        "followers": null
      },
      "metrics": {
        "likes": 927,
        "comments": 122,
        "shares": 256,
        "collects": 59,
        "views": null,
        "reposts": null
      },
      "images": ["https://example.com/…", "https://example.com/…"],
      "hashtags": ["…", "…"],
      "is_pinned": false
    }
  ],
  "unavailable": ["author.verified", "author.followers", "metrics.views", "metrics.reposts"],
  "warnings": [],
  "applied_params": {
    "id": "6ac76250000000000a021233"
  },
  "cost_credits": 12,
  "billing": {
    "cost_credits": 12,
    "balance_credits": 88,
    "today_spend_credits": 12,
    "daily_limit_credits": null,
    "daily_remaining_credits": null,
    "display": "This call: 12 credits (≈ $0.04). Balance: 88 credits (≈ $0.29)."
  },
  "replayed": false
}
```

## FAQ

### Is note_id the same as the ID in a share link?

No. A short link hides it; it leads to a link that holds the ID. Paste the short link or the whole share text into the call and it is worked out for you.

### Can I read comments with only the ID?

Yes. The comments call takes the ID or the link, 12 credits a page.

- [Xiaohongshu detail API](https://socialtoai.com/xiaohongshu-detail-api.md): The whole call, every parameter and field.
- [Link inspector](https://socialtoai.com/free-tools/link-inspector.md): Paste a link: the ID in it and which calls read it.
- [Xiaohongshu (RedNote) API](https://socialtoai.com/platforms/xiaohongshu.md): Every call on Xiaohongshu and its credits.