# Connect n8n to TikTok, Reddit and Xiaohongshu data

n8n can read publicly visible posts, comments and profiles on 18 platforms, including TikTok, Reddit and Xiaohongshu through SocialToAI's hosted MCP server: add one address and an API key that n8n sends in a header. Calls cost from 1 credit (≈ $0.002–$0.0033); failed calls are free.

- Page: https://socialtoai.com/connect/n8n/
- Last updated: 2026-10-25

## Set up n8n

n8n sends a SocialToAI API key in a header. The key stays where the steps below put it, never in an address or a chat.

- Create a key in the console.
- Add an MCP Client Tool node to an AI Agent and fill in these values.
- Store your key in the Bearer Auth credential, not in the node, then run the workflow.

| MCP Client Tool node | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Endpoint | `https://mcp.socialtoai.com/mcp` |
| Server transport | `HTTP Streamable` |
| Authentication | `Bearer Auth` |
| Bearer token | `<YOUR_API_KEY>` |

## Check that it works

Ask n8n: “Which SocialToAI tools can you use?” It lists 16 tools; finding and listing them is free. Then ask in plain words: you do not name tools or parameters, the client picks them.

## What to ask

A first question on each platform, and the call it makes. The credits are per call; your AI may make a few calls for one answer.

| Platform | Ask | Price key | Credits |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [TikTok](https://socialtoai.com/platforms/tiktok.md) | Search TikTok for videos about "space station". | `tiktok.search` | 2 |
| [Reddit](https://socialtoai.com/platforms/reddit.md) | Search Reddit for posts about "saturn rings". | `reddit.search` | 2 |
| [X (Twitter)](https://socialtoai.com/platforms/x.md) | Search X for posts about "weather forecast". | `x.search` | 2 |
| [YouTube](https://socialtoai.com/platforms/youtube.md) | Search YouTube for videos about "meteor shower". | `youtube.search` | 2 |
| [Xiaohongshu (RedNote)](https://socialtoai.com/platforms/xiaohongshu.md) | Search Xiaohongshu for notes about "咖啡". | `xiaohongshu.search` | 12 |
| [Douyin](https://socialtoai.com/platforms/douyin.md) | Search Douyin for videos about "露营". | `douyin.search` | 12 |
| [Instagram](https://socialtoai.com/platforms/instagram.md) | Find Instagram accounts about "nike". | `instagram.search:user` | 3 |
| [LinkedIn](https://socialtoai.com/platforms/linkedin.md) | Search LinkedIn for posts about "ai agents". | `linkedin.search` | 2 |

## What it costs

Calls cost from 1 credit (≈ $0.002–$0.0033), and every answer states what it charged and the balance left. Failed calls are free; a search that runs and finds nothing is charged as a call. 100 free credits on sign-up, no card; credits never expire and there is no subscription. See [pricing](https://socialtoai.com/pricing.md).

## Questions

### Do I need accounts on the platforms?

No. SocialToAI reads what is publicly visible on each platform; you never sign in to them or give a cookie.

### Where does the key go?

Where the steps above say (MCP Client Tool node). Create it in the console; it is shown once. It never goes into an address.

### Which platforms can it read?

18 platforms: [all platforms and what each call costs](https://socialtoai.com/platforms.md).

- [All clients](https://socialtoai.com/mcp.md): One address for every client, and the tools it lists.
- [Claude](https://socialtoai.com/connect/claude.md): Sign in, no key.
- [ChatGPT](https://socialtoai.com/connect/chatgpt.md): Sign in, no key.
- [Claude Code](https://socialtoai.com/connect/claude-code.md): Sign in, no key.