What data each social platform exposes
What SocialToAI returns from each of 18 platforms and the ad libraries, as of 2026-10-17: the actions you can call, the fields of a post and of an account, and the platform-specific interfaces, all in one response format. Beside it, what each platform's own API offers, with its source.
Actions on each platform
Six actions mean the same on every platform. A ✓ links to the action's page, with its parameters, fields and credits; — means the platform does not offer it. Platform-specific interfaces are counted in the last column.
| Platform | Search | Trending | Detail | Comments | User Profile | User Posts | Own interfaces | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TikTok | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 10 | 2 credits |
| ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 1 | 2 credits | |
| X (Twitter) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 12 | 1 credit |
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 | 2 credits | |
| YouTube | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | 2 | 2 credits |
| — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | 2 credits | |
| ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | 2 | 2 credits | |
| Threads | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | 2 credits |
| Telegram | — | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | 2 credits |
| ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | 2 credits | |
| Xiaohongshu (RedNote) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5 | 12 credits |
| Douyin | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 24 | 2 credits |
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | 2 | 2 credits | |
| WeChat Articles | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 1 | 12 credits |
| Bilibili | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | 2 credits |
| Zhihu | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 | 2 credits |
| Kuaishou | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | 2 credits |
| WeChat Channels | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 2 | 12 credits |
| Meta Ad Library | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 credits |
| Google Ads Transparency | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 credits |
Fields of a post
A ✓ means at least one of the platform's calls returns the field; a call's own page says exactly which fields it gives. A field a call cannot give is null in its answer and listed in unavailable.
| Platform | Text | Title | Posted at | Author followers | Likes | Comments | Shares | Saves | Reposts | Views | Images | Hashtags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TikTok | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| X (Twitter) | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ | — | |
| YouTube | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | |
| ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Threads | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Telegram | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | — | |
| Xiaohongshu (RedNote) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Douyin | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| WeChat Articles | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| Bilibili | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Zhihu | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Kuaishou | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — |
| WeChat Channels | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
Fields of an account
| Platform | Bio | Verified | Followers | Following | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TikTok | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | |
| X (Twitter) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ✓ | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | |
| YouTube | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | |
| ✓ | — | — | — | — | |
| Threads | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Telegram | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Xiaohongshu (RedNote) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Douyin | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| WeChat Articles | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bilibili | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Zhihu | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — |
| Kuaishou | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| WeChat Channels | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ |
What each platform's own API offers
Official platform APIs are the first place to look. Below, each platform's own answer as its developer pages put it, with the page and the day it was checked; rules change, and the platform's page is the authority.
| Platform | Official API today | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| TikTok | Yes, but not for business use: its API for reading public content at scale, the Research API, is only for approved academic and not-for-profit researchers. | developers.tiktok.com | 2026-10-17 |
| Yes, through Business or Creator accounts; reading accounts you don't manage needs App Review and Business Verification. | developers.facebook.com | 2026-10-17 | |
| X (Twitter) | Yes: X sells an official API for posts, users and search, paid per use from prepaid credits. | docs.x.com | 2026-10-17 |
| Yes, but commercial use needs a separate agreement with Reddit under its Data API Terms. | redditinc.com | 2026-10-21 | |
| YouTube | Yes: the YouTube Data API reads public videos, channels, comments and search, within a free daily quota. | developers.google.com | 2026-10-17 |
| Only with approval: reading public Page posts and comments needs the Page Public Content Access feature, App Review and business verification. | developers.facebook.com | 2026-10-17 | |
| Not for reading other members' posts: LinkedIn's self-serve API permissions cover only signing in and posting on a member's behalf. | learn.microsoft.com | 2026-10-17 | |
| Threads | Yes, mainly for the users who authorise your app; searching public posts by keyword needs approval. | developers.facebook.com | 2026-10-17 |
| Telegram | Yes: Telegram's API is open to any developer with a Telegram account. | core.telegram.org | 2026-10-17 |
| Yes, for creators, advertisers and merchants after review; its docs describe no search of public content. | developers.pinterest.com | 2026-10-17 | |
| Xiaohongshu (RedNote) | Not for public content: Xiaohongshu's open platform offers login only, and documents no API for reading public notes or comments. | openaccount.xiaohongshu.com | 2026-10-17 |
| Douyin | Not for public content: Douyin's open platform serves the users who authorise your app, and documents no endpoint for any public video or profile. | open.douyin.com | 2026-10-17 |
| Not for public posts: Weibo's API returns only the authorised user's own posts. | open.weibo.com | 2026-10-17 | |
| WeChat Articles | Not for other accounts' articles: WeChat's Official Account APIs manage your own account only. | developers.weixin.qq.com | 2026-10-17 |
| Bilibili | Not for public content: Bilibili's open platform returns only the videos and stats of users who authorise your app. | openhome.bilibili.com | 2026-10-17 |
| Zhihu | Yes: Zhihu's data open platform offers search, the hot list and answers, with a daily free quota and paid calls beyond it. | developer.zhihu.com | 2026-10-17 |
| Kuaishou | Not for public content: Kuaishou's video endpoints return only the videos of users who authorise your app. | open.kuaishou.com | 2026-10-17 |
| WeChat Channels | No: WeChat's developer documentation describes no API for reading public Channels posts. | developers.weixin.qq.com | 2026-10-17 |
| Meta Ad Library | Yes: the Ad Library API searches ads about social issues, elections or politics anywhere, and every ad delivered in the UK and EU. | www.facebook.com | 2026-10-17 |
| Google Ads Transparency | Partly: Ads Transparency Center data is a free public dataset for ads served in the EEA and Turkey, with API access for EEA ads. | console.cloud.google.com | 2026-10-17 |
X: X charges per resource returned, from prepaid credits: $0.005 for each post read and $0.010 for each user read. Pay-per-use plans are capped at 3 million post reads per billing cycle; more needs an Enterprise plan. X says its prices are subject to change. Source: X API pricing (docs.x.com), read 2026-10-29.
Reddit: On 2026-09-30 Reddit announced that public access to its Data API will end by March 2027. Developers who have not registered their apps with Reddit before 2027-01-12 lose API access, RSS feeds stop on 2026-11-13, and tools such as AI assistants will need a commercial agreement with Reddit for its data. Source: TechCrunch's report of Reddit's announcement, 2026-09-30, read 2026-10-29.
How to read it
Every call answers in the same envelope, so code written for one platform reads the others. Call it over HTTP with one key, or let your AI client call it over MCP. Calls cost from 1 credit (≈ $0.002–$0.0033), and failed calls are free.
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