# Xiaohongshu (RedNote) MCP Server

SocialToAI is a hosted MCP server that lets your AI read Xiaohongshu (RedNote): search notes and read note details, comments, account profiles, an account's notes and the trending list. You add one address to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor; there is no Xiaohongshu account, login or cookie to provide and nothing to install. Each call costs 12 credits (from $0.024); failed calls are free. Last tested 2026-10-17.

- Page: https://socialtoai.com/mcp/xiaohongshu/
- Last updated: 2026-10-18
- Last tested: 2026-10-17

## Connect

- MCP (Streamable HTTP): `https://mcp.socialtoai.com/mcp`
- Header: `Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>`
- The full steps for each client: https://socialtoai.com/mcp.md

### Sign in and allow

- Claude app (#claude-app): A form in the app, Customize → Connectors → Add custom connector
- ChatGPT (#chatgpt): A form in the app, ChatGPT settings → Apps → Create

### Your key in a request header

- Claude Code (#claude-code): One command, Terminal
- Cursor (#cursor): A few lines of configuration, ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- Codex (#codex): A few lines of configuration, ~/.codex/config.toml
- Trae (#trae): A few lines of configuration, MCP → Add → Configure manually
- Cherry Studio (#cherry-studio): A form in the app, Settings → MCP Servers → Add
- Dify (#dify): A form in the app, Tools → MCP → Add MCP Server (HTTP)
- n8n (#n8n): A form in the app, MCP Client Tool node

## What your AI can call on Xiaohongshu

| Tool | What it returns | Price key | Credits | Parameters and fields |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `search` | Find notes by keyword: text, author, likes, comment count and publish time. | `xiaohongshu.search` | 12 | https://socialtoai.com/xiaohongshu-search-api.md |
| `trending` | What is trending now: title, rank and heat. | `xiaohongshu.trending` | 12 | https://socialtoai.com/xiaohongshu-trending-api.md |
| `detail` | One note by ID or link: text, author, likes, comment count and publish time. | `xiaohongshu.detail` | 12 | https://socialtoai.com/xiaohongshu-detail-api.md |
| `comments` | The comments under one note: text, likes, reply count and time. | `xiaohongshu.comments` | 12 | https://socialtoai.com/xiaohongshu-comments-api.md |
| `user_profile` | One account: name, bio, followers, following and post count. | `xiaohongshu.user_profile` | 12 | https://socialtoai.com/xiaohongshu-user-profile-api.md |
| `user_posts` | The recent notes of one account. | `xiaohongshu.user_posts` | 12 | https://socialtoai.com/xiaohongshu-user-posts-api.md |

### Only on Xiaohongshu (through the call tool)

| Interface | What it does | Price key | Credits | Parameters and fields |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `product_search` | Search the products of Xiaohongshu's shop by terms. | `xiaohongshu.product_search` | 12 | https://socialtoai.com/xiaohongshu-product-search-api.md |
| `product_detail` | Get a product of Xiaohongshu's shop by its ID. | `xiaohongshu.product_detail` | 12 | https://socialtoai.com/xiaohongshu-product-detail-api.md |
| `product_reviews` | Get the first page of buyers' reviews of a product of Xiaohongshu's shop by the product's ID. | `xiaohongshu.product_reviews` | 12 | https://socialtoai.com/xiaohongshu-product-reviews-api.md |
| `topic_notes` | Get the trending notes under a Xiaohongshu topic by its page ID. | `xiaohongshu.topic_notes` | 12 | https://socialtoai.com/xiaohongshu-topic-notes-api.md |
| `topic` | Get one Xiaohongshu topic by its page ID. | `xiaohongshu.topic` | 12 | https://socialtoai.com/xiaohongshu-topic-api.md |

## A recorded conversation

### Xiaohongshu

> What are people on Xiaohongshu saying about camping coffee?

| Platform | Tool | Sent | Requests | Returned | Credits |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Xiaohongshu | [`brand_buzz`](https://socialtoai.com/tools/brand-buzz.md) | `brand: "露营咖啡" · about: "户外露营时自己做咖啡" · platforms: ["xiaohongshu"] · window: "90d" · scale: "small"` | 1 | 13 notes | 36 |
| **Total** |  |  | 1 | 13 items | **36** |

Recorded 2026-10-18

8 of the 13 posts found are about it: 100% positive, 0% neutral, 0% negative. What they mention most:

1. **Features** (38%, 3 notes): [“泰摩手冲套装，户外也能稳定萃取”](https://www.xiaohongshu.com/discovery/item/6ace5030000000000202b50a?xsec_token=YBG8sJk5ubaOiy4IR4aWFju_M8woOWi5f596-EyQu89_I%3D&xsec_source=app_share)
2. **Ease of use** (25%, 2 notes): [“意外比想象中方便。 撕开直接倒进水或牛奶里，冷水大约3秒就能化开”](https://www.xiaohongshu.com/discovery/item/6a7166a8000000002500db01?xsec_token=YBPlj8LOiespGe8OC5mJrELhKzAcNDnW_YlU9aDOcRrL0%3D&xsec_source=app_share)
3. **Quality** (13%, 1 note): [“亲手萃取的温柔质感 是成年人超治愈的低成本快乐”](https://www.xiaohongshu.com/discovery/item/6a5f63d40000000001033a6e?xsec_token=YB4BbvhOU2v5iwKzbmgNXN3JuvanMCovT7SnEUZ4w3TH0%3D&xsec_source=app_share)

Used 36 credits · $0.12. Every claim links to its source.

### Viral posts

> Which camping notes on Xiaohongshu are taking off this month?

| Platform | Tool | Sent | Requests | Returned | Credits |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Xiaohongshu | [`research viral_finder`](https://socialtoai.com/tools/viral-finder.md) | `query: "露营" · window: "30d" · scale: "small"` | 1 | 14 notes | 54 |
| **Total** |  |  | 1 | 14 items | **54** |

Recorded 2026-10-18

14 posts found; 1 did at least 3 times the usual. The formats that took off most, each with its share of the 14 posts the analysis could name:

1. **Comedy** (7%, 1 note): [“孩子期盼已久的露营，终于安排上了”](https://www.xiaohongshu.com/discovery/item/6accc58f000000001803899c?xsec_token=YBrpZDYeMwvWxiZ3xP2aQnayx1a9OTzYNWdEgZtGCiVlY%3D&xsec_source=app_share)
2. **Story** (36%, 5 notes): 0 of them did at least 3 times the usual
3. **Showcase** (21%, 3 notes): 0 of them did at least 3 times the usual

Used 54 credits · $0.18. Every claim links to its source.

## Questions to ask

- Which is bigger on Xiaohongshu this week: home coffee or matcha? → search, search: 24 credits ($0.08)
- Read the comments on this Xiaohongshu note and tell me what people complain about. → detail, comments × 3: 48 credits ($0.16)
- Find five Xiaohongshu accounts that post about camping coffee and show me what they posted lately. → search, user_posts × 5: 72 credits ($0.24)

## What it cannot do

- **Fields Xiaohongshu does not give**: They come back as null and are listed in the answer's unavailable, so your AI reads them as “not given”, not as zero. `author.followers`, `metrics.views`, `metrics.reposts`, `hashtags`, `is_pinned`, `rank`, `url`, `author.verified`, `author.username`
- **It reads. It does not post.**: Your AI cannot post, comment, like, follow or send messages on Xiaohongshu through SocialToAI.
- **Only what is publicly visible**: Content and account information anyone can see on Xiaohongshu. Nothing behind a login: no private accounts, no direct messages, no feed of your own.

## Related pages

- [Xiaohongshu (RedNote) API](https://socialtoai.com/platforms/xiaohongshu.md)
- [How do I get my AI to read what Xiaohongshu (RedNote) says about a topic?](https://socialtoai.com/docs/guides/read-xiaohongshu-notes-on-a-topic.md)
- [How do I find Xiaohongshu (RedNote) notes that are taking off with AI?](https://socialtoai.com/docs/guides/find-viral-notes-on-xiaohongshu.md)
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