Monitor Xiaohongshu (RedNote) accounts every day
To be told when a Xiaohongshu account posts, run it once, then tell your AI “every morning”. A run is 12 credits, at most 372 credits a month ($1.24). There is no QR code or cookie, and it uses no account of yours. An account's notes link to its profile page, because Xiaohongshu opens a single note only with a token that its account lists do not give.
Every morning, check this Xiaohongshu account and email me what it posted that is new: <profile link>.
First, run it once
See what comes back before you make anything daily. Ask your AI, or send the request. It costs 12 credits: User Posts.
Show me what this Xiaohongshu account posted lately: <profile link>.curl https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/user_posts \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $SOCIALTOAI_API_KEY" \ -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "platform": "xiaohongshu", "id": "63bed214000000002702b862" }'{ "request_id": "req_00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001", "schema_version": "v1", "fetched_at": "2026-10-12T19:13:48.000Z", "action": "user_posts", "platform": "xiaohongshu", "status": "ok", "items": [ { "platform": "xiaohongshu", "id": "…", "ref": "…", "approx": [], "type": "content", "url": null, "format": "video", "title": "…", "text": "…", "published_at": "2026-10-12T01:00:27.000Z", "author": { "id": "…", "username": null, "name": "…", "verified": null, "followers": null }, "metrics": { "likes": 8, "comments": 0, "shares": 0, "collects": 2, "views": null, "reposts": null }, "images": ["https://example.com/…"], "hashtags": null, "is_pinned": false } ], "unavailable": ["url", "author.username", "author.verified", "author.followers", "metrics.views", "metrics.reposts", "hashtags"], "page": { "has_more": true, "cursor": "cur_…", "cursor_expires_at": "2026-10-12T19:43:48.000Z" }, "warnings": [], "applied_params": { "id": "63bed214000000002702b862" }, "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}100 free credits on sign-up, no card.
Then say one sentence to your AI
Once SocialToAI is connected, say what to watch. Your AI first shows what will run, when, about what a run costs and at most what a month costs, and where new items go. It charges nothing for that, and makes the watch only after you agree.
Every morning, check this Xiaohongshu account and email me what it posted that is new: <profile link>.Every morning, search Xiaohongshu for “freeze-dried coffee” and post the new notes to this WeCom group: <address>.It works without an AI too: run the tool or the call on the website, then press the daily button. Everything else about a watch is in Schedules.
What a link in an alert opens
| You watch | Each item links to | Why |
|---|---|---|
| An account's notes | The author's profile page, and the alert says so | Measured 2026-11-05: /explore/<id> without a token is Xiaohongshu's 404 page, and an account's list gives no token. The profile opens. |
| A keyword | The note itself | A search result comes with an address that opens. |
At most what it costs
| What you watch | A run | A month, daily | A month, weekly | A daily month at the first pack | The free credits cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One account's new notes | 12 | 372 | 60 | about $1.24 | 8 runs |
| One account, with the Account snapshot tool (which posts did better than usual) | 30 | 930 | 150 | about $3.10 | 3 runs |
| One keyword | 12 | 372 | 60 | about $1.24 | 8 runs |
Where new items go
Pick one or several when you make the watch. What it can send is the same on every platform.
| Where | How to set it | What arrives |
|---|---|---|
On by default for a watch made in your AI or in the console. With a key, send email_new_items: true. | How many are new, with their links. | |
| Feishu / Lark | Add a custom bot to the group and give its address to your AI or to push_url. We post a test message first. | The count, the first 5 links, what the run cost, a link to the console. No post text. |
| WeCom | The same, with a group bot's address. | The same. |
| Slack | The same, with an Incoming Webhooks address. | The same. |
| RSS or JSON Feed | Every watch has one private address, on the Tasks page. Reading it is free. | Links and dates. For 24 hours after a run also the title and the start of the text. Anyone with the address can read it. |
| Webhook | Add an endpoint in the console's settings. See Webhooks. | schedule_run.finished after each run, and schedule.alert when its main number moves. Signed. |
| Your AI, when you ask | Ask “what's new?”. Nothing to set. | What your watches found and you have not seen, for free. |
What to know first
- The first run is only the starting point. It notes what is there and sends nothing new, and it is charged like any run. New items start with the second run.
- Daily or weekly, not real time. It runs at the time you choose, in your time zone.
- A run with nothing new still costs a run: it read the page. A failed run costs nothing.
- It stays under its limits. One run may cost at most what you set. The month's most is that limit times 31 for a daily watch and 5 for a weekly one; a run past either is skipped, free.
- One free, then 20. A free account holds 1 watch, run from its free credits. When they no longer cover a run it pauses, charges nothing and emails you; any purchase starts it again. An account that has bought credits holds 20.
- One page a run. It reads the account's latest page, usually 20 notes, and its numbers carry no view count: Xiaohongshu does not give one.
FAQ
Do I need to scan a QR code or copy a cookie?
No. You never sign in to Xiaohongshu; you sign in to SocialToAI with a code sent to your email.
Why does an alert link to the profile and not the note?
Xiaohongshu opens a single note only with a token, which its account lists do not give. A note found by keyword links to the note itself.
Does it use my account on the platform?
No. No account of yours needed, your accounts stay out of it. You need one SocialToAI account, made with an email.
Can I try it for free?
Yes. 100 free credits on sign-up, no card. A free account holds 1 watch, and at 12 credits a run the free credits cover 8 runs.
Is it real time?
No. It runs daily or weekly at the time you choose.
Is a run charged when nothing is new?
Yes: it read the page, so it costs a run. A failed run costs nothing, and a run over your limit is skipped, free.
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