# WeChat Channels account collections API

The WeChat Channels account collections API returns every public collection of a WeChat Channels account by the account's ID: name, description, cover, number of videos, when it was last updated. A collection's ID is what the endpoint that lists its videos takes. One call costs 12 credits ($0.024 to $0.04 depending on the pack); failed calls are free. Call it over HTTP or from your AI client over MCP. Last tested 2026-10-17.

- Page: https://socialtoai.com/wechat-channels-collections-api/
- Last updated: 2026-10-17
- Last tested: 2026-10-17

| Request | Price key | Credits |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `POST /v1/call/wechat_channels.collections` | `wechat_channels.collections` | 12 |

Preview: this interface is not marked stable yet, so its parameters and fields may still change. It is charged like any other call, and a failed call is not charged.

## Request

```bash
curl https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/call/wechat_channels.collections \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SOCIALTOAI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "id": "v2_060000231003b20faec8c5e5811dc3ddce02ec30b0772029a703e1b9f446ba147658bbcfab81@finder"
  }'
```

```python
import os
import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/call/wechat_channels.collections",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SOCIALTOAI_KEY']}"},
    json={
        "id": "v2_060000231003b20faec8c5e5811dc3ddce02ec30b0772029a703e1b9f446ba147658bbcfab81@finder",
    },
)
print(response.json())
```

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | string | Required | — | The Channels account's ID, starting with v2_ and ending in @finder; a video's author.id is one |

First page only: up to 100 items, with no cursor parameter and no next page.

## Where the values come from

- `id`: The Channels account's ID, starting with v2_ and ending in @finder; a video's author.id is one (e.g. `v2_060000231003b20faec8c5e5811dc3ddce02ec30b0772029a703e1b9f446ba147658bbcfab81@finder`)
  No other interface of the platform returns it.

## Response fields

| Field | Type | Meaning | Given |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `items[].title` | string | The entry's title or name. | yes |
| `items[].url` | string | A link that opens it; null where the platform's list has none. | yes |
| `items[].rank` | integer | Position on a board, from 1. | yes |
| `items[].heat` | integer | The platform's heat score. | yes |
| `items[].fields.description` | string | The collection's own description; null when it has none. | yes |
| `items[].fields.cover_url` | string | Address of the collection's cover image. | yes |
| `items[].fields.updated_at` | string | When the collection was last updated. | yes |
| `items[].fields.videos` | integer | Videos in the collection. | yes |

Every item also has platform, id, ref, approx and type; the response around the items is the same on every call. [Response format](https://socialtoai.com/docs/api/response.md)

## Sample response

Sample data: names, links and text are replaced by placeholders; the numbers are as recorded.

```json
{
  "request_id": "req_00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "fetched_at": "2026-10-13T03:26:45.000Z",
  "action": "call",
  "op": "wechat_channels.collections",
  "platform": "wechat_channels",
  "status": "ok",
  "items": [
    {
      "platform": "wechat_channels",
      "id": "…",
      "ref": "…",
      "approx": [],
      "type": "entry",
      "entry_type": "channels_collection",
      "title": "…",
      "url": null,
      "rank": null,
      "heat": null,
      "fields": {
        "description": null,
        "cover_url": "https://example.com/…",
        "updated_at": "2026-10-12T03:59:02.000Z",
        "videos": 42
      }
    }
  ],
  "unavailable": [],
  "page": {
    "has_more": false
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "applied_params": {
    "id": "v2_060000231003b20faec8c5e5811dc3ddce02ec30b0772029a703e1b9f446ba147658bbcfab81@finder"
  },
  "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. Balance: 88 credits."
  },
  "replayed": false
}
```

## Paging and failures

- One call returns the first page only, up to 100 items, with no cursor, for 12 credits.
- A call that runs and finds nothing is a successful call: status is "empty", items is empty, and it costs 12 credits.
- 1 call per second per key, 5 after a purchase; going over is not charged. [Rate limits](https://socialtoai.com/docs/credits-and-billing.md#rate-limits)
- A failed call costs 0 credits and is never retried on its own. [Error codes](https://socialtoai.com/docs/api/errors.md)

## Ask your AI

- Get every public collection of a WeChat Channels account by the account's ID: v2_060000231003b20faec8c5e5811dc3ddce02ec30b0772029a703e1b9f446ba147658bbcfab81@finder. → `call {"op":"wechat_channels.collections","id":"v2_060000231003b20faec8c5e5811dc3ddce02ec30b0772029a703e1b9f446ba147658bbcfab81@finder"}`, 12 credits

## More on WeChat Channels

| Interface | What it does | Price key | Credits | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `collection_videos` | Get a page of the videos in a WeChat Channels collection by the collection's ID, in the collection's own order (oldest first), 20 a page. | `wechat_channels.collection_videos` | 12 | https://socialtoai.com/wechat-channels-collection-videos-api.md |
| `search` | Find videos by keyword: text, author, likes and publish time. | `wechat_channels.search` | 12 | https://socialtoai.com/wechat-channels-search-api.md |
| `detail` | One video by ID: text, author, likes, comment count and publish time. | `wechat_channels.detail` | 12 | https://socialtoai.com/wechat-channels-detail-api.md |
| `comments` | The comments under one video: text, likes and time. | `wechat_channels.comments` | 12 | https://socialtoai.com/wechat-channels-comments-api.md |
| `user_profile` | One account: name, bio and post count. | `wechat_channels.user_profile` | 12 | https://socialtoai.com/wechat-channels-user-profile-api.md |
| `user_posts` | The recent videos of one account. | `wechat_channels.user_posts` | 12 | https://socialtoai.com/wechat-channels-user-posts-api.md |

## FAQ

**Do I need a WeChat Channels account or WeChat Channels's own API access?**

No. You only need a SocialToAI key. The call returns content and account information publicly visible on WeChat Channels; you never sign in to WeChat Channels or apply for anything there.

**Can I get the next page?**

No. On WeChat Channels this interface gives its first page only (up to 100 items): the response carries no cursor, and page.has_more is always false.

**What does “Preview” mean here?**

Preview: this interface is not marked stable yet, so its parameters and fields may still change. It is charged like any other call, and a failed call is not charged.