POST
/v1/detail"platform": "wechat_channels"WeChat Channels Detail API
One video by ID.
The WeChat Channels Detail API returns one public WeChat Channels video by ID: text, author, likes, comment count and publish time, in the same response format as every other SocialToAI call. 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.
100 credits on sign-up, no card needed
12 creditsper call
One objectreturned per call
2026-10-17last tested
1.1 KBsample response, 1 item
Last updated:
Request and response
curl https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/detail \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $SOCIALTOAI_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "platform": "wechat_channels", "id": "14559898883113486609" }'import osimport requestsresponse = requests.post( "https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/detail", headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SOCIALTOAI_KEY']}"}, json={ "platform": "wechat_channels", "id": "14559898883113486609", },)print(response.json())# Connected over MCP? Ask in plain words.Read this WeChat Channels video: 14559898883113486609# Your AI calls the detail tool with:{ "platform": "wechat_channels", "id": "14559898883113486609"}200 OK1.1 KB12 credits
{ "platform": "wechat_channels", "status": "ok", "items": [ { "platform": "wechat_channels", "id": "…", "ref": "…", "approx": [ { "field": "metrics.collects", "kind": "lower_bound" } ], "type": "content", "url": null, "format": "video", "title": null, "text": "…", "published_at": "2024-12-31T20:00:01.000Z", "author": { "id": "…", "username": null, "name": "…", "verified": null, "followers": null }, "metrics": { "likes": 42702, "comments": 140, "shares": 576642, "collects": 100002, "views": null, "reposts": null }, "images": null, "hashtags": null, "is_pinned": null } ], "unavailable": ["url", "title", "author.username", "author.verified", "author.followers", "metrics.views", "metrics.reposts", "images", "hashtags", "is_pinned"], "cost_credits": 12}likes 42,702comments 140shares 576,642collects 100,002views
nullNames and text were removed from the sample; the numbers are as recorded.
Sample dataFull response
2 parameters.
All required.
Send them as a JSON body with POST. Your key goes in the Authorization header, never in the URL.
| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| platform | string | Required | — | Always "wechat_channels" on this page. |
| id | string | Required | — | The video's ID, a string of digits: the id a video list gives |
Where to get what you send.
idThe video's ID, a string of digits: the id a video list gives (e.g. 14559898883113486609)
Every item these return carries its ref; send it as it is:
user_postsUser PostssearchSearchcollection_videosCollection videos
The fields of each item.
What WeChat Channels cannot give is marked.
| Field | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| items[].url | stringalways null | A link that opens the item. |
| items[].format | string | video, image, text or article. |
| items[].title | stringalways null | The title. |
| items[].text | string | The body text or caption. |
| items[].published_at | string | When it was published, ISO 8601 in UTC. |
| items[].author.id | string | The author's account ID. |
| items[].author.username | stringalways null | The author's handle. |
| items[].author.name | string | The author's display name. |
| items[].author.verified | booleanalways null | Whether the author is verified. |
| items[].author.followers | integeralways null | The author's follower count. |
| items[].metrics.likes | integer | Likes. |
| items[].metrics.comments | integer | Comments. |
| items[].metrics.shares | integer | Shares. |
| items[].metrics.collects | integer | Saves. |
| items[].metrics.views | integeralways null | Views or plays. |
| items[].metrics.reposts | integeralways null | Reposts. |
| items[].images | string[]always null | Image addresses. |
| items[].hashtags | string[]always null | Hashtags, without the #. |
| items[].is_pinned | booleanalways null | Whether the author pinned it. |
nullFields WeChat Channels cannot giveRead null as “WeChat Channels did not give this”, not as zero. These are always null on this call:
urlA link that opens the item.titleThe title.author.usernameThe author's handle.author.verifiedWhether the author is verified.author.followersThe author's follower count.metrics.viewsViews or plays.metrics.repostsReposts.imagesImage addresses.hashtagsHashtags, without the #.is_pinnedWhether the author pinned it.
Every item also has platform, id, ref, approx and type; the response around the items is the same on every call. Response format
What to expect.
One call returns one object, with no pages, for 12 credits.
1 call per second per key, 5 after a purchase; going over is not charged. Rate limits
A failed call costs 0 credits and is never retried on its own. Error codes
Once connected over MCP, these questions use it.
Read this WeChat Channels video: 14559898883113486609
12 creditsdetail {"platform":"wechat_channels","id":"14559898883113486609"}Search WeChat Channels for videos about "露营装备推荐", then for the first 3: read this WeChat Channels video.
48 creditssearch {"platform":"wechat_channels","query":"露营装备推荐"}detail {"platform":"wechat_channels","id":"<ref>"} × 3
These ready-made tools call it when they run.
The same call on other platforms.
All platforms and pricesPOST
/v1/detail{ "platform": "wechat_channels", "id": "14559898883113486609" }12 creditsper callTikTok2 creditsInstagram2 creditsX1 creditReddit2 creditsYouTube2 creditsFacebook2 creditsLinkedIn2 creditsThreads2 creditsTelegram2 creditsPinterest2 creditsXiaohongshu12 creditsDouyin2 creditsWeibo2 creditsWeChat Articles12 creditsBilibili2 creditsZhihu2 creditsKuaishou2 creditsMeta Ad Libraryno detailGoogle Ads Transparencyno detail
Change one word in the request: platform. The response keeps the same shape.
Questions.
Short answers.
Everything on WeChat ChannelsDo 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.