--- title: "WeChat Channels live replays API · SocialToAI" canonical: https://socialtoai.com/wechat-channels-live-replays-api/ updated: 2026-10-30 --- # WeChat Channels live replays API Get the replays of a WeChat Channels account's live streams by the account's ID, newest first, the first page only (up to 48 seen on one): title, time, length, cover, likes, comments, forwards, saves. A call to the WeChat Channels live replays API 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. - Page: https://socialtoai.com/wechat-channels-live-replays-api/ - Last updated: 2026-10-30 | Request | Price key | Credits | | --- | --- | --- | | `POST /v1/call/wechat_channels.live_replays` | `wechat_channels.live_replays` | 12 | Daily watch: tell your AI “watch this daily” and this call runs by itself every day, sending only what is new: at most 372 credits a month, about $1.24. [How to set it up](https://socialtoai.com/docs/schedules.md#watch) ## What you get from the WeChat Channels live replays API A recorded call returned 48 items; here is the first, field by field. Names and text are removed from the sample; the numbers are as recorded. Lighter for your AI: the same recorded data (48 items) is about 84,818 tokens as the platform's raw JSON and about 9,362 as this interface returns it, 88% fewer (measured 2026-11-06). | Field | In the recorded answer | | --- | --- | | url | null: WeChat Channels cannot give it | | format | video | | title | null: WeChat Channels cannot give it | | text | removed from the sample | | published_at | 2026-09-23T08:49:04.000Z | | author.id | removed from the sample | | author.username | null: WeChat Channels cannot give it | | author.name | removed from the sample | | author.verified | null: WeChat Channels cannot give it | | author.followers | null: WeChat Channels cannot give it | | metrics.likes | 3 | | metrics.comments | 0 | | metrics.shares | 3 | | metrics.collects | 3 | | metrics.views | null: WeChat Channels cannot give it | | metrics.reposts | null: WeChat Channels cannot give it | | images | null: WeChat Channels cannot give it | | hashtags | null: WeChat Channels cannot give it | | is_pinned | null: WeChat Channels cannot give it | 12 credits a call (≈ $0.024–$0.04): about 250 calls for $10. ## WeChat Channels live replays API: request and response ```bash curl https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/call/wechat_channels.live_replays \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $SOCIALTOAI_API_KEY" \ -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "id": "v2_060000231003b20faec8c5e5811dc3ddce02ec30b0772029a703e1b9f446ba147658bbcfab81@finder" }' ``` ```python import os import uuid import requests response = requests.post( "https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/call/wechat_channels.live_replays", headers={ "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SOCIALTOAI_API_KEY']}", # A new key for each request; the same one again retries it without paying twice. "Idempotency-Key": str(uuid.uuid4()), }, json={ "id": "v2_060000231003b20faec8c5e5811dc3ddce02ec30b0772029a703e1b9f446ba147658bbcfab81@finder", }, ) print(response.json()) ``` ## WeChat Channels live replays API parameters | Name | Type | Required | Default | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `id` | string | Required | — | The Channels account's ID, starting with v2_ and ending in @finder; not knowing it, look the name up with search (platform=wechat_channels, type=user). The sph… ID the app shows is not it | First page only: up to 50 items, with no cursor parameter and no next page. ## Where to get what you send - `id`: The Channels account's ID, starting with v2_ and ending in @finder; not knowing it, look the name up with search (platform=wechat_channels, type=user). The sph… ID the app shows is not it (e.g. `v2_060000231003b20faec8c5e5811dc3ddce02ec30b0772029a703e1b9f446ba147658bbcfab81@finder`) Returned as `ref` by: [WeChat Channels Search API](https://socialtoai.com/wechat-channels-search-api.md) ## WeChat Channels live replays API response fields | Field | Type | Meaning | Given | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `items[].url` | string | A link that opens the item. | always null: WeChat Channels does not give it | | `items[].format` | string | video, image, text or article. | yes | | `items[].title` | string | The title. | always null: WeChat Channels does not give it | | `items[].text` | string | The body text or caption. | yes | | `items[].published_at` | string | When it was published, ISO 8601 in UTC. | yes | | `items[].author.id` | string | The author's account ID. | yes | | `items[].author.username` | string | The author's handle. | always null: WeChat Channels does not give it | | `items[].author.name` | string | The author's display name. | yes | | `items[].author.verified` | boolean | Whether the author is verified. | always null: WeChat Channels does not give it | | `items[].author.followers` | integer | The author's follower count. | always null: WeChat Channels does not give it | | `items[].metrics.likes` | integer | Likes. | yes | | `items[].metrics.comments` | integer | Comments. | yes | | `items[].metrics.shares` | integer | Shares. | yes | | `items[].metrics.collects` | integer | Saves. | yes | | `items[].metrics.views` | integer | Views or plays. | always null: WeChat Channels does not give it | | `items[].metrics.reposts` | integer | Reposts. | always null: WeChat Channels does not give it | | `items[].images` | string[] | Image addresses. | always null: WeChat Channels does not give it | | `items[].hashtags` | string[] | Hashtags, without the #. | always null: WeChat Channels does not give it | | `items[].is_pinned` | boolean | Whether the author pinned it. | always null: WeChat Channels does not give it | 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": "2026-10-29T09:51:52.000Z", "action": "call", "op": "wechat_channels.live_replays", "platform": "wechat_channels", "status": "ok", "items": [ { "platform": "wechat_channels", "id": "…", "ref": "…", "approx": [], "type": "content", "url": null, "format": "video", "title": null, "text": "…", "published_at": "2026-09-23T08:49:04.000Z", "author": { "id": "…", "username": null, "name": "…", "verified": null, "followers": null }, "metrics": { "likes": 3, "comments": 0, "shares": 3, "collects": 3, "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"], "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 (≈ $0.04). Balance: 88 credits (≈ $0.29)." }, "replayed": false } ``` ## WeChat Channels live replays API: paging and billing - One call returns the first page only, up to 50 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. - On this call WeChat Channels cannot tell a video that does not exist from one with no data: both come back as empty, and both are charged. - 5 calls per second per key, 20 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) - Interface last tested: 2026-10-30. Each call reads from the platform, and `fetched_at` in the answer is when it was read. The same request sent again with the same key within 5 minutes is a replay (`replayed: true`): 0 credits, and the answer as first read. ## Once connected over MCP, these questions use the WeChat Channels live replays API - Get the replays of a WeChat Channels account's live streams by the account's ID, newest first, the first page only (up to 48 seen on one): v2_060000231003b20faec8c5e5811dc3ddce02ec30b0772029a703e1b9f446ba147658bbcfab81@finder. → `call {"op":"wechat_channels.live_replays","id":"v2_060000231003b20faec8c5e5811dc3ddce02ec30b0772029a703e1b9f446ba147658bbcfab81@finder"}`, 12 credits - Find WeChat Channels accounts about "央视新闻", then for the first 3: get the replays of a WeChat Channels account's live streams by the account's ID, newest first, the first page only (up to 48 seen on one). → `search {"platform":"wechat_channels","query":"央视新闻","type":"user"}`, `call {"op":"wechat_channels.live_replays","id":""}` × 3, 72 credits ## Give this to your AI ``` Use the SocialToAI MCP server (https://mcp.socialtoai.com/mcp) for this: Get the replays of a WeChat Channels account's live streams by the account's ID, newest first, the first page only (up to 48 seen on one): v2_060000231003b20faec8c5e5811dc3ddce02ec30b0772029a703e1b9f446ba147658bbcfab81@finder. Call the call tool with {"op":"wechat_channels.live_replays","id":"v2_060000231003b20faec8c5e5811dc3ddce02ec30b0772029a703e1b9f446ba147658bbcfab81@finder"}. Needed: id. It gives its first page only, up to 50 items, with no next page; each call costs 12 credits. Before you start, work out how many credits it will take in all and ask me; call it only after I agree. What usually comes next, with the ref or username it returns: detail (Detail), comments (Comments). If SocialToAI is not connected yet, tell me how to connect it; never ask me to paste a key into the chat. Answer with a link to every item you used, and tell me how many credits it cost. ``` ## More on WeChat Channels | Interface | What it does | Price key | Credits | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [WeChat Channels Search API](https://socialtoai.com/wechat-channels-search-api.md) | Find videos by keyword: text, author, likes and publish time. | `wechat_channels.search` | 12 | | [WeChat Channels video stats API](https://socialtoai.com/wechat-channels-video-stats-api.md) | Get the current counts of a WeChat Channels video by its ID. | `wechat_channels.video_stats` | 9 | | [WeChat Channels account collections API](https://socialtoai.com/wechat-channels-collections-api.md) | Get every public collection of a WeChat Channels account by the account's ID. | `wechat_channels.collections` | 12 | | [WeChat Channels User Profile API](https://socialtoai.com/wechat-channels-user-profile-api.md) | One account: name, bio and post count. | `wechat_channels.user_profile` | 12 | | [WeChat Channels Detail API](https://socialtoai.com/wechat-channels-detail-api.md) | One video by ID: text, author, likes, comment count and publish time. | `wechat_channels.detail` | 12 | | [WeChat Channels User Posts API](https://socialtoai.com/wechat-channels-user-posts-api.md) | The recent videos of one account. | `wechat_channels.user_posts` | 12 | | [WeChat Channels collection videos API](https://socialtoai.com/wechat-channels-collection-videos-api.md) | 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 | | [WeChat Channels Comments API](https://socialtoai.com/wechat-channels-comments-api.md) | The comments under one video: text, likes and time. | `wechat_channels.comments` | 12 | ## Read next - [WeChat Channels official API: access, prices and limits](https://socialtoai.com/does-wechat-channels-have-an-api.md): What its own API allows, who can use it and what it costs, with sources. - [WeChat Channels MCP server](https://socialtoai.com/mcp/wechat-channels.md): Let your AI read WeChat Channels. ## WeChat Channels live replays API: questions **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 50 items): the response carries no cursor, and page.has_more is always false. **What does one call cost in dollars?** 12 credits: $0.04 at 300 credits per dollar (purchases from $10), $0.024 at 500 per dollar (from $200). Credits never expire and there is no subscription. 100 free credits on sign-up, no card. **Am I charged when a call fails or finds nothing?** A failed call costs 0 credits and is never retried on its own. A call that runs and finds nothing is a successful call: status is "empty" and it costs 12 credits. This interface cannot tell a target that does not exist from one with no data, so both are charged as empty. **How much does one call return?** One call returns the first page only, up to 50 items, with no cursor, for 12 credits. **Is there a rate limit?** 5 calls a second per key, 20 a second after your first purchase. A request over the limit is told how long to wait and is not charged. **How do I use it from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor?** Yes. In Claude or ChatGPT, add the MCP address https://mcp.socialtoai.com/mcp as a custom connector, sign in with the code we email you and press Allow; there is no key to paste. In Claude Code, run one command, type /mcp, pick socialtoai and sign in; Codex and Cursor sign in too, with their steps on the connect page. Then ask in plain words and your AI calls call for you.