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/v1/search"platform": "wechat_channels"WeChat Channels Search API
Find videos by keyword.
The WeChat Channels Search API searches WeChat Channels videos by keyword: text, author, likes 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
Up to 20 per pageone page per call
2026-10-17last tested
1.1 KBsample response, 1 item
Last updated:
Request and response
curl https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/search \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $SOCIALTOAI_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "platform": "wechat_channels", "query": "露营装备推荐" }'import osimport requestsresponse = requests.post( "https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/search", headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SOCIALTOAI_KEY']}"}, json={ "platform": "wechat_channels", "query": "露营装备推荐", },)print(response.json())# Connected over MCP? Ask in plain words.Search WeChat Channels for videos about "露营装备推荐".# Your AI calls the search tool with:{ "platform": "wechat_channels", "query": "露营装备推荐"}Change the requestThe code above follows.
sortpublished_within200 OK1.1 KB12 credits
{ "platform": "wechat_channels", "status": "ok", "items": [ { "platform": "wechat_channels", "id": "…", "ref": "…", "approx": [], "type": "content", "url": null, "format": "video", "title": null, "text": "…", "published_at": "2026-10-15T06:55:50.000Z", "author": { "id": null, "username": null, "name": "…", "verified": null, "followers": null }, "metrics": { "likes": 1, "comments": null, "shares": null, "collects": 3, "views": null, "reposts": null }, "images": null, "hashtags": null, "is_pinned": null } ], "unavailable": ["url", "title", "author.id", "author.username", "author.verified", "author.followers", "metrics.comments", "metrics.shares", "metrics.views", "metrics.reposts", "images", "hashtags", "is_pinned"], "page": { "has_more": true, "cursor": "cur_…", "cursor_expires_at": "2026-10-17T10:48:01.000Z" }, "cost_credits": 12}likes 1comments
nullshares nullcollects 3views nullNames and text were removed from the sample; the numbers are as recorded.
Sample data1 of the 10 items recorded
5 parameters.
2 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. |
| query | string | Required | — | Search terms |
| sort | string | Optional | "relevance" | By relevance, by time published (newest first) or by how hot"relevance""latest""popular" |
| published_within | string | Optional | — | Only those published in the last day, week or half year"day""week""half_year" |
| cursor | string | Optional | — | Pass page.cursor from the last response to get the next page. |
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 | stringalways null | 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 | integeralways null | Comments. |
| items[].metrics.shares | integeralways null | 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.idThe author's account ID.author.usernameThe author's handle.author.verifiedWhether the author is verified.author.followersThe author's follower count.metrics.commentsComments.metrics.sharesShares.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 a page of up to 20 items. When page.has_more is true, send page.cursor back as cursor for the next page; each page costs 12 credits and a cursor works for 30 minutes.
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
A failed call costs 0 credits and is never retried on its own. Error codes
Once connected over MCP, these questions use it.
Search WeChat Channels for videos about "露营装备推荐".
12 creditssearch {"platform":"wechat_channels","query":"露营装备推荐"}Search WeChat Channels for videos about "露营装备推荐", with sort set to latest.
12 creditssearch {"platform":"wechat_channels","query":"露营装备推荐","sort":"latest"}
These ready-made tools call it when they run.
The same call on other platforms.
All platforms and pricesPOST
/v1/search{ "platform": "wechat_channels", "query": "露营装备推荐" }12 creditsper callTikTok2 creditsInstagram3 creditsaccounts onlyX2 creditsReddit2 creditsYouTube2 creditsFacebookno searchLinkedIn2 creditsThreads2 creditsTelegramno searchPinterest2 creditsXiaohongshu12 creditsDouyin12 creditsWeibo2 creditsWeChat Articles12 creditsBilibili2 creditsZhihu2 creditsKuaishou12 creditsMeta Ad Libraryno searchGoogle Ads Transparencyno search
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.