POST
/v1/call/wechat_channels.video_statsWeChat Channels video stats API
Only on WeChat Channels.
Get the current counts of a WeChat Channels video by its ID: likes, comments, shares, saves, with its description and account. Cheaper than the whole video. A call to the WeChat Channels video stats API costs 9 credits ($0.018 to $0.03 depending on the pack); failed calls are free. Call it over HTTP or from your AI client over MCP.
100 credits on sign-up, no card needed
9 creditsper call, ≈ $0.018–$0.03
One objectreturned per call
1.1 KBsample response, 1 item
Last updated:
What you get from the WeChat Channels video stats API.
From a recorded answer.
A recorded call returned the object below, field by field. Names and text are removed from the sample; the numbers are as recorded.
| 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 | null: WeChat Channels cannot give it |
| 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 | 3,745 |
| metrics.comments | 7 |
| metrics.shares | 1,316 |
| metrics.collects | 5,999 |
| 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 |
9 credits a call (≈ $0.018–$0.03): about 333 calls for $10.
WeChat Channels video stats API: request and response
curl https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/call/wechat_channels.video_stats \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $SOCIALTOAI_API_KEY" \ -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "id": "14940144898316503592" }'import osimport uuidimport requestsresponse = requests.post( "https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/call/wechat_channels.video_stats", 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": "14940144898316503592", },)print(response.json())# Connected over MCP? Ask in plain words.Use the WeChat Channels video stats interface (wechat_channels.video_stats) with id: 14940144898316503592.# Your AI calls the call tool with:{ "id": "14940144898316503592"}200 OK1.1 KB9 credits
{ "op": "wechat_channels.video_stats", "platform": "wechat_channels", "status": "ok", "items": [ { "platform": "wechat_channels", "id": "…", "ref": "…", "approx": [], "type": "content", "url": null, "format": "video", "title": null, "text": "…", "published_at": null, "author": { "id": "…", "username": null, "name": "…", "verified": null, "followers": null }, "metrics": { "likes": 3745, "comments": 7, "shares": 1316, "collects": 5999, "views": null, "reposts": null }, "images": null, "hashtags": null, "is_pinned": null } ], "unavailable": ["url", "title", "published_at", "author.username", "author.verified", "author.followers", "metrics.views", "metrics.reposts", "images", "hashtags", "is_pinned"], "cost_credits": 9}likes 3,745comments 7shares 1,316collects 5,999views
nullNames and text were removed from the sample; the numbers are as recorded.
Sample dataFull response
WeChat Channels video stats API parameters.
1 parameter, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | Required | — | The video's ID, a string of digits: the id a video list or a video gives |
Where to get what you send.
idThe video's ID, a string of digits: the id a video list or a video gives (e.g. 14940144898316503592)
Every item these return carries its ref; send it as it is:
user_postsWeChat Channels User Posts APIsearchWeChat Channels Search APIcollection_videosWeChat Channels collection videos APIlive_replaysWeChat Channels live replays API
WeChat Channels video stats API response fields.
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 | stringalways null | 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.published_atWhen it was published, ISO 8601 in UTC.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.
Compared with the Douyin video play count API, this call also gives text, comments, shares and saves but does not give views.
Every item also has platform, id, ref, approx and type; the response around the items is the same on every call. Response format
WeChat Channels video stats API: paging and billing.
One call returns one object, with no pages, for 9 credits.
5 calls per second per key, 20 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
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 video stats API.
Get the current counts of a WeChat Channels video by its ID: 14940144898316503592.
9 creditscall {"op":"wechat_channels.video_stats","id":"14940144898316503592"}Search WeChat Channels for videos about "露营装备推荐", then for the first 3: get the current counts of a WeChat Channels video by its ID.
39 creditssearch {"platform":"wechat_channels","query":"露营装备推荐"}call {"op":"wechat_channels.video_stats","id":"<ref>"} × 3
Give this to your AI.
Copy it into Claude or ChatGPT.
How to connectUse the SocialToAI MCP server (https://mcp.socialtoai.com/mcp) for this: Get the current counts of a WeChat Channels video by its ID: 14940144898316503592.Call the call tool with {"op":"wechat_channels.video_stats","id":"14940144898316503592"}. Needed: id.For several, call it once for each: 9 credits each.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: 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.Paste it into a chat once SocialToAI is connected over MCP. There is no key in it: Claude and ChatGPT sign in, other clients send a key in a header.
The interface of the same name on other platforms.
All platforms and pricesPOST
/v1/call/wechat_channels.video_stats{ "id": "14940144898316503592" }9 creditsper callDouyin video play count API2 credits
Change the op in the path. The response around the items keeps the same shape.
Read next.
WeChat Channels official API: access, prices and limits
What its own API allows, who can use it and what it costs, with sources.
WeChat Channels MCP server
Let your AI read WeChat Channels.
WeChat Channels video stats API: questions.
Short answers.
All WeChat Channels data APIsDo 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.
What does one call cost in dollars?
9 credits: $0.03 at 300 credits per dollar (purchases from $10), $0.018 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.
How much does one call return?
One call returns one object, with no pages, for 9 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.