/v1/detail"platform": "wechat"WeChat Articles Detail API
One article by link.
Get any public WeChat article by link and get back text, author and publish time, as JSON over HTTP or from your AI client over MCP. A call to the WeChat Articles Detail API costs 12 credits ($0.024 to $0.04 depending on the pack), failed calls are free, and the response has the same format as every other call. Last tested 2026-11-02.
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What you get from the WeChat Articles Detail 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.
Lighter for your AI: the same recorded data (1 item) is about 7,198 tokens as the platform's raw JSON and about 1,038 as this interface returns it, 85% fewer (measured 2026-11-06). How it was measured
| Field | In the recorded answer |
|---|---|
| url | removed from the sample |
| format | article |
| title | removed from the sample |
| text | removed from the sample |
| published_at | 2026-10-10T09:13:21.000Z |
| author.id | removed from the sample |
| author.username | removed from the sample |
| author.name | removed from the sample |
| author.verified | null: WeChat Articles cannot give it |
| author.followers | null: WeChat Articles cannot give it |
| metrics.likes | null: WeChat Articles cannot give it |
| metrics.comments | null: WeChat Articles cannot give it |
| metrics.shares | null: WeChat Articles cannot give it |
| metrics.collects | null: WeChat Articles cannot give it |
| metrics.views | null: WeChat Articles cannot give it |
| metrics.reposts | null: WeChat Articles cannot give it |
| images | null: WeChat Articles cannot give it |
| hashtags | null: WeChat Articles cannot give it |
| is_pinned | null: WeChat Articles cannot give it |
12 credits a call (≈ $0.024–$0.04): about 250 calls for $10.
WeChat Articles Detail API: request and response
curl https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/detail \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $SOCIALTOAI_API_KEY" \ -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "platform": "wechat", "url": "https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5MjAxNDM4MA==&mid=2667038683&idx=1&sn=0422127e651acd7f6cf6ef7e1cff04bc" }'import osimport uuidimport requestsresponse = requests.post( "https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/detail", 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={ "platform": "wechat", "url": "https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5MjAxNDM4MA==&mid=2667038683&idx=1&sn=0422127e651acd7f6cf6ef7e1cff04bc", },)print(response.json())# Connected over MCP? Ask in plain words.Read this WeChat Articles article: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5MjAxNDM4MA==&mid=2667038683&idx=1&sn=0422127e651acd7f6cf6ef7e1cff04bc# Your AI calls the detail tool with:{ "platform": "wechat", "url": "https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5MjAxNDM4MA==&mid=2667038683&idx=1&sn=0422127e651acd7f6cf6ef7e1cff04bc"}{ "platform": "wechat", "status": "ok", "items": [ { "platform": "wechat", "id": "…", "ref": "…", "approx": [], "type": "content", "url": "https://example.com/…", "format": "article", "title": "…", "text": "…", "published_at": "2026-10-10T09:13:21.000Z", "author": { "id": "…", "username": "…", "name": "…", "verified": null, "followers": null }, "metrics": { "likes": null, "comments": null, "shares": null, "collects": null, "views": null, "reposts": null }, "images": null, "hashtags": null, "is_pinned": null } ], "unavailable": ["author.verified", "author.followers", "metrics.likes", "metrics.comments", "metrics.shares", "metrics.collects", "metrics.views", "metrics.reposts", "images", "hashtags", "is_pinned"], "cost_credits": 12}nullcomments nullshares nullcollects nullviews nullNames and text were removed from the sample; the numbers are as recorded.
WeChat Articles Detail API parameters.
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" on this page. |
| url | string | Required | — | Link to the article, pasted as it is: the long link with __biz, mid, idx and sn, the short /s/ link, or a share text with one of them in it |
WeChat Articles Detail API response fields.
What WeChat Articles cannot give is marked.
| Field | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| items[].url | string | A link that opens the item. |
| items[].format | string | video, image, text or article. |
| items[].title | string | 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 | string | 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 | integeralways null | Likes. |
| items[].metrics.comments | integeralways null | Comments. |
| items[].metrics.shares | integeralways null | Shares. |
| items[].metrics.collects | integeralways null | 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 Articles cannot giveRead null as “WeChat Articles did not give this”, not as zero. These are always null on this call:
author.verifiedWhether the author is verified.author.followersThe author's follower count.metrics.likesLikes.metrics.commentsComments.metrics.sharesShares.metrics.collectsSaves.metrics.viewsViews or plays.metrics.repostsReposts.imagesImage addresses.hashtagsHashtags, without the #.is_pinnedWhether the author pinned it.
Compared with the Xiaohongshu (RedNote) Detail API, this call does not give likes, comments, shares, saves, images or hashtags.
Every item also has platform, id, ref, approx and type; the response around the items is the same on every call. Response format
WeChat Articles Detail API: paging and billing.
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
“Last tested” above is the last day a real call of this interface succeeded. 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 Articles Detail API.
Read this WeChat Articles article: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5MjAxNDM4MA==&mid=2667038683&idx=1&sn=0422127e651acd7f6cf6ef7e1cff04bc
12 creditsdetail {"platform":"wechat","url":"https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5MjAxNDM4MA==&mid=2667038683&idx=1&sn=0422127e651acd7f6cf6ef7e1cff04bc"}
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: Read this WeChat Articles article: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5MjAxNDM4MA==&mid=2667038683&idx=1&sn=0422127e651acd7f6cf6ef7e1cff04bcCall the detail tool with {"platform":"wechat","url":"https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5MjAxNDM4MA==&mid=2667038683&idx=1&sn=0422127e651acd7f6cf6ef7e1cff04bc"}. Needed: url.For several, call it once for each: 12 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.
These ready-made tools call it when they run.
batch-statsOne row per link with its numbers as they are now. Links that no longer work are marked
The same call on other platforms.
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