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POST/v1/user_profile"platform": "wechat"

WeChat Articles User Profile API

One account.

Get any public WeChat Articles account by ID and get back name, as JSON over HTTP or from your AI client over MCP. A call to the WeChat Articles User Profile 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.

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12 creditsper call, ≈ $0.024–$0.04
One objectreturned per call
774 Bsample response, 1 item

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What you get from the WeChat Articles User Profile 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.

FieldIn the recorded answer
usernamenull: WeChat Articles cannot give it
nameremoved from the sample
urlnull: WeChat Articles cannot give it
bionull: WeChat Articles cannot give it
verifiednull: WeChat Articles cannot give it
followersnull: WeChat Articles cannot give it
followingnull: WeChat Articles cannot give it
posts_countnull: WeChat Articles cannot give it

12 credits a call (≈ $0.024–$0.04): about 250 calls for $10.

Easier with a ready-made tool: Bulk link data. One row per link with its numbers as they are now. Links that no longer work are marked.

WeChat Articles User Profile API: request and response

curl https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/user_profile \  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SOCIALTOAI_API_KEY" \  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "platform": "wechat",    "id": "gh_13c97ab93ce8"  }'
import osimport uuidimport requestsresponse = requests.post(    "https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/user_profile",    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",        "id": "gh_13c97ab93ce8",    },)print(response.json())
# Connected over MCP? Ask in plain words.Look up this WeChat Articles account: gh_13c97ab93ce8# Your AI calls the user_profile tool with:{  "platform": "wechat",  "id": "gh_13c97ab93ce8"}
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200 OK774 B12 credits
{  "platform": "wechat",  "status": "ok",  "items": [    {      "platform": "wechat",      "id": "…",      "ref": "…",      "approx": [],      "type": "account",      "username": null,      "name": "…",      "url": null,      "bio": null,      "verified": null,      "followers": null,      "following": null,      "posts_count": null    }  ],  "unavailable": ["username", "url", "bio", "verified", "followers", "following", "posts_count"],  "cost_credits": 12}
@…·text removed from the sample
null followersnull followingnull posts

Names and text were removed from the sample; the numbers are as recorded.

Sample dataFull response

WeChat Articles User Profile 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.

NameTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
platformstringRequired—Always "wechat" on this page.
idstringRequired—The account's original ID, starting with gh_, not the account's name; knowing only the name, search its articles with search (platform=wechat) and take author.id; an article's author.id is one

Where to get what you send.

id

The account's original ID, starting with gh_, not the account's name; knowing only the name, search its articles with search (platform=wechat) and take author.id; an article's author.id is one (e.g. gh_13c97ab93ce8)

Every item these return carries its ref; send it as it is:

WeChat Articles User Profile API response fields.
What WeChat Articles cannot give is marked.

FieldTypeMeaning
items[].usernamestringalways nullThe handle.
items[].namestringThe display name.
items[].urlstringalways nullA link to the profile.
items[].biostringalways nullThe bio.
items[].verifiedbooleanalways nullWhether the account is verified.
items[].followersintegeralways nullFollower count.
items[].followingintegeralways nullHow many accounts it follows.
items[].posts_countintegeralways nullHow many posts it has published.
nullFields WeChat Articles cannot give

Read null as “WeChat Articles did not give this”, not as zero. These are always null on this call:

  • usernameThe handle.
  • urlA link to the profile.
  • bioThe bio.
  • verifiedWhether the account is verified.
  • followersFollower count.
  • followingHow many accounts it follows.
  • posts_countHow many posts it has published.

Compared with the Zhihu User Profile API, this call does not give bio or followers.

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 User Profile API: paging and billing.

One call returns one object, with no pages, for 12 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: 2026-10-17. 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 User Profile API.

  1. Look up this WeChat Articles account: gh_13c97ab93ce8
    user_profile {"platform":"wechat","id":"gh_13c97ab93ce8"}
    12 credits
  2. Find WeChat Articles accounts about "咖啡", then for the first 3: look up this WeChat Articles account.
    search {"platform":"wechat","query":"咖啡","type":"user"}user_profile {"platform":"wechat","id":"<ref>"} × 3
    138 credits

Give this to your AI.
Copy it into Claude or ChatGPT.

How to connect
Prompt
Use the SocialToAI MCP server (https://mcp.socialtoai.com/mcp) for this: Look up this WeChat Articles account: gh_13c97ab93ce8Call the user_profile tool with {"platform":"wechat","id":"gh_13c97ab93ce8"}. Needed: id.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: user_posts (User Posts).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.

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What each one posted lately, and which posts beat its usual numbers

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Their accounts on other platforms, the numbers on each, and how sure the match is

batch-stats
Bulk link data

One row per link with its numbers as they are now. Links that no longer work are marked

The same call on other platforms.

All platforms and prices
POST/v1/user_profile{ "platform": "wechat", "id": "gh_13c97ab93ce8" }12 creditsper call
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Instagram User Profile API2 credits
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Reddit User Profile API2 credits
YouTube User Profile API2 credits
Facebook User Profile API2 credits
LinkedIn User Profile API2 credits
Threads User Profile API2 credits
Telegram User Profile API2 credits
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Douyin User Profile API2 credits
Weibo User Profile API2 credits
Bilibili User Profile API2 credits
Zhihu User Profile API2 credits
Kuaishou User Profile API12 credits
WeChat Channels User Profile API12 credits
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Change one word in the request: platform. The response keeps the same shape.

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WeChat Articles User Profile API: questions.
Short answers.

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Do I need a WeChat Articles account or WeChat Articles's own API access?
No. You only need a SocialToAI key. The call returns content and account information publicly visible on WeChat Articles; you never sign in to WeChat Articles or apply for anything there.
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.
How much does one call return?
One call returns one object, with no pages, 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 user_profile for you.
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