Which Xiaohongshu data API? The official platform, third-party APIs or your own scraper (2026)
Xiaohongshu's open platform currently opens only basic user information; reading notes is listed as planned. So for public notes and comments there are two ways: scrape them yourself, or use a third-party API. DataXAPI has 21 Xiaohongshu endpoints on one key, with no account or cookie of yours. DataXAPI reads Xiaohongshu (RedNote) with 21 endpoints, from $0.0200 a call; a failed call is not charged.
Updated 2026-11-04
The three ways
Checked against each one's own documentation on the date below.
| Way | What you get | What it takes |
|---|---|---|
| The open platform | A user who authorised your app: nickname, avatar | An app, a review, the user's consent |
| Your own scraper | Whatever you can keep working | Accounts, signatures, proxies, and repairs when it breaks |
| A third-party API | Notes, comments, creators | A key, paid per call |
What to check in a third-party API
Four things: whether it covers what you need beyond search (comments, creators, PGY), how it charges and whether the price is public before you pay, whether it needs your account, and whether it can be plugged into your AI.
DataXAPI's Xiaohongshu endpoints cover note search and detail, comments and replies, users and their notes, and PGY creators and keywords. Every price is public, and the charge is written in each response.
Endpoints
Each with its price; every page has the parameters, the fields and a recorded response.
Sources
What this page says of other services is from their own pages and documents, read on 2026-11-04. Prices and features change: check the source before you decide.