Is DataXAPI the same as Alibaba's DataX?
No. DataX is Alibaba's open-source tool for syncing data between your own databases. DataXAPI is an API that reads public data from WeChat, Xiaohongshu, Douyin and other platforms, paid per call. They only share part of a name. DataXAPI reads WeChat Official Accounts with 8 endpoints, from $0.0200 a call; a failed call is not charged.
Updated 2026-11-04
How to tell which you want
Moving tables from MySQL to Hive: that is DataX. Getting a WeChat Official Account's articles or a Xiaohongshu note's comments into your code or your AI: that is DataXAPI.
Endpoints
Each with its price; every page has the parameters, the fields and a recorded response.
WeChat Official Account articlesGet a page of the articles a WeChat Official Account published, newest first: title, digest, link, time published.$0.0200 / a callXiaohongshu note searchSearch Xiaohongshu notes by terms: title, text, author, engagement counts, images, and a link that opens.$0.0200 / a callDouyin video searchSearch Douyin videos by terms, a page at a time, sorted by relevance, newest or most liked and filtered by time posted: caption, author with follower count, engagement counts.$0.0200 / a call
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