MediaCrawler gets blocked on Xiaohongshu with status 461: what do I switch to? (2026)
461 is what Xiaohongshu returns when it stops a request; MediaCrawler's author says it generally means you were blocked, so a newer version may not fix it. For a few hundred notes for study, MediaCrawler is free and you can stay on it. To run on a schedule or inside a product, switch to a data API: no account, cookie or proxy, at $0.0200 a page of search. DataXAPI reads Xiaohongshu (RedNote) with 21 endpoints, from $0.0200 a call; a failed call is not charged.
Updated 2026-11-04
What each one takes
They suit different jobs. MediaCrawler's own licence limits it to learning and research.
| Compare | MediaCrawler | A data API (DataXAPI) |
|---|---|---|
| Account | Your own: scan to log in, and it reuses the browser's login | None of yours: one key |
| To run it | Python and a browser on your machine | An HTTP call, or MCP in an AI client |
| When a request is stopped | It is yours to look into | You get an error; a failed call is not charged |
| Cost | Free; the accounts, proxies and time are yours | Per call, from your balance |
| Commercial use | Needs the copyright owner's written consent, under its licence | Allowed for lawful uses you have the rights for, under our acceptable use policy |
What it comes to
A page of search usually holds 20 notes, with their text and numbers, so most jobs do not need a call per note.
| Job | Calls | Comes to |
|---|---|---|
| 5 keywords, 5 pages each: about 500 notes | 25 at $0.0200 | $0.50 |
| The first page of comments on 100 notes | 100 at $0.0200 | $2 |
| 30 keywords, one page each, every day for a month | 900 at $0.0200 | $18 |
Which endpoint does what it did
Keyword search is xiaohongshu.notes.search. A given note is xiaohongshu.notes.get. Comments and second-level comments are xiaohongshu.notes.comments.list and xiaohongshu.comments.replies.list. A creator's page is xiaohongshu.users.get and xiaohongshu.users.notes.list.
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.