WeChat returns ret=200013 freq control when listing an account's articles: what now? (2026)
From 2026-07-30, tools that list other accounts' articles through the Official Account back end got ret=200013 on the first page. The author of the best-known one says the interface was closed, so slowing down or waiting is unlikely to help. To go on, use a data API that does not depend on your account's back end. DataXAPI reads WeChat Official Accounts with 8 endpoints, from $0.0200 a call; a failed call is not charged.
wechat-article-exporter's users reported 200013:freq control on the morning of 2026-07-30, and its README now says the project has stopped: the interface it stood on was closed by WeChat and is unlikely to reopen. Other open-source tools have the same reports. We found no announcement from WeChat, so that it was closed is the tool author's judgement, not an official statement.
What you can do
With a data API you give the account's original ID and get a page of its articles: title, digest, link and time. Your own account, its back end and a login are not involved.
Only know the name? Find the original ID first. Then read the full text and the reads of the articles you want.
Endpoints
Each with its price; every page has the parameters, the fields and a recorded response.
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.