How do I get Xiaohongshu data into n8n? (2026)
Two ways. For a fixed schedule, an HTTP Request node calls DataXAPI's note search, at $0.0200 a page. To let an AI decide what to read, an MCP Client Tool node connects to https://api.dataxapi.com/mcp. 5 keywords searched once a day come to $3 a month, with no Xiaohongshu account and no cookie. DataXAPI reads Xiaohongshu (RedNote) with 21 endpoints, from $0.0200 a call; a failed call is not charged.
Updated 2026-11-04
Fastest: import the template
Download the workflow file, and in n8n choose Import from File on a new workflow. Replace query in the HTTP Request node with your keyword, then create a Bearer Auth credential holding your key alone. It runs every day at 9 and gives one item per note. The file follows n8n's documents as read on the date below; we have not run it in your version.
On a schedule: HTTP Request
1. Schedule Trigger: when to run.
2. HTTP Request: method GET, URL https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/xiaohongshu/notes/search. Turn on Send Query Parameters with query set to the keyword, and sort to latest or popular if you like. Under Authentication choose the generic credential type, then Bearer Auth, and enter your key alone as the token.
3. Split Out: Field to Split Out is data.items. Each item has id, url, title, text, published_at and metrics with likes, comments, shares and favorites.
4. For comments, another HTTP Request: https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/xiaohongshu/notes/comments/list with url set to {{ $json.url }}, at $0.0200 a page. To go on to a next page, send page.next_cursor as cursor; each page is one call, so set a limit on the pages.
Letting an AI choose: MCP Client Tool
Attach an MCP Client Tool node to an AI Agent node. Endpoint is https://api.dataxapi.com/mcp, Server Transport is HTTP Streamable, Authentication is Bearer Auth, and the token is your key alone. Then ask from a chat trigger: “Use DataXAPI to find this week's top Xiaohongshu notes on camping.” You also pay for the model.
What it comes to
5 keywords once a day are 150 calls at $0.0200, $3. The first page of comments on 10 notes a day adds 300 calls at $0.0200, $6, so $9. A failed call is not charged. Give this key a daily limit in the console. These steps follow n8n's documents as read on the date below; its screens may differ in your version.
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.