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WeChat Channels video stats API

Get the current counts of a WeChat Channels video by its ID: likes, comments, shares, saves, with its description and account. Cheaper than the whole video. One object a call; $0.0150 per call. Errors and timeouts are not charged.

GEThttps://api.dataxapi.com/v1/wechat_channels/videos/metrics
Also known aswechat channels video statschannels video likeswechat channels engagementchannels video metricsIn Chinese: 微信视频号作品互动数据 API
Price$0.0150/ call · Errors and timeouts are not charged
Returns1 objectone post object
When an upstream failsRetried for youon the same route, or a backup route; never charged
StatusLive statusChecked daily with real calls · 13 days on record

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The first 5 rows of a response recorded 2026-10-29 10:22 UTC.
FieldValue
typevideo
metrics.likes3,745
metrics.comments7
metrics.shares1,316
metrics.favorites5,999
curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/wechat_channels/videos/metrics" \
  --data-urlencode "id=14940144898316503592" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "c07c4ebd-158a-44c2-9256-f97d91c09f9e",
  "data": {
    "item": {
      "id": "14406118971142776688",
      "type": "video",
      "text": "周末露营｜第一次尝试就爱上了，清单放评论区",
      "author": {
        "id": "v2_060000231003b20f72fa4ac49d8757ce498cdc9be31de563d1af49b47a2a606c6c74c64765@finder",
        "name": "山野咖啡馆"
      },
      "metrics": {
        "likes": 3745,
        "comments": 7,
        "shares": 1316,
        "favorites": 5999
      }
    }
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "wechat_channels.videos.metrics",
    "result_status": "complete",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-29T10:22:00.000Z",
    "cached": false,
    "replayed": false,
    "unavailable": {
      "url": "platform",
      "title": "platform",
      "lang": "capability",
      "published_at": "capability",
      "author.username": "platform",
      "author.avatar_url": "capability",
      "author.verified": "capability",
      "author.followers": "capability",
      "metrics.views": "capability",
      "metrics.reposts": "platform",
      "images": "capability",
      "hashtags": "capability",
      "mentions": "capability",
      "is_pinned": "capability",
      "post_id": "platform",
      "parent_id": "platform",
      "root_id": "platform"
    },
    "billing": {
      "amount": "0.015",
      "currency": "USD",
      "balance_after": "9.985"
    }
  }
}

From a response recorded 2026-10-29 10:22 UTC. Names, text and IDs are examples, and so are the links: none is the recorded one (the page shows no one's personal data); the figures are as recorded. Long lists are cut. The request ID, cursor and balance are made up.

Size as sent: 1.1 KB in the standard view (1.1 KB compact, 1.1 KB full).

This example as a JSON file

curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/wechat_channels/videos/metrics" \
  --data-urlencode "id=14940144898316503592" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
# pip install dataxapi
from dataxapi import DataXAPI

dx = DataXAPI()  # reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY
result = dx.wechat_channels.videos.metrics(id="14940144898316503592")
print(result["data"]["item"])
// npm i @dataxapi/sdk
import { DataXAPI } from "@dataxapi/sdk";

const dx = new DataXAPI(); // reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY
const result = await dx.wechat_channels.videos.metrics({ id: "14940144898316503592" });
console.log(result.data.item);
dataxapi call wechat_channels.videos.metrics id=14940144898316503592
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dataxapi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.dataxapi.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${DATAXAPI_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add this to your MCP client, then ask your agent to call wechat_channels.videos.metrics.

Parameters

idtextrequired

The video's ID, a string of digits: the id a video list or a video gives. Example: 14940144898316503592.

viewtext

How much of each item to return. All three cost the same. Values: compact, standard (default), full.

fieldslist of text

Return only these fields. Each by its path, such as author.name.

Known limits

Returned fields

data.item is one post object. Stable: fields are only ever added.

idtextcompact

ID; pass it unchanged to the get endpoint

urllinkcompactThe platform has none

Link that opens the post

typetextcompact

Content formatvideoimagetextarticle

titletextcompactThe platform has none

Title

texttextcompact

Body text

Long text: the compact view keeps the first 500 characters and says so in warnings.

langtextstandardNot provided here

Language of the text

Show all 34 fields →
published_attimecompactNot provided here

When it was published

authorobjectcompact

Author

author.idtextcompact

Author's account ID

author.usernametextcompactThe platform has none

Author's handle

author.nametextcompact

Author's display name

author.avatar_urllinkstandardNot provided here

Author's avatar

author.verifiedyes/nostandardNot provided here

Whether the author is verified

author.followersintegerstandardNot provided here

Author's follower count

metricsobjectcompact

Engagement counts

metrics.likesintegercompact

Likes

metrics.commentsintegercompact

Comments

metrics.sharesintegercompact

Shares

metrics.favoritesintegercompact

Saves

On this platform: Saves; above 100,000 the platform says only "100k+", and this is a lower bound

metrics.viewsintegercompactNot provided here

Views

metrics.repostsintegercompactThe platform has none

Reposts

imageslist of linkstandardNot provided here

Image addresses

hashtagslist of textstandardNot provided here

Hashtags, without the #

mentionslist of objectstandardNot provided here

Accounts mentioned in the text

mentions[].idtextstandardNot provided here

Account ID

mentions[].usernametextstandardNot provided here

Handle

mentions[].nametextstandardNot provided here

Display name

is_pinnedyes/nostandardNot provided here

Whether the author pinned it

post_idtextcompactThe platform has none

ID of the thread's root post when this is a reply; otherwise null

parent_idtextcompactThe platform has none

ID of the item it replies to directly; otherwise null

root_idtextcompactThe platform has none

ID of the first-level reply its thread hangs under

approximatelist of objectcompact

Which numbers of this item are approximate or lower bounds; absent when all are exact

approximate[].fieldtextcompact

Path of the field, such as metrics.views

approximate[].kindtextcompact

Approximate, or a lower boundapproximatelower_bound

Typical size of one item: compact 330 B, standard 330 B, full 330 B (measured on the response recorded 2026-10-29 10:22 UTC).

What this endpoint cannot give

urlThe platform has none
titleThe platform has none
langNot provided here
published_atNot provided here
author.usernameThe platform has none
author.avatar_urlNot provided here
author.verifiedNot provided here
author.followersNot provided here
metrics.viewsNot provided here
metrics.repostsThe platform has none
imagesNot provided here
hashtagsNot provided here
mentionsNot provided here
mentions[].idNot provided here
mentions[].usernameNot provided here
mentions[].nameNot provided here
is_pinnedNot provided here
post_idThe platform has none
parent_idThe platform has none
root_idThe platform has none

When you are charged

A result with data$0.0150, once per call
The object does not exist, is not visible or was deleted, a link that does not open, or parameters the platform refused (404, 400)the endpoint's price, $0.0150: the data source answered and billed for it
Parameters we refuse before asking, a failure of ours or of the data source, a timeoutnot charged
CaseCharged
The most one call can cost$0.0150 (send X-Max-Price to refuse anything above your own limit)

Prices as read 2026-10-30 14:10 UTC, under price book 6, in effect since 2026-10-29 13:23 UTC; the Playground reads the price in force before a run.

If the object does not exist

The answer is 404 not_found, charged the endpoint's price ($0.0150): the data source answered it and billed for the answer. The error says so with charged: true and the amount. reason says which: not_found (it does not exist) or private_or_deleted.

Errors

What this endpoint can answer with; codes all endpoints share are on the full list.

HTTPCodeMeaningCharged
400invalid_paramsA parameter is invalidRetry: After a fixThe endpoint's price, when the data source billed the answer
402insufficient_balanceThe balance is too lowRetry: After a fixNo
404not_foundThe object does not exist, is private or was deletedRetry: NoThe endpoint's price, when the data source billed the answer
502upstream_failedThe data source failedRetry: YesNo
504timeoutThe data did not arrive in time; retry with the same idempotency keyRetry: YesNo

All error codes →

Questions

How much does the WeChat Channels video stats API cost?

$0.0150 per call. The most one call can cost is $0.0150.

When am I not charged?

Errors and timeouts are not charged.

What happens if the object does not exist?

The answer is 404 not_found, charged the endpoint's price ($0.0150): the data source answered it and billed for the answer. The error says so with charged: true and the amount. reason says which: not_found (it does not exist) or private_or_deleted.

30-day availability

13 days are on record. The share is written here once 14 days are.

It is not a success rate: how single calls went is not in it, and a failed call is not charged either way.

Every endpoint's state now, and each incident with whether anyone was charged: the status page →

The same thing on other platforms

Douyin video play count$0.0020WeChat Official Account article stats$0.0200

All 14 WeChat Channels endpoints

WeChat Channels endpoints
WeChat Channels account profile$0.0200WeChat Channels video detail$0.0200WeChat Channels video comments$0.0200WeChat Channels account collections$0.0200WeChat Channels collection videos$0.0200WeChat Channels account videos$0.0200WeChat Channels video search$0.0200WeChat Channels account profile (backup)$0.0300WeChat Channels account videos (backup)$0.0600WeChat Channels video search (backup)$0.1WeChat Channels account search$0.0600WeChat Channels video stats$0.0150WeChat Channels comment replies$0.0150WeChat Channels live replays$0.0200

Use it in your AI

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Use one of these, or your own words.

Read https://dataxapi.com/apis/wechat_channels/videos/metrics.md and help me use the DataXAPI endpoint wechat_channels.videos.metrics (WeChat Channels video stats).
Prefer to set it up by hand?
dataxapi setupgives the agents on your machine (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) the DataXAPI MCP server and the base skill. The key is read from DATAXAPI_API_KEY; none is written into a file.MCP server: https://api.dataxapi.com/mcp. The entry for your client is under MCP in the request examples of this page; then ask your agent to call wechat_channels.videos.metrics.Other clients →
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Use the DataXAPI endpoint wechat_channels.videos.metrics (WeChat Channels video stats). Get the current counts of a WeChat Channels video by its ID: likes, comments, shares, saves, with its description and account. Cheaper than the whole video.
Call GET https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/wechat_channels/videos/metrics with the header "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY". Read the key from the environment variable DATAXAPI_API_KEY; never write it into code.
Parameters:
- id (required): The video's ID, a string of digits: the id a video list or a video gives. Example: 14940144898316503592.
- view: How much of each item to return. All three cost the same. Values: compact, standard (default), full.
- fields: Return only these fields. Each by its path, such as author.name.
Price: $0.0150 per call. Errors and timeouts are not charged.
The answer is JSON: data.item holds post; meta.billing.amount is what this call was charged.
Example:
curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/wechat_channels/videos/metrics" \
  --data-urlencode "id=14940144898316503592" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
Full reference in Markdown: https://dataxapi.com/apis/wechat_channels/videos/metrics.md

Names and identifiers

In Chinese
微信视频号作品互动数据 API
Endpoint ID
wechat_channels.videos.metrics
Endpoint
GET /v1/wechat_channels/videos/metrics
Last checked 2026-10-30 14:10 UTC.View the Markdown versionopenapi.jsonllms.txt

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