Xiaohongshu (RedNote) trends API
Get the hot topics Xiaohongshu suggests to creators: name and the platform's heat score. Up to 20 items a call; $0.0200 per call. Errors and timeouts are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0200.
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Used to call POST /v1/xiaohongshu/creator-inspiration/hot / POST /v1/xiaohongshu/creator-inspiration/recommended? It is this address now. What changed for old endpoints
curl "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/xiaohongshu/trends/list" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
{
"code": "ok",
"request_id": "39a8d672-f1f5-4f72-81b2-a8d5f290fb19",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"id": "6e4d6e6a000000004842a5c9",
"name": "周末露营怎么玩",
"heat": 21694988
},
// … 19 more
]
},
"page": {
"next_cursor": "c1.1SQFW9G37i2D8PZQhkmq3pQa72GRFeVs7CXu-prj",
"cursor_expires_at": "2026-10-12T19:43:58.000Z",
"has_more": true,
"returned": 20
},
"warnings": [],
"meta": {
"capability": "xiaohongshu.trends.list",
"result_status": "complete",
"fetched_at": "2026-10-12T18:43:58.000Z",
"cached": false,
"replayed": false,
"unavailable": { "rank": "capability" },
"billing": {
"amount": "0.02",
"currency": "USD",
"balance_after": "9.98"
}
}
}From a response recorded 2026-10-12 18:43 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: 1.9 KB in the standard view (1.9 KB compact, 1.9 KB full).
{
"code": "ok",
"request_id": "0b6a6410-ebfe-4510-86c3-99aad93d5b6f",
"data": { "items": [] },
"page": {
"next_cursor": null,
"cursor_expires_at": null,
"has_more": false,
"returned": 0
},
"warnings": [],
"meta": {
"capability": "xiaohongshu.trends.list",
"result_status": "empty",
"fetched_at": "2026-10-12T18:43:58.000Z",
"cached": false,
"replayed": false,
"unavailable": { "rank": "capability" },
"billing": {
"amount": "0.02",
"currency": "USD",
"balance_after": "9.98"
}
}
}From a recording of 2026-10-12 18:43 UTC, edited by hand to show this case. The request ID and balance are made up.
Size as sent: 425 B in the standard view (425 B compact, 425 B full).
curl "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/xiaohongshu/trends/list" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
from dataxapi import DataXAPI dx = DataXAPI() # reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY result = dx.xiaohongshu.trends.list() print(result["data"]["items"])
import { DataXAPI } from "@dataxapi/sdk";
const dx = new DataXAPI(); // reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY
const result = await dx.xiaohongshu.trends.list();
console.log(result.data.items);dataxapi call xiaohongshu.trends.list
{
"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 xiaohongshu.trends.list.
Parameters
Which list: hot topics of the creator inspiration feed. Values: inspiration (default). Example: inspiration.
Cursor returned by the previous page. Pass page.next_cursor of the page before, unchanged. Each page is charged as a call of its own.
How much of each item to return. All three cost the same. Values: compact, standard (default), full.
Return only these fields. Each by its path, such as author.name.
Known limits
- 20 items a page. The page size is the platform's;
limitis not accepted. - For the next page pass
page.next_cursorascursor; a cursor is valid for 1 hour.page.has_moreis false on the last page. - Answers come from a shared snapshot refreshed every 10 minutes;
meta.cachedsays so andmeta.fetched_atis when it was taken. - 1 field of the object is not available from this endpoint
Returned fields
data.items is a list of trend objects. Stable: fields are only ever added.
The platform's ID for the entry
Name of the entry
Position on the board, from 1; a pinned entry has none
The platform's heat score
Which numbers of this item are approximate or lower bounds; absent when all are exact
Path of the field, such as metrics.views
Show all 7 fields →
Approximate, or a lower boundapproximatelower_bound
Typical size of one item: compact 76 B, standard 76 B, full 76 B (measured on the response recorded 2026-10-12 18:43 UTC).
What this endpoint cannot give
rankNot provided hereWhen you are charged
X-Max-Price to refuse anything above your own limit)Prices as read 2026-10-21 09:10 UTC, under price book 2, in effect since 2026-10-17 11:00 UTC; the Playground reads the price in force before a run.
Errors
What this endpoint can answer with; codes all endpoints share are on the full list.
invalid_paramsA parameter is invalidRetry: After a fixNocursor_mismatchThe cursor was issued for another endpoint or other parametersRetry: After a fixNoinsufficient_balanceThe balance is too lowRetry: After a fixNocursor_expiredThe cursor expired; start again from the first pageRetry: NoNoupstream_failedThe data source failedRetry: YesNotimeoutThe data did not arrive in time; retry with the same idempotency keyRetry: YesNoQuestions
How much does the Xiaohongshu (RedNote) trends API cost?
$0.0200 per call. The most one call can cost is $0.0200.
When am I not charged?
Errors and timeouts are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0200.
How many items does one call return, and how do I get the next page?
20 items a page. The page size is the platform's; limit is not accepted. For the next page pass page.next_cursor as cursor; a cursor is valid for 1 hour. page.has_more is false on the last page.
The same thing on other platforms
All 21 Xiaohongshu (RedNote) endpoints
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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 xiaohongshu.trends.list.Other clients →Show the text
Use the DataXAPI endpoint xiaohongshu.trends.list (Xiaohongshu (RedNote) trends). Get the hot topics Xiaohongshu suggests to creators: name and the platform's heat score. Call GET https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/xiaohongshu/trends/list with the header "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY". Read the key from the environment variable DATAXAPI_API_KEY; never write it into code. Parameters: - board: Which list: hot topics of the creator inspiration feed. Values: inspiration (default). Example: inspiration. - cursor: Cursor returned by the previous page. Pass page.next_cursor of the page before, unchanged. Each page is charged as a call of its own. - 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: $0.0200 per call. Errors and timeouts are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0200. The answer is JSON: data.items holds trend; meta.billing.amount is what this call was charged. Example: curl "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/xiaohongshu/trends/list" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY" Full reference in Markdown: https://dataxapi.com/apis/xiaohongshu/trends/list.md
Names and identifiers
- In Chinese
- 小红书热点 API
- Endpoint ID
xiaohongshu.trends.list- Endpoint
GET /v1/xiaohongshu/trends/list
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207 endpoints on 21 platforms, from $0.0003 a call. Errors and timeouts are not charged.