# How to get WeChat Official Account article reads and likes 2 endpoints do it: WeChat Official Account articles → WeChat Official Account article stats. The worked example below is 11 calls and costs $0.22 in all; a failed call is not charged. You get the reads, likes, recommends (推荐), shares, saves and comments of each recent article of a WeChat Official Account (公众号), as they stand when you call. ## Step by step ### Step 1: WeChat Official Account articles List the account's latest articles by its original ID (`gh_…`). Each item's `url` is the article's long link, and the next step takes it. ([WeChat Official Account articles](https://dataxapi.com/apis/wechat_mp/accounts/articles/list/), $0.0200 / a call) cURL ```bash curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/wechat_mp/accounts/articles/list" \ --data-urlencode "id=gh_13c97ab93ce8" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY" ``` Python ```python from dataxapi import DataXAPI dx = DataXAPI() # reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY result = dx.wechat_mp.accounts.articles.list(id="gh_13c97ab93ce8") print(result["data"]["items"]) ``` TypeScript ```typescript import { DataXAPI } from "@dataxapi/sdk"; const dx = new DataXAPI(); // reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY const result = await dx.wechat_mp.accounts.articles.list({ id: "gh_13c97ab93ce8" }); console.log(result.data.items); ``` CLI ```bash dataxapi call wechat_mp.accounts.articles.list id=gh_13c97ab93ce8 ``` Recorded response: From a response recorded 2026-10-12 19:02 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. ```jsonc { "code": "ok", "request_id": "882b7d3d-9a50-48d1-ba28-513bec440e40", "data": { "items": [ { "id": "2651350693_1", "url": "https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/yEmemDFnwYkjLklz1HGeGz", "type": "article", "title": "实测一个月周末露营，结论有点意外", "text": null, "published_at": "2026-10-12T13:35:48.000Z", "author": { "id": "gh_baa95f56a86c" } }, // … 9 more ] }, "page": { "next_cursor": "c1.c3D9oI16A0J5E0SMD5JU_mAesJzXbexIUP2nOHbv", "cursor_expires_at": "2026-10-12T20:02:58.000Z", "has_more": true, "returned": 10 }, "warnings": [], "meta": { "capability": "wechat_mp.accounts.articles.list", "result_status": "complete", "fetched_at": "2026-10-12T19:02:58.000Z", "cached": false, "replayed": false, "unavailable": { "lang": "capability", "author.username": "capability", "author.name": "capability", "author.avatar_url": "capability", "author.verified": "capability", "author.followers": "capability", "metrics": "capability", "images": "capability", "hashtags": "platform", "mentions": "platform", "is_pinned": "capability", "post_id": "platform", "parent_id": "platform", "root_id": "platform" }, "billing": { "amount": "0.02", "currency": "USD", "balance_after": "9.98" } } } ``` ### Step 2: WeChat Official Account article stats Call the stats once for each article, with its long link as `url`. `metrics.views` is reads, `metrics.likes` is likes (点赞) and `ext.recommends` is recommends (推荐, once called 在看); `metrics.shares`, `metrics.favorites` and `metrics.comments` are shares, saves and comments. ([WeChat Official Account article stats](https://dataxapi.com/apis/wechat_mp/articles/metrics/), $0.0200 / a call) cURL ```bash curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/wechat_mp/articles/metrics" \ --data-urlencode "url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5MjAxNDM4MA==&mid=2667038683&idx=1&sn=0422127e651acd7f6cf6ef7e1cff04bc" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY" ``` Python ```python from dataxapi import DataXAPI dx = DataXAPI() # reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY result = dx.wechat_mp.articles.metrics(url="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5MjAxNDM4MA==&mid=2667038683&idx=1&sn=0422127e651acd7f6cf6ef7e1cff04bc") print(result["data"]["item"]) ``` TypeScript ```typescript import { DataXAPI } from "@dataxapi/sdk"; const dx = new DataXAPI(); // reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY const result = await dx.wechat_mp.articles.metrics({ url: "https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5MjAxNDM4MA==&mid=2667038683&idx=1&sn=0422127e651acd7f6cf6ef7e1cff04bc" }); console.log(result.data.item); ``` CLI ```bash dataxapi call wechat_mp.articles.metrics 'url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5MjAxNDM4MA==&mid=2667038683&idx=1&sn=0422127e651acd7f6cf6ef7e1cff04bc' ``` Recorded response: From a response recorded 2026-10-12 19:03 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. ```jsonc { "code": "ok", "request_id": "789c698d-e1c1-4558-9aa5-408482ee5894", "data": { "item": { "id": "2622051355_1", "metrics": { "likes": 2218, "comments": 6, "shares": 8970, "favorites": 97, "views": 100001 }, "approximate": [ { "field": "metrics.views", "kind": "lower_bound" } ] } }, "warnings": [], "meta": { "capability": "wechat_mp.articles.metrics", "result_status": "complete", "fetched_at": "2026-10-12T19:03:51.000Z", "cached": false, "replayed": false, "unavailable": { "url": "capability", "type": "capability", "title": "capability", "text": "capability", "lang": "capability", "published_at": "capability", "author": "capability", "metrics.reposts": "platform", "images": "capability", "hashtags": "capability", "mentions": "capability", "is_pinned": "capability", "post_id": "platform", "parent_id": "platform", "root_id": "platform" }, "billing": { "amount": "0.02", "currency": "USD", "balance_after": "9.98" } } } ``` ## What the example costs one page of the account's articles, then the stats of each of those 10 articles | Endpoint | Calls | Price | Subtotal | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [WeChat Official Account articles](https://dataxapi.com/apis/wechat_mp/accounts/articles/list/) | 1 | $0.0200 | $0.0200 | | [WeChat Official Account article stats](https://dataxapi.com/apis/wechat_mp/articles/metrics/) | 10 | $0.0200 | $0.20 | | Total | 11 | | $0.22 | Prices are the prices in force when this page was built. A failed call, and an object that does not exist, cost nothing. ## In your AI (MCP) Connect DataXAPI to your AI client once. Then say what you want; the agent finds these endpoints, checks the price and calls them on your balance. Say: Use DataXAPI to get the reads and likes of the 10 latest articles of the WeChat Official Account gh_13c97ab93ce8, and sort them by reads. What the agent sends to the call tool: ```json { "capability": "wechat_mp.accounts.articles.list", "id": "gh_13c97ab93ce8", "idempotency_key": "" } ``` [About the MCP server](https://dataxapi.com/mcp/) ## Good to know - The stats take only the long link, with `__biz`, `mid`, `idx` and `sn` in it. The links in the article list are of that kind; a short `/s/` link is not taken here. - Above 100,000 reads WeChat shows only “10万+”. The count then comes as 100001, and `approximate` marks `metrics.views` as a lower bound. - The stats are counts and nothing else: title, time and author come from the article list or the article detail. Each call gives the counts at that moment; to follow an article over time, call again later. - An empty page of the article list is charged; the stats charge nothing when they return no counts. ## Endpoints - [WeChat Official Account articles](https://dataxapi.com/apis/wechat_mp/accounts/articles/list/) - [WeChat Official Account article stats](https://dataxapi.com/apis/wechat_mp/articles/metrics/) ## More about WeChat Official Accounts - [WeChat Official Accounts API](https://dataxapi.com/apis/wechat_mp/) - [How to list a WeChat Official Account's past articles](https://dataxapi.com/guides/wechat-official-account-articles/) - [How to get WeChat Channels video comments](https://dataxapi.com/guides/wechat-channels-video-comments/) - [Is there an API for WeChat Official Account articles?](https://dataxapi.com/answers/is-there-an-api-for-wechat-official-account-articles/) - [How do I get WeChat Channels data?](https://dataxapi.com/answers/how-to-get-wechat-channels-data/) --- Catalog revision c48ce454ae6c4c65. 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