WeChat Channels API in Python: account videos and comments (2026)
WeChat gives developers no endpoint for reading other accounts' Channels videos and comments; to read them from a program, use a third-party data API. Below it is done with DataXAPI's Python SDK; the free trial covers up to 333 calls. 3 endpoints do it: WeChat Channels account search → WeChat Channels account videos → WeChat Channels video comments. The worked example below is 8 calls and costs $0.20 in all; a failed call is not charged.
Find a Channels account by name, take its last two pages of videos, then the comments under the first 5, into one CSV: caption, likes, comment text, comment likes, time.
Step 1: WeChat Channels account search
Find the account by its exact name; id is the account ID, starting v2_ and ending @finder.
curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/wechat_channels/users/search" \ --data-urlencode "query=央视新闻" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
# pip install dataxapi from dataxapi import DataXAPI dx = DataXAPI() # reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY result = dx.wechat_channels.users.search(query="央视新闻") print(result["data"]["items"])
// npm i @dataxapi/sdk import { DataXAPI } from "@dataxapi/sdk"; const dx = new DataXAPI(); // reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY const result = await dx.wechat_channels.users.search({ query: "央视新闻" }); console.log(result.data.items);
dataxapi call wechat_channels.users.search 'query=央视新闻'{
"code": "ok",
"request_id": "9b4ae98e-ff1c-4be2-a081-de7a4c417320",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"id": "v2_060000231003b20f05a99829d60f183968442cbbd75213164b2ee52fc0a0ade5678bd240c0@finder",
"name": "山野咖啡馆",
"bio": "记录生活里的小确幸｜合作请私信",
"avatar_url": "https://wx.qlogo.cn/mmhead/sYXnQFwJZb0xiPhE5pI7TE9SVTvf0TcvVbc0dzgM/132",
"verified": false
},
// … 1 more
]
},
"page": {
"next_cursor": null,
"cursor_expires_at": null,
"has_more": false,
"returned": 2
},
"warnings": [],
"meta": {
"capability": "wechat_channels.users.search",
"result_status": "complete",
"fetched_at": "2026-10-29T10:19:50.000Z",
"cached": false,
"replayed": false,
"unavailable": {
"username": "platform",
"url": "platform",
"created_at": "capability",
"metrics": "capability"
},
"billing": {
"amount": "0.06",
"currency": "USD",
"balance_after": "9.94"
}
}
}From a response recorded 2026-10-29 10:19 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.
WeChat Channels account search · $0.0600 / a call · Parameters, fields and errors on the endpoint's page →
Step 2: WeChat Channels account videos
Put the account ID into id for a page of videos, newest first; the next page comes from page.next_cursor. Each item's id is the video ID.
curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/wechat_channels/users/videos/list" \ --data-urlencode "id=v2_060000231003b20faec8c5e5811dc3ddce02ec30b0772029a703e1b9f446ba147658bbcfab81@finder" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
# pip install dataxapi from dataxapi import DataXAPI dx = DataXAPI() # reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY result = dx.wechat_channels.users.videos.list(id="v2_060000231003b20faec8c5e5811dc3ddce02ec30b0772029a703e1b9f446ba147658bbcfab81@finder") print(result["data"]["items"])
// npm i @dataxapi/sdk import { DataXAPI } from "@dataxapi/sdk"; const dx = new DataXAPI(); // reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY const result = await dx.wechat_channels.users.videos.list({ id: "v2_060000231003b20faec8c5e5811dc3ddce02ec30b0772029a703e1b9f446ba147658bbcfab81@finder" }); console.log(result.data.items);
dataxapi call wechat_channels.users.videos.list id=v2_060000231003b20faec8c5e5811dc3ddce02ec30b0772029a703e1b9f446ba147658bbcfab81@finder
{
"code": "ok",
"request_id": "2143009c-a56e-4423-a070-e4b13334cc49",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"id": "14031298325505939525",
"type": "video",
"text": "周末露营｜第一次尝试就爱上了，清单放评论区",
"published_at": "2026-10-17T04:01:50.000Z",
"author": {
"id": "v2_060000231003b20feb309ebc5d518611c23f3acfd8710c36fa0cf94a87b33dd1af62d903a6@finder",
"name": "老周说装备"
},
"metrics": {
"likes": 4,
"comments": 0,
"shares": 8,
"favorites": 13
}
},
// … 14 more
]
},
"page": {
"next_cursor": "c1.F0ZqnT3QiojAZwQ9pjt4q0VB88XXKYhLbBXIaplQ",
"cursor_expires_at": "2026-10-17T11:14:05.000Z",
"has_more": true,
"returned": 15
},
"warnings": [],
"meta": {
"capability": "wechat_channels.users.videos.list",
"result_status": "complete",
"fetched_at": "2026-10-17T10:14:05.000Z",
"cached": false,
"replayed": false,
"unavailable": {
"url": "platform",
"title": "platform",
"lang": "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": "0.02",
"currency": "USD",
"balance_after": "9.98"
}
}
}From a response recorded 2026-10-17 10:14 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.
WeChat Channels account videos · $0.0200 / a call · Parameters, fields and errors on the endpoint's page →
Step 3: WeChat Channels video comments
Put the video ID into id for a page of top-level comments, with IP location.
curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/wechat_channels/videos/comments/list" \ --data-urlencode "id=14559898883113486609" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
# pip install dataxapi from dataxapi import DataXAPI dx = DataXAPI() # reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY result = dx.wechat_channels.videos.comments.list(id="14559898883113486609") print(result["data"]["items"])
// npm i @dataxapi/sdk import { DataXAPI } from "@dataxapi/sdk"; const dx = new DataXAPI(); // reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY const result = await dx.wechat_channels.videos.comments.list({ id: "14559898883113486609" }); console.log(result.data.items);
dataxapi call wechat_channels.videos.comments.list id=14559898883113486609
{
"code": "ok",
"request_id": "4936e536-b2a8-46ef-9132-0ad7b1d40233",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"id": "14599225504823757671",
"text": "第三个建议太实用了！",
"published_at": "2024-12-31T20:01:33.000Z",
"author": {
"id": "v2_060000231003b20fa4351d5400566796ed36158bb99b591533bcfe49e950522f0446689d86@finder",
"name": "山野咖啡馆",
"avatar_url": "https://wx.qlogo.cn/mmhead/kIZxpOrIhPoPPWoaXrILQ45F4oZTzTPtQa6ADu6x/132"
},
"metrics": { "likes": 349 },
"post_id": "14752989122976584035",
"parent_id": null,
"root_id": null
},
// … 23 more
]
},
"page": {
"next_cursor": "c1.SUxO2elUiHjFkB53f7ECZr8FM9MFD0eQZJ1J-6Rh",
"cursor_expires_at": "2026-10-13T04:25:36.000Z",
"has_more": true,
"returned": 24
},
"warnings": [],
"meta": {
"capability": "wechat_channels.videos.comments.list",
"result_status": "complete",
"fetched_at": "2026-10-13T03:25:36.000Z",
"cached": false,
"replayed": false,
"unavailable": {
"url": "platform",
"author.username": "platform",
"metrics.comments": "capability"
},
"billing": {
"amount": "0.02",
"currency": "USD",
"balance_after": "9.98"
}
}
}From a response recorded 2026-10-13 03:25 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.
WeChat Channels video comments · $0.0200 / a call · Parameters, fields and errors on the endpoint's page →
What the example costs
One account search, two pages of videos, then a page of comments under 5 videos
Prices are the prices in force when this page was built. A failed call costs 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.
{
"capability": "wechat_channels.users.search",
"query": "央视新闻",
"idempotency_key": "<a new UUID>"
}Sign in to copy the setup prompt with your keyAbout the MCP server →
With a Skill
Why DataXAPI
- Steady: endpoints were available 99.0% of the last 30 days, on a public status page you can check.
- Fast: a paid call took 2.3 seconds at the median over the last 7 days (counted 2026-11-06).
- Fewer tokens: across 15 endpoints on WeChat Channels, one recorded real response each, the platform's own JSON comes to 231k tokens and what an AI reads through DataXAPI's MCP server to 35k, 85% fewer; the JSON of a direct API call is 82% fewer too (counted 2026-11-06). Every platform answers in one shape: the author in
author, counts inmetrics, the next page inpage.next_cursor, so another platform needs no new parser. - See before you pay: every endpoint's page shows a recorded real response, field by field.
- Spending you control: a failed call is not charged; each key can have a limit,
X-Max-Pricecaps one call, and the sameIdempotency-Keywithin 24 hours is never charged twice. - Ready for AI: a remote MCP server listed in the official MCP registry as
com.dataxapi/mcp, usable from Claude, Cursor and ChatGPT. - Free trial of up to 333 calls, no card.
Good to know
- With only a video's share link,
wechat_channels.videos.gettakes it, and itsauthor.idis the account ID. - No WeChat account and no QR login.
- Without code: connect DataXAPI to Claude or ChatGPT and say the sentence under “In your AI”.
The whole script
The task above as one script that runs as it is: Python, the SDK, your key from DATAXAPI_API_KEY. It writes a CSV file and ends by printing what it called, fetched and was charged.
# pip install dataxapi # export DATAXAPI_API_KEY=dx_... (your key) import csv from decimal import Decimal from dataxapi import DataXAPI dx = DataXAPI() calls, fetched, charged = 0, 0, Decimal("0") def run(capability, params): """One call; counts it and what it was charged.""" global calls, charged result = dx.call(capability, params) calls += 1 charged += Decimal(str(result["meta"]["billing"]["amount"])) return result NAME = "央视新闻" PAGES, VIDEOS = 2, 5 # 1. The account ID (v2_...@finder) for the exact name. account = run("wechat_channels.users.search", {"query": NAME})["data"]["items"][0]["id"] # 2. Its videos, newest first, page after page. videos, cursor = [], None for _ in range(PAGES): page = run("wechat_channels.users.videos.list", {"id": account, **({"cursor": cursor} if cursor else {})}) videos += page["data"]["items"] cursor = page["page"]["next_cursor"] if not page["page"]["has_more"]: break # 3. A page of comments under the first few. rows = [] for video in videos[:VIDEOS]: for comment in run("wechat_channels.videos.comments.list", {"id": video["id"]})["data"]["items"]: rows.append([video.get("text"), video["metrics"].get("likes"), comment.get("text"), comment["metrics"].get("likes"), comment.get("published_at")]) fetched = len(rows) with open("channels-comments.csv", "w", newline="", encoding="utf-8") as file: csv.writer(file).writerows([["caption", "video_likes", "comment", "comment_likes", "published_at"], *rows]) print(f"calls: {calls}, items: {fetched}, charged: ${charged}")