# WeChat Channels video search API > Channels videos for keywords through WeChat Search, by relevance, newest or hottest, filtered by time posted: description, the account name and avatar, time posted, length and cover (the url). The id is an export/… ID that wechat_channels.videos.get turns into the video, its numeric ID and the account ID; it expires, so use it soon. Canonical page: https://okdata.online/apis/wechat_channels/videos/search/ - **Endpoint**: `GET /v1/wechat_channels/videos/search` - **ID**: `wechat_channels.videos.search` - **Price**: $0.02 per call · about 10 videos per page - **Returns**: a page of about 10 videos (`data.items`, Post objects) - **Status**: preview - **Good for**: Content research, Competitor monitoring ## Price One call costs $0.02 and returns one page of about 10 videos. Collecting 1,000 videos takes about 100 calls, $2.00 in total. Each page is a separate call; failed calls are not charged. ## Parameters | Name | Type | Required | Default | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `query` | string | yes | | Keywords, as a person would type them into the platform search box. (e.g. `露营装备推荐`) | | `sort` | string: relevance / latest / popular | no | `relevance` | Result order. | | `published_within` | string: day / week / half_year | no | | Only videos from the last day, week or half year. | | `cursor` | string | no | | Opaque cursor from page.next_cursor of the previous call. Each page is a separate call. | | `view` | string: compact / standard / full | no | `standard` | How much of each object comes back. full adds platform-specific fields under ext. | | `fields` | string[] | no | | Fields to keep, by path (author.name), to save tokens. In a query string: comma-separated. | cursor, view and fields work as described in [Requests](https://okdata.online/docs/requests/). ## Returned fields Each item is a [Post](https://okdata.online/docs/objects/post/). | Field | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | `id` | string | Post ID on the platform. | | `url` | string | Link to the post. | | `type` | string | What kind of post it is. | | `title` | string \| null | Title, where the platform has one (videos, notes, articles). | | `text` | string | Caption, body or description as plain text; articles come as Markdown. | | `lang` | string \| null | Language code, as reported or detected. | | `published_at` | string \| null | When it was published, ISO 8601 in UTC; null only where the source gives no time (wechat_mp.articles.metrics, wechat_channels.videos.metrics, youtube.channels.videos.list with type=short), then listed in meta.unavailable. | | `author` | AccountRef | Who posted it. | | `metrics` | Metrics | Counts at fetch time; a count the platform hides is null. | | `images` | string[] \| null | Image URLs for image posts and notes. | | `hashtags` | string[] \| null | Hashtags or topics, without the # sign. | | `ext` | object | Platform-specific extras. Only returned with view=full. | ## Request examples ### cURL ```bash curl -G "https://api.okdata.online/v1/wechat_channels/videos/search" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $OKDATA_API_KEY" \ --data-urlencode 'query=露营装备推荐' ``` ### Python ```python import os import requests resp = requests.get( "https://api.okdata.online/v1/wechat_channels/videos/search", headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OKDATA_API_KEY']}"}, params={"query": "露营装备推荐"}, timeout=60, ) body = resp.json() if body["code"] != "ok": raise RuntimeError(f"{body['code']}: {body['message']} (charged: {body['charged']})") for row in body["data"]["items"]: print(row["id"], row["metrics"]["likes"], row["text"][:60]) print("cost: $" + body["meta"]["billing"]["amount"]) ``` ### TypeScript ```ts const url = new URL('https://api.okdata.online/v1/wechat_channels/videos/search'); url.searchParams.set('query', "露营装备推荐"); const res = await fetch(url, { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.OKDATA_API_KEY}`, }, }); const body = await res.json(); if (body.code !== 'ok') throw new Error(`${body.code}: ${body.message}`); for (const row of body.data.items) { console.log(row.id, row.metrics.likes, row.text.slice(0, 60)); } console.log('cost: $' + body.meta.billing.amount); ``` ### MCP ```json { "name": "call", "arguments": { "capability": "wechat_channels.videos.search", "query": "露营装备推荐" } } ``` Or ask an agent that has the MCP server connected: > Use WeChat Channels video search and list the five posts with the most likes, with links. ## Response example ```json { "code": "ok", "request_id": "0f6c2a8e-4b1d-4e0a-9a51-3c7d2b9e1f20", "data": { "items": [ { "id": "15051893554318805499", "url": "https://wxapp.tc.qq.com/251/20302/stodownload?encfilekey=example", "type": "video", "title": null, "text": "两晚山里露营，装备清单都在这了 #露营 #户外装备", "lang": "zh", "published_at": "2026-11-02T09:30:00Z", "author": { "id": "v2_060000231003b20faec8c6e4811dc1d4c602ee30b0771bbcf220c67926bb76ab7702ac335a53@finder", "username": null, "name": "轻装徒步", "avatar_url": "https://cdn.example.com/avatar/trailkit.jpg", "followers": null, "verified": true }, "metrics": { "views": null, "likes": 48200, "comments": 1312, "shares": 2210, "favorites": 9650, "reposts": null }, "images": [ "https://wxapp.tc.qq.com/251/20304/stodownload?encfilekey=cover" ], "hashtags": [ "露营", "户外装备" ] } ] }, "page": { "next_cursor": "eyJvIjoyMH0", "has_more": true }, "warnings": [], "meta": { "capability": "wechat_channels.videos.search", "billing": { "amount": "0.02", "currency": "USD", "balance_after": "9.98" }, "unavailable": { "metrics.views": "platform", "metrics.reposts": "platform" }, "cached": false, "replayed": false, "fetched_at": "2026-11-11T08:00:00Z" } } ``` ## Errors Errors share one shape: code, request_id, message and message_zh (a fixed sentence per code), charged, retry, retry_after_seconds, param and docs_url, with the specifics in problems. They are not charged; only settlement_unknown is unknown until looked up. The full table: https://okdata.online/docs/errors/ ## Questions ### How much does the WeChat Channels video search API cost? One call costs $0.02 and returns one page of about 10 videos. Collecting 1,000 videos takes about 100 calls, $2.00 in total. Each page is a separate call; failed calls are not charged. ### How do I get the next page? Pass page.next_cursor from the response back as the cursor parameter. When page.has_more is false there is nothing left. Every page is its own call at $0.02. ### Do I need a WeChat Channels account, cookies or a QR login? No. You send only your okdata API key. The data is public data from WeChat Channels; nothing is fetched with your own WeChat Channels account. ### Am I charged when a call fails? No. Every error response says charged: false, except a timeout, which says charged: null until the outcome is known. Resend with the same Idempotency-Key and you are never charged twice. ### What if WeChat Channels does not show a field? The field is null, and meta.unavailable names it with the reason: platform (the platform never shows it) or capability (we cannot fetch it yet). ## More WeChat Channels endpoints - [WeChat Channels account search](https://okdata.online/apis/wechat_channels/users/search/): $0.02 per call · about 1 accounts per page - [WeChat Channels account profile](https://okdata.online/apis/wechat_channels/users/get/): $0.02 per call - [WeChat Channels account videos](https://okdata.online/apis/wechat_channels/users/videos/list/): $0.02 per call · about 15 videos per page - [WeChat Channels video detail](https://okdata.online/apis/wechat_channels/videos/get/): $0.02 per call - [WeChat Channels video comments](https://okdata.online/apis/wechat_channels/videos/comments/list/): $0.015 per call · about 25 comments per page - [WeChat Channels comment replies](https://okdata.online/apis/wechat_channels/comments/replies/list/): $0.015 per call · about 20 comments per page - [WeChat Channels live replays](https://okdata.online/apis/wechat_channels/users/live_replays/list/): $0.02 per call · about 48 posts per page - [WeChat Channels video share link](https://okdata.online/apis/wechat_channels/videos/share_link/get/): $0.02 per call - [WeChat Channels account collections](https://okdata.online/apis/wechat_channels/users/collections/list/): $0.02 per call · about 7 results per page - [WeChat Channels collection videos](https://okdata.online/apis/wechat_channels/collections/videos/list/): $0.02 per call · about 20 videos per page - [WeChat Channels video stats](https://okdata.online/apis/wechat_channels/videos/metrics/): $0.015 per call - [WeChat Channels account profile (backup)](https://okdata.online/apis/wechat_channels/backup/users/get/): $0.03 per call - [WeChat Channels account videos (backup)](https://okdata.online/apis/wechat_channels/backup/users/videos/list/): $0.06 per call · about 15 videos per page - [WeChat Channels video search (backup)](https://okdata.online/apis/wechat_channels/backup/videos/search/): $0.15 per call · about 10 videos per page ## At a glance - **Short name**: WeChat Channels video search - **Category**: [Social media](https://okdata.online/categories/social/) - **Data type**: [Post search API](https://okdata.online/roles/posts-search/) - **Status**: preview. It may still change; any change is announced beforehand. - **Price**: $0.02 per call · failed calls are free - **Returns**: About 10 videos a page, with a cursor for the next page - **If a call fails**: Not charged. When a data source fails, the next one is tried; errors and timeouts cost nothing. ## When it is charged - Data comes back: $0.02 per call - Bad parameters, errors, timeouts: Free | When | Charge | |---|---| | Each further page | A new call: $0.02 | | Most one call costs | $0.02 | | An empty answer | $0.02 | | Bad parameters, errors, timeouts | Free | | A retry with the same Idempotency-Key within 24 hours | Charged once | A failed call is free; an empty answer costs $0.02; not found is free. Prices from price book 1b273c48fea9634e. [Every price on this platform](https://okdata.online/pricing/wechat_channels/) - New accounts get $0.10 of credit, no card needed: 5 calls to this endpoint. - About 100 calls fetch 1,000 videos: $2.00 in all. ## Known limits - About 10 videos come back per page; the platform sets the page size, so there is no page-size parameter. - For the next page, pass `page.next_cursor` back as `cursor`. A cursor stays valid for 24 hours. When `page.has_more` is false there is nothing left. ## Fields by view The view column is the smallest `view` a field comes back in: `compact` returns only compact fields, `standard` adds the standard ones, `full` returns everything. The default is `standard`. - `compact`: `id`, `url`, `type`, `title`, `text`, `published_at`, `author`, `metrics` - `standard`: `lang`, `images`, `hashtags` - `full`: `ext` ## What this endpoint cannot give - `metrics.views`: the platform does not show it (null, listed in meta.unavailable) - `metrics.reposts`: the platform does not show it (null, listed in meta.unavailable) ## Common errors on this endpoint | HTTP | Code | Meaning | Charged | Retry | |---|---|---|---|---| | 400 | `invalid_params` | A parameter is missing, has the wrong type or value, or the method is wrong. problems lists each one; param names the first. | no | after a fix | | 400 | `cursor_mismatch` | The cursor was sent to another endpoint, or with other parameters than the page it came from (view and fields may change). | no | after a fix | | 401 | `unauthorized` | The key is missing, malformed, revoked, disabled or expired (reason says which when known). | no | no | | 402 | `insufficient_balance` | The balance (available) cannot cover the most this call could cost (required). | no | after a fix | | 410 | `cursor_expired` | The cursor is older than the endpoint's cursor lifetime (page.cursor_expires_at said when). | no | no | | 429 | `rate_limited` | The account sent too many requests this minute (reason: rate) or has too many calls running (reason: concurrency). | no | yes | | 500 | `settlement_unknown` | The data came back, but the charge could not be confirmed. | unknown until looked up | with the same Idempotency-Key | | 502 | `upstream_failed` | Every data source for this endpoint failed on this request. | no | yes | | 503 | `capability_paused` | This endpoint is paused right now; nothing ran. | no | yes | | 504 | `timeout` | The data did not come back in time. The hold was released, so nothing was charged. | no | yes | - Backup route: [WeChat Channels video search (backup)](https://okdata.online/apis/wechat_channels/backup/videos/search/), $0.15 per call · about 10 videos per page [All error codes](https://okdata.online/docs/errors/) ## Same data on other platforms - [Douyin video search](https://okdata.online/apis/douyin/videos/search/): $0.02 per call · about 20 videos per page - [Xiaohongshu note search](https://okdata.online/apis/xiaohongshu/notes/search/): $0.02 per call · about 20 notes per page - [Bilibili video search](https://okdata.online/apis/bilibili/videos/search/): $0.002 per call · about 20 videos per page - [Weibo post search](https://okdata.online/apis/weibo/posts/search/): $0.002 per call · about 10 posts per page - [TikTok video search](https://okdata.online/apis/tiktok/videos/search/): $0.002 per call · about 30 videos per page - [X post search](https://okdata.online/apis/x/posts/search/): $0.002 per call · about 20 posts per page - [YouTube video search](https://okdata.online/apis/youtube/videos/search/): $0.004 per call · about 20 videos per page - [Reddit post search](https://okdata.online/apis/reddit/posts/search/): $0.004 per call · about 25 posts per page - [Kuaishou video search](https://okdata.online/apis/kuaishou/videos/search/): $0.02 per call · about 10 videos per page - [Zhihu search](https://okdata.online/apis/zhihu/posts/search/): $0.002 per call · about 20 posts per page - [WeChat Search articles and videos](https://okdata.online/apis/wechat/posts/search/): $0.02 per call · about 20 posts per page [Post search API](https://okdata.online/roles/posts-search/) ## Use it in your AI > Read https://okdata.online/apis/wechat_channels/videos/search.md, then call this endpoint for me through okdata; my key is in the OKDATA_API_KEY environment variable. Use WeChat Channels video search and list the five posts with the most likes, with links.