WeChat Channels (视频号) Scraper

Scrape WeChat Channels (视频号) by keyword or video ID — search videos, find channel accounts, and fetch full video detail. Multi-result searches are live now; one-call detail auto-activates on July 26, 2026 at 05:00 UTC, when its separate $0.02 cost-covering event becomes active.

Unofficial. This Actor is not affiliated with, authorized, or endorsed by WeChat, Weixin Channels (微信视频号), or Tencent. It is an independent tool that retrieves publicly available data via a third-party API. Use it in compliance with WeChat's terms and all applicable laws; you are responsible for how you use the retrieved data.

What it does

• Video keyword search — give one or more keywords to search 视频号 videos. Choose comprehensive (relevance), latest (newest first), or both. Returns a preview per video: id, title, channel name, like/comment counts and cover URL.
• Channel/account search — give keywords to find matching WeChat accounts. Returns account name, description and avatar.
• Video detail (scheduled) — from July 26, use numeric IDs or exportIds from search output to fetch full engagement and media metadata. Earlier requests fail before making a paid upstream call.

All modes can be combined in a single run. Results are de-duplicated by id and capped at maxItems.

Requirements

This Actor calls a third-party WeChat search API. The managed deployment supplies the required API credential.

Self-hosted copies need access to the provider's wechat_search and wechat_channels API scopes.

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
searchKeywords	string[]	[]	Keywords to search videos. Chinese keywords return the most results.
searchType	enum	comprehensive	comprehensive / latest / both video ranking.
userKeywords	string[]	[]	Keywords to search channel accounts.
videoIds	string[]	[]	Numeric IDs or exportIds for full video detail.
maxItems	integer	50	Max total items across all modes.

Example input

{
  "searchKeywords": ["美食", "健身"],
  "searchType": "both",
  "userKeywords": ["美食"],
  "maxItems": 100
}

Output

One dataset item per search result:

{
  "type": "video",
  "id": "14941130915890399732",
  "objectId": "14941130915890399732",
  "exportId": "export/UzFf...",
  "title": "土菜中的农家一碗香 #辣椒炒肉",
  "publishTime": 1780571202,
  "likeCount": 53,
  "commentCount": 7,
  "coverUrl": "https://findermp.video.qq.com/...",
  "author": { "username": "v2_...@finder", "nickname": "湖南最生活" },
  "source": "search:美食:comprehensive"
}

A channel-search item has type: "channel" with username, nickname, description and avatarUrl.

After the scheduled activation, a video-detail item has type: "videoDetail" and adds full engagement counts, region, duration, media URL, decode key, file size and encryption metadata. Each delivered detail charges one video-detail event at $0.02.

Notes

• Data is sourced live; WeChat occasionally rate-limits, so the Actor retries transient blocks with exponential backoff.
• IDs are de-duplicated within a run.