Xiaohongshu Note Search Scraper

Turn Xiaohongshu keyword search into structured data. Provide one or more Chinese or English terms and receive notes with title, text, creator identity, content type, engagement counts and a direct explore link.

Unofficial / independent tool. This Actor is not affiliated with, authorized, sponsored, or endorsed by Xiaohongshu. It retrieves publicly available data through a third-party API. You are responsible for using the output in compliance with Xiaohongshu's terms and all applicable laws.

What this Actor does

This Actor focuses on one job: search xiaohongshu notes by keyword and return content, creator and engagement data on xiaohongshu.com. The exact-intent input and cost-aligned pay-per-result price make scheduled monitoring and agent workflows predictable.

• Searches Xiaohongshu notes independently for every keyword.
• Returns note title, text, type and creator identity.
• Includes likes, comments, collects and shares.
• Adds canonical note links and the xsec token for follow-up enrichment.

Input

Field	Type	Description
searchTerms	array	Keywords to search on Xiaohongshu. One paginated search per keyword.
maxItems	integer	Maximum records to return (caps your spend).
proxyConfiguration	object	Optional Apify Proxy settings.

Example input

{
  "searchTerms": [
    "\u62a4\u80a4"
  ],
  "maxItems": 20
}

Output

The Actor returns one dataset item per note. Each item is a flat, analysis-ready JSON record. Example of a real returned item:

{
  "noteId": "69d8ab67000000022200b884",
  "title": "夏日护肤分享",
  "description": "清爽防晒和保湿步骤",
  "noteType": "video",
  "author": "护肤研究所",
  "authorId": "5a34cd1811be103ff72f06a2",
  "redId": "beauty_lab",
  "likeCount": 1280,
  "commentCount": 86,
  "collectCount": 430,
  "shareCount": 52,
  "publishedAt": 1783728000,
  "xsecToken": "sample-token",
  "id": "69d8ab67000000022200b884",
  "url": "https://www.xiaohongshu.com/explore/69d8ab67000000022200b884",
  "source": "xiaohongshu-note-search"
}

Output fields

Field	Description
noteId	Xiaohongshu note ID
title	Note title
description	Note text
noteType	Image or video note
author	Creator display name
authorId	Creator user ID
redId	Creator Red ID
likeCount	Like count
commentCount	Comment count
collectCount	Collect count
shareCount	Share count
publishedAt	Published timestamp
xsecToken	Token for follow-up detail requests
url	Canonical link to the item on the source site
id	Stable identifier for the item (when available)
source	Which list / query the item came from

How it works

• Direct API, no browser. Data is fetched over HTTP — no headless browser, no login, no cookies to manage.
• Honest failure. Transient upstream blocks (rate limits, edge protection) are retried with exponential backoff. If the source stays unavailable, the run fails loudly instead of returning a misleading empty dataset.
• De-duplicated. Items are de-duplicated by their identifier within a run.
• Pay per result. Each delivered row charges one result event ($0.01); maxItems is a hard cap on both volume and spend.

Use cases

• Monitor branded and competitor keywords on Xiaohongshu.
• Discover creators and high-engagement notes in a niche.
• Collect consumer language for product and content research.
• Feed RedNote search evidence into an agent or data pipeline.

Integration

Run it from the Apify Console, on a schedule, or call it programmatically via the Apify API, the JavaScript / Python clients, or MCP. Output can be exported as JSON, CSV, or Excel, or pushed to your own storage.

FAQ

Do I need a Xiaohongshu account, cookies, or to log in? No. The Actor only reads publicly available data.

How am I billed? $0.01 per returned item; maxItems caps the total.

Can I schedule it or call it from my own code? Yes — use Apify Schedules, the REST API, the official clients, or MCP.

Is this an official Xiaohongshu product? No. It is an independent tool and is not affiliated with Xiaohongshu.