# Check WeChat article publish times and IP regions

**Use case:** 

Reads public WeChat Official Account links and returns, for each article, the publish time in China Standard Time with the page's own Unix timestamp, the IP region WeChat shows for the publisher, the account name and WeChat ID, the Original mark, the title, the author when credited, and the body text when present (empty on image-only posts). Not affiliated with Tencent or WeChat.

## Input

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/W8OH9twsMStGhVFQox8F8g",
    "https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/6eZM5xfmCdm2kw_r20xbAw",
    "https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/iG-PlcEbfRiY_VV6250xbA"
  ],
  "maxItems": 3,
  "includeMarkdown": false,
  "includeHtml": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "accountName": {
    "label": "Account",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "publishedAt": {
    "label": "Published",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "articleType": {
    "label": "Type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "charCount": {
    "label": "Characters",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "imageCount": {
    "label": "Images",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "isOriginal": {
    "label": "Original",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "ipRegion": {
    "label": "IP region",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "error.type": {
    "label": "Not read",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The WeChat Article Scraper: Full Text, Markdown & Images (No Login) Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Check WeChat article publish times and IP regions". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/2j4N4kqvpRrvzHAPL) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Check WeChat article publish times and IP regions" task

The WeChat Article Scraper: Full Text, Markdown & Images (No Login) Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like wechat article links, maximum rows, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Check WeChat article publish times and IP regions" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as title, account, published, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Check WeChat article publish times and IP regions" task via API](https://apify.com/kizukidata/wechat-article-reader.md).

## FAQ

### What does the WeChat publish time task return?

One row per link: publish time in China Standard Time, raw Unix timestamp and display text, publisher IP region, account name and WeChat ID, author when credited, Original mark, title, image count, and body text when present.

### Does the IP region show where the reader is?

No. ipRegion is the province or country WeChat prints beside the publisher on the article page. The task reads the same page any visitor sees and does not locate readers.

### What happens to a deleted or private article?

It comes back as one row with a fixed reason, such as deleted, violation or verification-required. That row is not charged and the other links are read normally.

### Does it need a WeChat account or the app?

No WeChat account, no app and no login. It reads the public article page, and it is not affiliated with Tencent or WeChat.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [WeChat Article Scraper: Full Text, Markdown & Images (No Login)](https://apify.com/kizukidata/wechat-article-reader.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/kizukidata/wechat-article-reader.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/kizukidata/wechat-article-reader.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).