# WeChat Articles to English Summary Scraper (`rainminer/wechat-article-summary-scraper`) Actor

Summarize public WeChat Official Account articles in English. Each row has an English brief, topics, and brand mentions from mp.weixin.qq.com links for PR, brand monitoring, and China market research. No WeChat login. Export JSON or CSV.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/rainminer/wechat-article-summary-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [rainminer](https://apify.com/rainminer) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, AI
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $11.22 / 1,000 article summaries

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## WeChat Article Summary Scraper

![WeChat Official Accounts Platform](https://res.wx.qq.com/a/wx_fed/assets/res/OTE0YTAw.png)

**WeChat Article Summary Scraper** reads **public** [WeChat Official Account](https://mp.weixin.qq.com/) article pages and returns **English briefs** for each link you provide. Paste **mp.weixin.qq.com** article URLs from 微信公众号 posts—no WeChat login required. On the **Apify** platform you get **API access**, **scheduling**, **webhooks**, **monitoring**, and optional **proxy rotation** when WeChat shows verification pages.

### What does WeChat Article Summary Scraper do?

This Actor fetches the main text of a **public WeChat article**, then uses **AI** to produce a structured English row: **summary paragraph**, **topics**, and **brand mentions**, plus the original Chinese title and metadata. One dataset row per article URL.

### Why use WeChat Article Summary Scraper?

- **PR and comms teams** — Monitor Mandarin WeChat posts and read English summaries without manual translation.
- **Market researchers** — Track themes and brands across Chinese official-account content.
- **Analysts and journalists** — Clip WeChat articles into English-ready notes for reports.
- **Automation** — Run on a schedule, push results to Google Sheets, Slack, or your data warehouse via Apify integrations.

### How to scrape WeChat article summaries

1. Open the Actor on Apify and go to the **Input** tab.
2. Add one or more **public article URLs** (`https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/...`). Short links copied from WeChat work best.
3. Set **Maximum articles** (default 3) and leave **Proxy** off unless you hit verification pages.
4. Click **Start** and open the **Dataset** tab when the run finishes.

### Input

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| **WeChat article URLs** | Public mp.weixin.qq.com article links. |
| **Maximum articles** | Cap how many URLs from the list are processed in one run. |
| **Proxy configuration** | Optional; default is no Apify Proxy. |

Example input:

```json
{
  "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/-rwvHhqYbKGCVFeXRNknYQ" }],
  "maxItems": 1,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false }
}
```

### Output

Each item is one article:

```json
{
  "url": "https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/-rwvHhqYbKGCVFeXRNknYQ",
  "titleOriginal": "注意！疫苗接种第二针不能这样打！",
  "titleEnglish": "Attention! You cannot get your second COVID-19 vaccine dose this way",
  "summaryEnglish": "China's NHC reported over 300 million vaccine doses administered...",
  "topics": ["COVID-19 vaccination", "public health", "second dose timing"],
  "brandMentions": ["National Health Commission"],
  "languageDetected": "zh",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-18T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

You can download the dataset as **JSON**, **CSV**, **Excel**, or **HTML** from the run page.

### What data can WeChat Article Summary Scraper extract?

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `url` | Article URL you provided |
| `titleOriginal` | Chinese headline from the page |
| `titleEnglish` | English headline translation, or null |
| `summaryEnglish` | English summary paragraph |
| `topics` | English topic tags |
| `brandMentions` | English brand or organization names mentioned |
| `languageDetected` | Detected page or content language |
| `scrapedAt` | ISO timestamp when the row was saved |

### How much does it cost to summarize WeChat articles?

Each saved English brief is one **article-summary** event. On the free plan that is **$14.99 per 1,000 articles** (about $0.015 each). A small test with one article and `maxItems: 1` typically finishes in a few minutes. Use **Maximum articles** to control volume.

### Tips

- Prefer **short `/s/` links** from WeChat’s “Copy link” over long `?__biz=` URLs when browsing outside WeChat.
- If a run fails with a verification message, enable **Apify Proxy** or retry later.
- Only **public** articles are supported—no account login.

### FAQ and legal

This Actor collects **publicly reachable** article text only. You are responsible for complying with applicable laws and the target site’s terms. WeChat may change page layouts or access rules; report issues on the Actor **Issues** tab.

### Image Credit

Image credit: [WeChat Official Accounts Platform](https://mp.weixin.qq.com/)

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Public mp.weixin.qq.com article links (short /s/... or long ?\_\_biz=... URLs). Prefer short links copied from WeChat when long links hit verification.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of article URLs to process in this run (from the start URLs list).

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional proxy. Many public articles work without a proxy using a mobile WeChat user agent; enable Apify Proxy if you see environment verification pages.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/-rwvHhqYbKGCVFeXRNknYQ"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 3,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/-rwvHhqYbKGCVFeXRNknYQ"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("rainminer/wechat-article-summary-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/-rwvHhqYbKGCVFeXRNknYQ" }] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("rainminer/wechat-article-summary-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/-rwvHhqYbKGCVFeXRNknYQ"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call rainminer/wechat-article-summary-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,rainminer/wechat-article-summary-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/gLvDqeaSSUsH1hQ04/builds/NlC1V71f1fHxkvh1m/openapi.json