# RedNote (Xiaohongshu) Home Feed Scraper (`toolzerhub/rednote-xiaohongshu-home-feed-scraper`) Actor

Extract the public RedNote (Xiaohongshu) home feed: post title, type, author, cover image, and engagement counts. Filter by category and choose whether to include image data. No login or session cookie required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/toolzerhub/rednote-xiaohongshu-home-feed-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ToolzerHub](https://apify.com/toolzerhub) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Automation, For creators
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.20 / 1,000 results

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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## RedNote (Xiaohongshu) Home Feed Scraper

Collect the public RedNote or Xiaohongshu home feed and export each feed card's title, type, author, cover, engagement, and tracking fields.

You don't need a keyword, post ID, or profile ID. Use this for broad feed discovery.

### Feed settings

| Field | Default | Use |
|---|---:|---|
| **`maxItems`** | `100` | Maximum saved rows. Set `0` to remove the cap. |
| **`include_images`** | `true` | Include image material in the feed request. |
| **`category`** | — | Optional category sent to RedNote. The Store form prefills `recommended`; send it explicitly when that is the feed you want. |

```json
{
  "category": "recommended",
  "include_images": true,
  "maxItems": 80
}
```

### Saved rows

| Field | Contents |
|---|---|
| **`id`** | Feed item ID |
| **`display_title`** | Display title |
| **`type`** | Content type |
| **`user`** | Author details |
| **`cover`** | Cover image object |
| **`interact_info`** | Engagement information grouped by RedNote |
| **`track_id`** | Recommendation tracking ID |
| **`model_type`** | Feed model type, such as `note` |

```json
{
  "id": "6a4eac1b0000000017028c14",
  "display_title": "Small kitchen storage that actually works",
  "type": "normal",
  "user": {
    "nickname": "tidydesk"
  },
  "model_type": "note"
}
```

### How collection ends

The Actor follows RedNote's continuation cursor. It stops at **`maxItems`**, when no more pages exist, when a page is empty, or when the same cursor appears twice. A feed that runs out first produces fewer rows than your cap.

Billing follows saved results instead of a monthly rental. No login, cookie, or session token is required or accepted.

### Questions

**Is `recommended` a guaranteed default category?**

No. It is prefilled in the Store form, not imposed as a schema default. Include **`category`** in your JSON when the choice matters.

**Does `include_images: false` change the result cap?**

No. **`maxItems`** still caps saved feed rows. **`include_images`** only controls whether image material is requested.

For a ranked list of current topics, use [RedNote Hot Trends Scraper](https://apify.com/toolzerhub/rednote-xiaohongshu-hot-trends-scraper). For creation prompts rather than the general feed, use [RedNote Creator Inspiration Scraper](https://apify.com/toolzerhub/rednote-xiaohongshu-creator-inspiration-scraper).

# Actor input Schema

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

Maximum rows to save. Set 0 to keep collecting until the source is exhausted.

## `category` (type: `string`):

Optional category for the home feed.

## `include_images` (type: `boolean`):

Include image material in the home feed.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "maxItems": 20,
  "category": "recommended",
  "include_images": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

Every record collected during this run

# 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 = {
    "maxItems": 20,
    "category": "recommended"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("toolzerhub/rednote-xiaohongshu-home-feed-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 = {
    "maxItems": 20,
    "category": "recommended",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("toolzerhub/rednote-xiaohongshu-home-feed-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 '{
  "maxItems": 20,
  "category": "recommended"
}' |
apify call toolzerhub/rednote-xiaohongshu-home-feed-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,toolzerhub/rednote-xiaohongshu-home-feed-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/eqOxWSbcuS6E4KaYJ/builds/t09UZLKVu0uRhAO3j/openapi.json