RedNote (Xiaohongshu / 小红书) Scraper: All-in-One Posts, Search, Trends & Influencers

The most comprehensive, lightning-fast, and cost-effective Xiaohongshu (RedNote / 小红书 / RED) scraper on Apify. Extract viral posts, search results, category trends, HD media links, and full creator intelligence—100% autonomously with Zero Login & Zero Cookies Needed.

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⚡ UnitBytes · Xiaohongshu (RedNote) & Asian E-Commerce Ecosystem
🌟 RedNote All-in-One 📍 You are here Posts, Search, Trends & Creators	📕 RedNote Search & Trends Keyword & Category Feeds Fast discovery & HD media	💬 RedNote Comments Deep Discussion & Replies Nested replies (楼中楼) & sentiment	🇨🇳 1688 Factory Direct Domestic Wholesale & MOQ Factory pricing & SKU specs	🌐 Alibaba Wholesale Global B2B & Verified Suppliers Direct factory RFQs

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🌟 Why Choose This All-in-One Scraper?

Feature	This All-in-One Scraper	Legacy Single-Purpose Scrapers	Expensive Enterprise APIs
All-in-One Modes	Search, Trends, Notes, Creators & Composite Discovery	Search OR Creators Only	Fragmented Endpoints
Pricing Model	Pay-Per-Event (PPE)	Expensive Monthly Rentals ($30–$80/mo)	High Minimum Retainers ($500+)
Startup Fee	$0.00001 (Virtually $0.00)	Upfront Compute or Flat Fees	High Setup Fees
Cost per Note / Post	$0.0022 / note	Pay compute time (often $0.01+/note)	$0.05 / query
Cost per Creator Profile	$0.005 / profile	$0.20 – $1.00 / creator	$0.50 – $2.00 / profile
Account / Cookies	None (100% Zero Cookies Needed)	User Must Supply Fragile Cookies	Complex Session Tokens
Superpower: Influencer Discovery	⚡ Auto-Audit Creators from Viral Posts (deepCreatorAudit)	Not Supported	Manual Multi-Step Pipeline
HD Watermark-Free Media	100% Working Uncompressed Photos & MP4 Streams	Expiring Thumbnails / Broken Links	None
Cold-Start Speed	<50ms (Pure HTTP / Zero-Browser)	10–30s Heavy Chromium Warmup	Variable REST Latency
Anti-Bot Reliability	Autonomous Device Handshake & Smart Session Pool	Constant Verification Captchas	Frequent IP Bans

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🚀 Key Superpowers & Capabilities

• 1. Viral Keyword & Hashtag Search:

  • Search any keyword in Chinese, English, Pinyin, or hashtag format (e.g. OOTD, 护肤, 穿搭, travel, home_decor).
  • Sort by Most Popular / Viral (popularity_descending), Newest First (time_descending), or Most Relevant (general).
  • Filter by media format: All Formats, Video Only, or Image Galleries Only.

• 2. Real-Time Category Trending Feeds:

  • Extract live trending posts directly from Xiaohongshu’s official explore channels:
    Explore / Recommend (全站热门), Fashion & OOTD (穿搭), Beauty & Cosmetics (美妆护肤), Food & Gourmet (美食), Travel (旅行), Home & Lifestyle (家居), Gaming (游戏), Fitness (健身), Entertainment (影视), Career (职场), Pets (萌宠), Videos (精选视频).

• 3. ⚡ Superpower: Deep Influencer Discovery & Audit (deepCreatorAudit):

  • Enable with one click! Searches your target niche keywords $\rightarrow$ identifies viral posts $\rightarrow$ automatically extracts author profiles $\rightarrow$ scrapes their verified follower count, bio, and verification tier. The ultimate KOL recruitment shortcut.

• 4. In-Depth Creator & KOL Intelligence:

  • Core Identifiers: Nickname, Red ID, User ID, Profile URL, HD Avatar.
  • Audience Metrics: Follower Count, Following Count, Total Likes & Collects, Published Notes Count.
  • Verification Badges: Automatically categorized into Official Brand (企业号 / 品牌旗舰店), Pro Creator (知名博主 / 优质创作者), or Individual (个人创作者).
  • Demographics: Gender, IP Location (Country, Province, City), and Bio.

• 5. Complete Published Note Portfolios:

  • Paginates through any creator's published feed (user_posted) up to 1,000 posts per creator.
  • Computes weighted Viral Score and engagement rates.

• 6. 100% Working HD Media (No Broken Links):

  • Uncompressed full-resolution gallery photos (strips CDN compression parameters).
  • Direct watermark-free MP4 video stream download links.

• 7. Zero Cookies Required:

  • Operates completely autonomously using our pre-warmed, self-healing session vault. Never risk your personal Xiaohongshu account.

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🎯 Popular Use Cases

1. Influencer Discovery & KOL Vetting

Discover authentic Chinese creators for brand sponsorships, TikTok Shop affiliates, Amazon influencer marketing, or cross-border DTC campaigns.

2. Viral Trend & Content Strategy

Track trending fashion styles, cosmetic ingredients, lifestyle aesthetics, and viral hashtags in real-time to guide your brand's social media content.

3. Competitor Brand Intelligence

Monitor competitor brand accounts, track user reviews, analyze customer sentiment, and spot emerging consumer trends before they hit Western platforms.

4. Creative Inspiration & Moodboards

Download high-resolution photography and watermark-free video clips for design research, product development, and moodboards.

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📥 Input Settings & Parameters

Setting	Type	Default	Description
startUrls	Array	["..."]	Universal input: paste Xiaohongshu search URLs, trending category links, direct post links (explore/...), or creator profile links (user/profile/...).
keywords	Array	["OOTD"]	Keywords or hashtags in Chinese, English, or Pinyin (e.g. ["护肤", "秋季穿搭"]).
trendingChannel	Select	none	Scrape real-time category trending feeds without keywords (fashion, beauty, food, travel, home, etc.).
sort	Select	popularity_descending	popularity_descending (Most Viral), time_descending (Newest), or general (Relevance).
noteType	Select	all	Filter by all, video_only, or image_only.
deepCreatorAudit	Boolean	false	SUPERPOWER: Automatically audits creators behind discovered viral posts (scrapes followers, bio, verification).
creatorUrls	Array	[]	Direct creator profile URLs or mobile share links (xhslink.com/...).
userIds	Array	[]	Direct 24-character hexadecimal user IDs (5b331070e8cd614138e4a9e5).
redIds	Array	[]	Xiaohongshu Red IDs / handles (e.g. 88888888, style_daily).
maxItems	Integer	30	Maximum total posts and profiles to collect across the run.
maxCreators	Integer	10	Maximum creators to audit in Creator or Composite mode (1 to 100).
maxNotesPerCreator	Integer	30	Maximum notes to extract per creator (set to 0 for profile stats only).
scrapePortfolio	Boolean	true	When scraping creators, extract their full portfolio of published posts.
enrichNoteDetails	Boolean	true	Fetch full note description, HD media galleries, and watermark-free video download links.
resumptionToken	String	""	Enterprise resumption token from previous run to continue pagination with 0 duplicates.
proxyConfiguration	Object	Residential (HK)	Built-in Apify Residential proxy in Hong Kong (strongly recommended).

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💻 Input Samples

Sample 1: Default Search (Viral Posts + HD Media)

{
  "keywords": ["OOTD", "秋季穿搭"],
  "sort": "popularity_descending",
  "maxItems": 20,
  "enrichNoteDetails": true
}

Sample 2: ⚡ Influencer Discovery (Search + Creator Audit)

{
  "keywords": ["护肤"],
  "deepCreatorAudit": true,
  "maxItems": 20,
  "maxCreators": 5,
  "maxNotesPerCreator": 2
}

Sample 3: Explore Real-Time Trending Feeds

{
  "trendingChannel": "homefeed.fashion_v3",
  "maxItems": 30,
  "enrichNoteDetails": true
}

Sample 4: Creator Profile Intelligence & Portfolio

{
  "creatorUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.xiaohongshu.com/user/profile/5b331070e8cd614138e4a9e5" }
  ],
  "maxNotesPerCreator": 15,
  "scrapePortfolio": true
}

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📤 Output Formats & Clean Dataset Views

The Actor formats data cleanly and provides 3 pre-configured Apify Dataset Views:

• Unified Overview (overview): Key metrics combining posts, creators, and engagement.
• Notes & Posts (notes): Filtered view for post titles, HD media, viral scores, and tags.
• Creators & Influencers (creators): Filtered view for KOL follower counts, verification badges, and bios.

Sample Note Output (itemType: "note")

{
  "itemType": "note",
  "id": "64a7f30200000000160269ae",
  "title": "早秋高级感通勤穿搭 | 5套胶囊衣橱指南",
  "desc": "秋天第一波气质穿搭来啦！衬衫搭配西装裤，高级感拉满...",
  "type": "normal",
  "url": "https://www.xiaohongshu.com/explore/64a7f30200000000160269ae",
  "coverUrl": "https://sns-webpic-qc.xhscdn.com/2026/10/cover.jpg",
  "likedCount": 35200,
  "collectedCount": 21800,
  "commentCount": 1420,
  "sharedCount": 2890,
  "viralScore": 94000.0,
  "engagementRate": 74.18,
  "hasVideo": false,
  "images": [
    "https://sns-webpic-qc.xhscdn.com/2026/10/img1.jpg",
    "https://sns-webpic-qc.xhscdn.com/2026/10/img2.jpg"
  ],
  "creator": {
    "id": "5a609866e8ac2b2fc9c2aa72",
    "nickname": "什么周周",
    "redId": "zhouzhoujh",
    "avatarUrl": "https://sns-avatar-qc.xhscdn.com/avatar/1000/5a609866e8ac2b2fc9c2aa72.jpg"
  },
  "tags": ["OOTD", "秋季穿搭", "通勤穿搭"],
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-06T21:00:00.000Z"
}

Sample Creator Intelligence Output (itemType: "creator_profile")

{
  "itemType": "creator_profile",
  "id": "5a609866e8ac2b2fc9c2aa72",
  "nickname": "什么周周",
  "redId": "zhouzhoujh",
  "bio": "分享日常穿搭与生活美学 商务合作私信",
  "avatarUrl": "https://sns-avatar-qc.xhscdn.com/avatar/1000/5a609866e8ac2b2fc9c2aa72.jpg",
  "gender": "female",
  "ipLocation": "上海",
  "verification": {
    "badge": "Pro Creator",
    "isVerified": true,
    "desc": "小红书知名时尚博主"
  },
  "followerCount": 285000,
  "followingCount": 194,
  "totalLikesAndCollects": 1820000,
  "notesCount": 412,
  "profileUrl": "https://www.xiaohongshu.com/user/profile/5a609866e8ac2b2fc9c2aa72",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-06T21:00:00.000Z"
}

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💰 Monetization & Pay-Per-Event (PPE) Pricing

This Actor operates under transparent, affordable Pay-Per-Event (PPE) billing:

Event	Price (USD)	Description
apify-actor-start	$0.00001	Virtually $0.00 barrier to launch runs.
note	$0.0022	Charged per search result, trending note, or portfolio post extracted with HD media.
profile	$0.005	Charged per creator profile successfully enriched with followers, bio & badges.

Pricing Examples:

• 50 Viral Search Posts:
  $0.00001 (start) + (50 * $0.0022) = $0.11 total
• 100 Posts + Influencer Discovery (10 Creators Audited):
  $0.00001 (start) + (100 * $0.0022) + (10 * $0.005) = $0.27 total
• 5 Creator Portfolios (20 Notes Each = 100 Notes + 5 Profiles):
  $0.00001 (start) + (100 * $0.0022) + (5 * $0.005) = $0.245 total

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🔒 Security & Quality Standards

• Zero-Storage Cookie Leakage: The Actor does not accept or store user session cookies or credentials.
• Pure-HTTP 256MB RAM Tier: Never launches heavy headless browsers. Extremely fast, lightweight, and low cost.
• The Exit-Code 0 Rule: Cleanly handles user errors, non-existent entities, and challenge fallbacks with structured error items and exit code 0.
• Enterprise Resumption: Base64 resumption tokens ensure seamless multi-batch pagination with zero duplicate items across runs.

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🔗 The UnitBytes Xiaohongshu & Sourcing Ecosystem

Looking for specialized scrapers tailored to specific stages of your workflow? Explore our full production ecosystem:

• 🌟 RedNote (Xiaohongshu) All-in-One Scraper (📍 You are here): Unified scraping for search, category trends, creator analytics, and auto-influencer audits.
• 📕 RedNote Search & Trends Scraper: Dedicated high-speed keyword search, explore feeds, and watermark-free media downloads.
• 💬 RedNote Dedicated Comments Scraper: Deep comment extraction, nested sub-replies (楼中楼), and customer sentiment scoring.
• 🇨🇳 1688 Factory Direct Scraper: Real-time Chinese factory pricing, SKU matrices, and MOQ sourcing specifications.
• 🌐 Alibaba Wholesale Scraper: Global B2B marketplace search and verified supplier intelligence.
• 🐟 GooFish (Idle Fish / 闲鱼) Product Scraper: C2C secondary market products, secondhand electronics, and arbitrage price tracking.
• ⭐ GooFish Seller Audit Scraper: C2C merchant reputation, historical sales, and Zhima credit checks.

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💬 Enterprise Support & Custom Pipelines

Need dedicated SLAs, custom data schemas, high-throughput pipelines, or private actor deployments?

• 📧 Direct Email: contact@unitbytes.com
• 🌐 Enterprise Platform: https://unitbytes.com
• 💡 Data Engine Specs & Live Docs: https://unitbytes.com/actors/xiaohongshu-scraper/

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⚖️ Disclaimer

This Actor is an independent, third-party software solution developed and maintained by UnitBytes. It is not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with Xiaohongshu (RED / 小红书 / Xingin Information Technology Co., Ltd.) or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.

• Public Data Only: This tool extracts only publicly accessible data available on the web and does not circumvent any access controls, private authentication walls, or confidential user permissions.
• Compliance & Fair Use: Users are solely responsible for ensuring that their data extraction and processing activities adhere to applicable local, national, and international laws, intellectual property rights, data privacy regulations (such as GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL), and target terms of service.
• Limitation of Liability: The software is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. The authors and maintainers shall not be held liable for any claims, damages, account penalties, or legal liabilities arising from the use or misuse of this tool or the collected data.