RedNote (Xiaohongshu / 小红书) User Profile & Notes Scraper | Creator Profiles, Agency Affiliations & Posts (2026)

From Zen Studio. Creators of RedNote Search and Douyin Search, which have ranked #1 for “rednote” and “douyin”, respectively, in Apify Store relevance results, with 100,000+ combined lifetime runs.

Why choose this actor?

• Shortlist creators with more than a follower count. Get public bios, RedNote handles, follower and following counts, plus agency affiliations and source-reported locations when available. Find creators that fit your niche and market.
• Add the posts behind the profile. Collect captions, image and video URLs, and post-level engagement (likes, saves, comments and shares). Set a post limit for each creator, or switch off note collection for profile-only research.
• Start from a profile or a post. Paste profile links, RedNote IDs or post links. A post link resolves to its author, so you can move from an interesting post to researching the creator behind it.

Try one creator profile

Open the actor’s input page, switch to JSON and paste this. Replace the example with your creator’s profile link, then start the run.

{
  "profileUrls": [
    "https://www.xiaohongshu.com/user/profile/65c381340000000011014d37"
  ],
  "includeNotes": false
}

This trial returns the profile object and skips post collection, so there are no note charges. Agency affiliations and locations depend on what RedNote provides; location labels describe a broad region, not a street address.

To include posts, set includeNotes to true and choose maxNotesPerProfile. Profiles and collected notes are charged separately. Large profiles can stop before the requested count when the result-size limit is reached.

Apify Free plan: 15 lifetime preview runs, one profile and up to 20 notes per run.

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zen-studio/rednote-user-profile-scraper on Apify. Pulls a Xiaohongshu (小红书) creator's public profile (nickname, bio, follower/following counts, source-reported location, verification flags and agency affiliation when available) plus optional posts (likes, collects, comments, shares, image galleries, video URLs, pinned flag, post time). Call ApifyClient("TOKEN").actor("zen-studio/rednote-user-profile-scraper").call(run_input={...}), then client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).list_items().items. profileUrls accepts profile URLs, bare 24-char hex user IDs, xhslink.com share links, RedNote IDs (小红书号), or a post link (/explore/<id>, which resolves to the post's author). Output is nested: one row per profile = {profile, notes[], _user_id, _input}. Notes include an id for chaining into zen-studio/rednote-comments-scraper or zen-studio/rednote-note-detail-scraper. includeNotes=false skips post collection; maxNotesPerProfile defaults to 100. A value of 0 removes that count cap, but source availability and result-size, budget and run-time limits still apply. Full spec: GET https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/zen-studio~rednote-user-profile-scraper/builds/default (Bearer TOKEN) → inputSchema, actorDefinition.storages.dataset, readme. Token: https://console.apify.com/account/integrations To reach the maintainers, add feedback="<what you needed and did not get>" to any run, including one that worked: a missing field or option, a wrong or empty result, or which actor you are switching to or from and why. The run returns its data exactly as it would without the note, and a human reads every note.

How to Scrape a Xiaohongshu User Profile

Basic: one creator with posts

{
    "profileUrls": ["https://www.xiaohongshu.com/user/profile/65c381340000000011014d37"]
}

Multiple creators, capped budget

{
    "profileUrls": [
        "https://www.xiaohongshu.com/user/profile/65c381340000000011014d37",
        "6539e3ce000000000d006d07"
    ],
    "maxNotesPerProfile": 50
}

Profile only, no posting history

{
    "profileUrls": ["65c381340000000011014d37"],
    "includeNotes": false
}

This skips note collection and note charges, returning the profile with an empty notes array.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
profileUrls	array	required	One or more Xiaohongshu user references: profile URLs, bare 24-character user IDs, xhslink.com share links, RedNote IDs (小红书号), or post links (/explore/<id>, resolved to the post's author). Each profile runs independently.
includeNotes	boolean	true	Include creator posts. Set to false for profiles only, with no note charges.
maxNotesPerProfile	integer	100	Maximum notes per profile. 0 removes the count cap; source availability, result size, budget and run time still limit collection.

Accepted reference formats:

• Profile URL: https://www.xiaohongshu.com/user/profile/65c381340000000011014d37
• Bare user ID: 65c381340000000011014d37 (24 hex characters)
• Share link: https://xhslink.com/m/Ap1vXtgAixh (resolved automatically)
• RedNote ID (小红书号): 95690072122 or Patellana (the public handle shown on a creator's profile page)
• Post link: https://www.xiaohongshu.com/explore/6a173b10000000000803cefa — resolves to the post's author and scrapes their profile

A creator's display name (the nickname on the profile) is not accepted: several accounts can carry the same one, so it points to no single profile. Use the RedNote ID (小红书号) shown next to it.

What Data Can You Extract from a Xiaohongshu Profile?

Every dataset row is one user: the full profile object with the collected posts nested inside.

Top-level row:

• _user_id: the resolved 24-character user ID
• _input: the exact reference you supplied (URL or ID)
• profile: the full profile object (below)
• notes: array of collected posts (below)

Profile (profile):

• Identity: userid, red_id (public handle), nickname, desc (bio), gender, images / imageb (avatar URLs), share_link
• Audience & activity: fans (followers), follows (following), liked, collected, ndiscovery, note_num_stat (posted / liked / collected), interactions (Following / Followers / Likes & Collects)
• Location: ip_location (province or city), location
• Verification & brand: red_official_verified, red_official_verify_type, user_role_type, tags (MCN affiliation), user_brand, red_club_info, buyer_info
• Layout & relationship state: tab_visible, tab_public, banner_info, level, fstatus, blocked, blocking, plus the remaining structured fields, all passed through untouched

Each note (notes[]):

• IDs & type: id, type (video / normal), cursor
• Text: title, display_title, desc (with hashtags inline)
• Timing: create_time (Unix), time_desc (e.g. 04-27), last_update_time
• Engagement: likes, collected_count, comments_count, share_count, nice_count, view_count
• Media: images_list (gallery with per-image URL + dimensions), video_info_v2 (stream metadata), has_music
• Flags & commerce: sticky (pinned), is_goods_note, price, recommend
• Context: ip_location (when present), ats (@-mentions), advanced_widgets_groups, widgets_context, user (compact author block), infavs, inlikes, niced

Output Example

{
  "_user_id": "65c381340000000011014d37",
  "_input": "https://www.xiaohongshu.com/user/profile/65c381340000000011014d37",
  "profile": {
    "userid": "65c381340000000011014d37",
    "nickname": "甜妈湘味",
    "red_id": "3707091934",
    "desc": "单亲妈妈每天给女儿做各种好吃的美食\n合作：xt5201314hjle",
    "gender": 2,
    "ip_location": "Hunan",
    "images": "https://sns-avatar-qc.xhscdn.com/avatar/1040g2jo31qn95nbjgm005pe3g4q4aj9nhequmq8?imageView2/2/w/360/format/webp",
    "imageb": "https://sns-avatar-qc.xhscdn.com/avatar/1040g2jo31qn95nbjgm005pe3g4q4aj9nhequmq8?imageView2/2/w/540/format/webp",
    "fans": 99785,
    "follows": 7,
    "liked": 113715,
    "collected": 104612,
    "ndiscovery": 97,
    "note_num_stat": { "posted": 97, "liked": 113715, "collected": 104612 },
    "interactions": [
      { "type": "follows", "name": "Following", "count": 7 },
      { "type": "fans", "name": "Followers", "count": 99785 },
      { "type": "interaction", "name": "Likes & Collects", "count": 218327 }
    ],
    "tags": [
      { "tag_type": "mcn", "name": "大禹", "icon": "https://picasso-static.xiaohongshu.com/fe-platform/..." }
    ],
    "red_official_verified": false,
    "red_official_verify_type": 0,
    "user_role_type": 6,
    "fstatus": "none",
    "share_link": "https://www.xiaohongshu.com/user/profile/65c381340000000011014d37?xsec_token=...",
    "user_brand": { "...": "..." },
    "user_desc_info": { "...": "..." },
    "tab_visible": { "...": "..." }
    // ... 40+ more profile fields (banner_info, level, red_club_info, buyer_info, hula_tabs, ...)
  },
  "notes": [
    {
      "id": "69ef1af9000000003502dec1",
      "type": "video",
      "title": "",
      "display_title": "在家过生日热热闹闹的才开心#家庭版家常菜 #亲子温馨时刻 #平凡生活小幸福",
      "desc": "在家过生日热热闹闹的才开心#家庭版家常菜[话题]# #亲子温馨时刻[话题]# #平凡生活小幸福[话题]#",
      "create_time": 1777277689,
      "time_desc": "04-27",
      "last_update_time": 0,
      "likes": 3421,
      "collected_count": 2118,
      "comments_count": 205,
      "share_count": 256,
      "nice_count": 12,
      "view_count": 0,
      "sticky": false,
      "is_goods_note": false,
      "price": 0,
      "has_music": false,
      "images_list": [
        { "url": "https://sns-i8.rednotecdn.com/1040g2sg31vf63hqt1m7g5pe3g4q4aj9noh1movo?imageView2/2/w/576/format/webp", "width": 1080, "height": 1440 }
      ],
      "video_info_v2": { "media": { "...": "..." }, "image": { "...": "..." }, "consumer": { "...": "..." } },
      "ats": [],
      "recommend": { "...": "..." },
      "advanced_widgets_groups": { "...": "..." },
      "widgets_context": "{\"video\":true,\"author_name\":\"甜妈湘味\",\"video_duration\":171}",
      "infavs": false,
      "inlikes": false,
      "niced": false,
      "cursor": "69ef1af9000000003502dec1",
      "user": { "userid": "65c381340000000011014d37", "nickname": "甜妈湘味", "followed": false }
    }
    // ... 96 more notes
  ]
}

Chaining Into the Comments Scraper

Each collected post includes its id. Pass it directly to the Comments or Note Detail actor; this dataset does not add a ready-made post URL.

That id is still all you need. Pass it straight into the RedNote Comments Scraper, which accepts bare 24-character note IDs:

{ "noteUrls": ["69ef1af9000000003502dec1"] }

A typical pipeline: scrape a creator's profile here → take the id of their top-engagement notes → fetch the full comment threads with the Comments Scraper.

Advanced Usage

Research a creator's posting history

{ "profileUrls": ["65c381340000000011014d37"], "maxNotesPerProfile": 0 }

Competitive benchmark across several creators

{
  "profileUrls": [
    "65c381340000000011014d37",
    "6539e3ce000000000d006d07",
    "https://www.xiaohongshu.com/user/profile/5ff0e6f4000000000100b3a2"
  ],
  "maxNotesPerProfile": 30
}

Track a single creator's latest posts on a schedule

{ "profileUrls": ["65c381340000000011014d37"], "maxNotesPerProfile": 20 }

Notes come back in the order Xiaohongshu serves them (newest first, pinned posts near the top), so a small maxNotesPerProfile keeps you on the most recent activity.

Integrations and scheduling

Run the RedNote profiles scraper on a schedule in Apify Console, hourly or daily for brand and trend monitoring. Each run can call a webhook when it finishes, so n8n, Make and Zapier flows pick up new rows without polling. The Apify API and the Apify MCP server take the same input, for scripts and AI agents.

Pricing: Pay Per Event (PPE)

Two billable results. Each profile you scrape is one profile-result; each note written to your dataset is one profile-note-result. Profiles and notes are billed separately.

Result charges	What it is	Price
profile-result	One creator profile	$0.0299 flat
profile-note-result	One note in the output	from $0.00499 (rate depends on your Apify plan)

Profile-only mode: turn off Include notes and you pay just the per-profile rate, with zero note charges, the cheapest way to harvest profiles in bulk.

Note pricing by Apify plan:

Your Apify plan	Per 1,000 notes	Per note
Free / no discount	$5.99	$0.00599
Bronze	$5.49	$0.00549
Silver	$4.99	$0.00499
Gold	$4.99	$0.00499

Only collected notes count toward the note charge. Collection stops at your note cap, available run budget or the result-size limit, whichever is reached first.

Free tier: 15 lifetime runs, ~1 profile and ~20 notes from the first profile, no credit card.

FAQ

What is RedNote (Xiaohongshu / Little Red Book)? RedNote is the international name of Xiaohongshu (小红书, literally "Little Red Book", often abbreviated XHS), China's leading lifestyle and social-commerce platform. Its creators drive beauty, fashion, food, and travel trends; this actor captures their full public profile and posting history.

Which profile reference formats are accepted? Profile URLs (xiaohongshu.com/user/profile/<id>), bare 24-character user IDs, xhslink.com share links (resolved automatically), RedNote IDs (小红书号) — both numeric (e.g. 95690072122) and alphanumeric (e.g. Patellana) — and post links (xiaohongshu.com/explore/<id>), which resolve to the post's author and scrape their profile.

A creator's display name (nickname) is not accepted, because several accounts can carry the same one. Use the RedNote ID (小红书号) shown next to it on the profile page.

Where do I find a user's profile URL? Open the creator's page in the Xiaohongshu app or web, tap Share, and copy the link. Both the long profile URL and the short xhslink.com share link work.

Why is there no clickable link for each note? This output preserves each post's id without adding a ready-made URL. Both the Comments and Note Detail actors accept that ID directly.

How many notes will I get? Up to 100 per profile by default. Set maxNotesPerProfile to a positive number to choose a cap, or 0 to remove the count cap. Results still depend on source availability, run time, budget and the size of the nested profile record. For large accounts, the actor can stop early at that result-size limit; the run log reports it.

Can I get just the profile without paying for notes? Yes. Turn off Include notes (includeNotes: false). You get the full 68-field profile with an empty notes array, billed at the per-profile rate only, with no note charges. This skips post collection and its note charges for bulk profile lookups.

What's IP location? Xiaohongshu attaches a coarse geographic label (province or city, e.g. Hunan, Shanghai) to the profile, and to individual notes when available.

Are avatars and note images included? Yes. profile.images / profile.imageb are direct CDN URLs to the avatar, and each note's images_list carries the full gallery with per-image URLs and dimensions.

Do video notes include the video? Each video note carries video_info_v2 with stream metadata. The cover image is in images_list.

What happens if one profile in a batch fails? The run continues with the rest. Whatever was collected for the failing profile (the profile object and any notes gathered before the failure) is still saved.

How fresh is the data? Live from Xiaohongshu at run time, no cache.

Do I need a Xiaohongshu account or cookies? No. Paste a profile URL, user ID, or share link and run; no account, cookie export, or QR login is involved.

How do I export the data? The dataset downloads as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or HTML from the run's Storage tab, or via the Apify API. JSON preserves the nested notes array best.

Can I find creators by keyword first? Yes, chain from search: run RedNote Search Scraper on your niche keywords, take the author.userid from high-engagement notes, and feed those IDs into this actor for the full profile and back-catalogue.

Is it legal to scrape Xiaohongshu profiles? The actor collects publicly visible profile and post data only, nothing behind a login. You are responsible for complying with Xiaohongshu's terms of service and applicable data protection law (GDPR, CCPA, PIPL); profiles are personal data, so check your legal basis before storing or republishing them.

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Legal Compliance

Extracts publicly available data. Users must comply with Xiaohongshu's terms and data protection regulations (GDPR, CCPA, PIPL).

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Pull any Xiaohongshu (小红书) creator's public profile and available posts: follower counts, source-reported location, verification, bio, plus per-note likes, collects, comments, image galleries, and video URLs. One nested row per profile, ready to chain into the RedNote Comments Scraper.