Search WeChat articles about BYD and AI
20 articles each for two Chinese keywords.
{
"keywords": [
"比亚迪",
"人工智能"
],
"maxArticlesPerKeyword": 20
}News & content data
WeChat Articles Scraper: search Official Account articles by keyword
Search WeChat Official Account articles by keyword and get title, summary, account name, publish time, cover and a working mp.weixin.qq.com link. Optionally open each article for the full text, account id, author and images. No WeChat account and no login.
6 users92.3% successful runs (30 days)
What data you get
title | Article title |
summary | Short summary from search |
account | Official Account name |
publishTime | Publish time |
cover | Cover image |
url | Working mp.weixin.qq.com link |
content | Full article text (optional) |
accountId | Account id gh_… (optional) |
images | Images in the article (optional) |
How it works
- Open the scraper on Apify and sign up (free).
- Enter routes, dates and options in the form.
- Click Start and download results as JSON, CSV or Excel, or call the API.
Pricing
$3.00 per 1,000 rows
You pay per article returned, plus a separate per-article charge only when you turn on the full-text add-on. There is no run fee.
Apify gives $5 free credits every month — enough to test this scraper at no cost.
Example tasks
Ready-made inputs. Copy one into the scraper form or send it through the API.
Scrape full text of WeChat articles on cross-border e-commerce
100 articles with full content.
{
"keywords": [
"跨境电商"
],
"maxArticlesPerKeyword": 100,
"includeContent": true
}Monitor WeChat Official Accounts on EVs and autonomous driving
Three keywords, 50 articles each.
{
"keywords": [
"新能源汽车",
"电池技术",
"自动驾驶"
],
"maxArticlesPerKeyword": 50
}Get WeChat articles about Xiaohongshu marketing with full text
Full text, low concurrency.
{
"keywords": [
"小红书营销"
],
"maxArticlesPerKeyword": 30,
"includeContent": true,
"concurrency": 1
}Use cases
- China market researchers: follow what Official Accounts publish about a brand or sector.
- PR and brand teams: monitor WeChat coverage of a company like BYD.
- Investors and analysts: collect Chinese commentary on a theme.
- AI and NLP teams: build Chinese text datasets from full articles.
FAQ
Do I need a WeChat account?
No. The scraper uses the public article search, with no account and no login.
Should I search in Chinese?
Yes, Chinese keywords give the best results, for example 比亚迪 or 人工智能.
How many articles per keyword?
Up to 100: the search shows 10 pages of 10 articles without login.
Is it legal to scrape WeChat?
The scraper collects only publicly visible data from WeChat, without logging in. Whether your use is lawful depends on your country and purpose: respect local law and the site's terms, and avoid collecting or storing personal data you don't need.
How do I get the data into my app or spreadsheet?
Run it from the Apify API or the Python and JavaScript clients, or connect it to Make, n8n, Zapier or Google Sheets. Results export to JSON, CSV or Excel.