RedNote (Xiaohongshu) Scraper — Export Posts, Comments & Creator Data

Turn public RedNote notes, engagement counts, threaded comments and creator profiles into an Excel sheet or a JSON feed. Runs on a daily schedule. No proxies, no cookies, no code, nothing to maintain.

Free plan · No RedNote account connected · No Chinese phone number or mainland IP required

What you can scrape from RedNote

Everything below is public content — notes, counts, comments and profiles that any visitor can see. Field names are the ones you actually get back, whether you read them in the dashboard or in the API response.

Note (post) data

Every public note on a creator’s profile, from a keyword search, or from the hot list.

note_id
Stable RedNote note identifier
title / display_title
Note headline as shown in the feed
desc
Full body copy, including inline #hashtags
type
"normal" (photo album) or "video"
images_list[].url
Every image in the album, original resolution
video
Playable video source for video notes
create_time
Publish timestamp — for posting-cadence analysis
ip_location
Province/region RedNote displays on the note
share_link
Canonical URL back to the note

Engagement metrics

The numbers you benchmark against — pulled per note, refreshed on every collection run.

likes
Like count
collected_count
Saves/collects — the strongest intent signal on RedNote
comments_count
Comment count
share_count
Share count
view_count
Views, where RedNote exposes them

Creator (profile) data

For influencer shortlisting, KOL vetting and follower-growth tracking.

userid
Stable creator identifier
nickname
Display name
images
Avatar URL
desc
Profile bio
fans / follows
Follower and following counts
liked / collected
Lifetime likes and saves received
red_official_verify_type
Verification / official-account status
ip_location
Region shown on the profile

Comments

Threaded comments with author info — the raw material for voice-of-customer research.

comment content
Comment body text
author
Commenter nickname, user id and avatar
like_count
Likes on the comment
sub_comments
Nested replies under a top-level comment
create_time
Comment timestamp

Trending & discovery

Find what is breaking out before you decide what to track.

rank
Position on the RedNote hot list
title / word
Trending topic or keyword
hot_score
Platform hotness value
keyword search results
Notes and creators matching any query
homefeed / hot inspiration
Recommendation-feed sampling for trend research

What the output actually looks like

Two shapes, same data. Pick a spreadsheet if you are briefing a team, or JSON if you are feeding a dashboard.

Excel export (.xlsx)

One click from the dashboard. Every collected note becomes a row, with these columns:

#Column
1Title
2Platform
3Media type
4Collection plan
5Blogger
6Publish time
7Likes
8Comments
9Shares
10Collects
11Crawl time
12Content
13Subtitle
14Source URL

REST API response (JSON)

Abridged sample from the user-notes endpoint. Full schemas and copy-paste examples are in the API docs.

{
  "code": 200,
  "request_id": "eddda392-1109-49b9-96f1-5437d028ec03",
  "data": {
    "has_more": true,
    "notes": [
      {
        "id": "6a12b18f0000000236011b38",
        "type": "video",
        "title": "Spring outfit haul",
        "desc": "#OOTD #spring #haul",
        "create_time": 1779609999,
        "likes": 11,
        "collected_count": 0,
        "comments_count": 0,
        "share_count": 0,
        "ip_location": "Guangxi",
        "images_list": [
          { "width": 720, "height": 1280,
            "url": "https://sns-i11.rednotecdn.com/1040g008320hubrkvm22g..." }
        ],
        "user": {
          "userid": "651b920600000000240167d9",
          "nickname": "…",
          "red_official_verify_type": 0
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

Two ways to run it

No-code dashboard

For marketers and analysts. Add the RedNote creators and competitor accounts you care about, and collection runs itself every day.

  1. Create a collection plan and paste in the profiles to track
  2. Collection runs daily and captures new notes plus updated engagement
  3. Browse, filter and copy in the content library
  4. Export the whole set to Excel whenever you need it

REST API

For developers. One stable endpoint per data type, clean JSON back, English docs with example requests in cURL, Python and Node.

  • Profiles, notes, note detail, comments
  • Keyword search and hot list
  • Pay per request — no idle subscription

SpiderHubs vs Apify actors vs an open-source scraper

If you are shopping for a RedNote scraper you are probably comparing three things: a managed product, a marketplace actor, and a GitHub script you run yourself. Here is the honest split — an open-source scraper is genuinely the cheapest option if you enjoy maintaining it.

SpiderHubsApify marketplace actorOpen-source / DIY script
Time to first RedNote exportMinutes — sign up, paste a profile URLHours — find an actor, read its input schema, test itDays — reverse-engineer signing, wire up storage
Who maintains it when RedNote changesWe do, server-sideWhichever third-party actor author you pickedYou, every time it breaks
No-code optionYes — web dashboard, scheduled daily collectionPartly — console runs, but input schemas are developer-shapedNo
Chinese phone number / mainland IPNot requiredDepends on the actorUsually required, plus a logged-in cookie
Account / cookie riskNone — you never connect an accountSome actors ask for your cookieYours — bans hit the account you supplied
Comments & threaded repliesIncludedVaries by actorSeparate endpoint to build
Trending / hot listIncluded, real timeRarely coveredSeparate endpoint to build
Other platforms on the same accountTikTok, Douyin, YouTube, Instagram, XSeparate actor and bill per platformSeparate scraper per platform
ExportExcel (.xlsx) one-click, or JSON via REST APIDataset export (JSON/CSV/Excel)Whatever you write
BillingFree plan; paid from $5.30/mo, or pay-as-you-go creditsPer actor run — including runs that return nothingFree code, paid proxies + your time

Apify is a marketplace: RedNote coverage, field depth and reliability depend on the individual actor you choose and its author. Comparison reflects the general marketplace model, not any one actor.

RedNote is one of six platforms on the same account

Track a brand on RedNote and TikTok side by side without buying a second tool.

RedNote (Xiaohongshu)TikTokDouyinInstagramYouTubeX / Twitter

Compliance & responsible use

SpiderHubs aggregates, organises and displays publicly available content from third-party platforms at your instruction. We do not produce original content, and we are not affiliated with, authorised by, or partnered with RedNote / Xiaohongshu or any other platform shown here.

  • Public data only. Notes, engagement counts, comments and profiles that are visible without logging in. No private messages, no follower lists behind a wall, no login bypass.
  • No account of yours is used. You never hand over a RedNote login or cookie, so nothing of yours is exposed to platform enforcement.
  • Intended uses: market and trend research, competitor and campaign monitoring, influencer vetting, academic research.
  • Your responsibility. You are responsible for how you use what you collect — including the source platform's terms, applicable data-protection law, and the copyright of the creators whose content you collect. Collected content stays the intellectual property of its owner.

Full text: Terms of Service · Privacy Policy

RedNote scraper FAQ

Is RedNote the same thing as Xiaohongshu?

Yes. RedNote is the English name of Xiaohongshu (小红书, sometimes translated "Little Red Book"). A RedNote scraper and a Xiaohongshu scraper are the same tool — SpiderHubs covers both names with one integration.

Do I need to write code?

No. The web dashboard lets you add the creators or competitors you want to track, run collection on a daily schedule, and export everything to Excel. The REST API is there if you would rather pipe JSON into your own warehouse or notebook.

Do I need a Chinese phone number, a mainland IP, or my own RedNote account?

No to all three. You sign up with any email and pay in USD through Stripe. You never connect a RedNote account, so there is no account to get restricted.

What export formats do you support?

One-click Excel (.xlsx) from the dashboard, and JSON from the REST API. Excel export is available on the paid plans; the API returns JSON on every plan.

How often is the data refreshed?

Collection plans run automatically every day and capture each tracked account’s new notes plus updated engagement counts. You can also fetch any profile, note or comment thread on demand through the API.

Is scraping RedNote legal?

SpiderHubs collects only publicly visible content — the same notes, counts and profiles any logged-out visitor can see. It does not bypass login walls or collect private data. How you use the data is your responsibility: follow the source platform’s terms, applicable data-protection law, and copyright rules. See our Terms for the full statement.

Export your first RedNote dataset today

Free plan, no credit card. Paid plans from $5.30/month, or pay-as-you-go credits.