# WeChat Channels Details API (wechat_channels.profile)

- Canonical page: https://everyinfra.com/en/wechat-channels-api/profile
- Endpoint: POST /api/v1/social with {"platform": "wechat_channels", "action": "profile", "params": {...}}
- Price: $0.008 per call ($8 per 1,000 requests); failed and empty results are not charged
- Returns: single object
- Mode: sync; add "mode": "async" for slow tasks

## Health

- Live health (24h percent, hourly and daily trends): https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social/availability?platform=wechat_channels&action=profile

## Parameters

| name | type | required | default | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| username | not declared | yes | not declared | The WeChat Channels account ID for `profile`, in the form `v2_...@finder`, taken from the `author_username` of a `user_posts` or `video` row, or the channel ID starting with `sph` shown on the channel page, such as `sphi9BjV8GK0Zsl`. It is not the nickname, and search rows do not have it. |

## Response fields (items in `results`)

| field | meaning |
|---|---|
| username | Username (@handle). |
| display_name | Display name; can differ from username. |
| bio | Profile bio written by the account; may contain line breaks and emoji. |
| avatar_url | Avatar image link. Some platforms return sized CDN links that can expire. |
| region | Region shown on the account profile (profile), as written, such as Beijing. |
| follower_count | Follower count (profile). Channels profiles usually do not show it; when it is not available the field is absent, not zero. |
| post_count | Number of videos the account has published (profile). |
| collection_count | Number of collections the account has created (profile); absent when there is no figure. |
| live_duration_hours | Live-stream hours on the account profile (profile), as given. |
| verified_reason | Verification description (profile); absent when the account is not verified. |
| linked_accounts | Other WeChat accounts linked to this Channels account (profile), each with name and type, such as an Official Account; absent when there are none. |
| platform | Source platform identifier, the same as platform in the request (for example xiaohongshu, tiktok). |

## Example

```bash
curl -X POST 'https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EVERYINFRA_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "platform": "wechat_channels",
  "action": "profile",
  "params": {
    "username": "v2_060000231003b20faec8c7ea8d11c3d4c907e83db0775f87c9449acd6a89298e462485cc23a8@finder"
  }
}'
```

```python
import os
import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['EVERYINFRA_API_KEY']}"},
    json={
        "platform": "wechat_channels",
        "action": "profile",
        "params": {
            "username": "v2_060000231003b20faec8c7ea8d11c3d4c907e83db0775f87c9449acd6a89298e462485cc23a8@finder",
        },
    },
    timeout=120,
)
print(response.status_code)
print(response.json())
```

## Response example

No real sample for these example parameters yet: structure only, every value is a placeholder (…).

```text
{
  "id": "req_…",
  "platform": "wechat_channels",
  "action": "profile",
  "results": {
    "username": …,
    "display_name": …,
    "bio": …,
    "avatar_url": …,
    "region": …,
    "follower_count": …,
    "post_count": …,
    "collection_count": …,
    "live_duration_hours": …,
    "verified_reason": …,
    "linked_accounts": …,
    "platform": …
  },
  "billing": {
    "charged": …,
    "charged_usd": …,
    "balance_after_usd": …,
    …
  },
  "quota": { … }
}
```

## Also

- Capability catalog (no key): https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social/catalog?platform=wechat_channels
- OpenAPI: https://everyinfra.com/openapi.json · Agents guide: https://everyinfra.com/agents.md