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RedNote (Xiaohongshu) Watermark-Free Image & Video Download API

Rnote API Team · · 156 views · 中文
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RedNote (Xiaohongshu) is full of high-quality images and short videos, but the platform adds watermarks and hotlink protection to its original media — so saving content by hand usually leaves you with low-resolution, watermarked files. With the Rnote API image and video endpoints, you can fetch the watermark-free original image and video URLs directly by note ID, for archiving, competitor monitoring, and content workflows.

Why you need a watermark-free media API

  • Content archiving — Back up the original images and videos of your own or partner creators' notes, so you never lose assets to platform changes or deleted posts.
  • Competitor & market monitoring — Regularly collect the covers and videos of competitors' top notes to study their visual style and topic choices.
  • Asset libraries — Build a structured media library your content team can query by topic, creator, or date.
  • Report visuals — Embed real note covers in your weekly ops reports and market analyses.

The endpoints

Rnote API exposes two core endpoints, both queried by note ID:

Endpoint Purpose
GET /api/v2/crawler/note/image Image-note details: watermark-free image list, title, body, author, and engagement metrics
GET /api/v2/crawler/note/video Video-note details: watermark-free video URL, cover, and metadata

You can get note IDs from a note's share link or from the search endpoint.

Python example

Every request is authenticated with the X-API-Key header (get your API key after signing up):

import requests

API_BASE = "https://rnote.dev/api/v2/crawler"
HEADERS = {"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}

# Fetch the watermark-free images of an image note
resp = requests.get(
    f"{API_BASE}/note/image",
    params={"note_id": "697c0eee000000000a03c308"},
    headers=HEADERS,
)
data = resp.json()
print(data)  # title, body, watermark-free image URLs, likes/collects/comments, etc.

For video notes, just switch the endpoint to /note/video.

Pricing & reliability

Rnote API is billed per request, and only successful (HTTP 2xx) requests are charged — failures cost nothing. No monthly fee, no minimum spend. A distributed account pool rotates automatically under the hood, so you skip the cost of building crawlers, managing proxies, and fighting anti-bot blocks.

FAQ

Q: Are the images/videos really watermark-free? A: The endpoints return the platform-side original media URLs, which generally don't carry the platform's overlaid watermark. Always respect copyright and platform rules, and credit original creators.

Q: How do I process many notes at once? A: Use the search endpoint or a creator's note list to collect a batch of note IDs, then loop over the image/video endpoint.

Get started

  1. Sign up free and verify your email to claim free credits
  2. Read the API docs for full field references
  3. Check pricing and pick a plan by usage

Need a reliable watermark-free RedNote media API? Sign up free and try it now.

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