WeChat - Token Request And Data Retrieve
WeChat provides a convenient data API for accessing the data generated from verified official(VO) accounts. Such data is crucially important for the study of user behaviours for WeChat.This post briefly illustrates the simplest procedure to access data API.
WeChat provides a convenient data API for accessing the data generated from verified official(VO) accounts. Such data is crucially important for the study of user behaviours for WeChat.This post briefly illustrates the simplest procedure to access data API.
Preparation
What is needed is the appID and appSecret, which are unique for each VO account.
Coding
ACCESS_TOKEN
Get request with the appid and appsecret as parameters
curl -d "appid=APPID&appsecret=APPSECRET" -G https://api.weixin.qq.com/cgi-bin/token?grant_type=client_credential
Request for Data
Post request with JSON parameter begin_date and end_date specifying the period of data to be return
curl https://api.weixin.qq.com/datacube/getusersummary?access_token=bAfxdRaG5SOrueZ_C9zBNlEqU4ykezgmNAoIhB0Y1LbmBQtl6FWvUDtncM2TDAVfjdCe99raXwRZoKgUhLMiELHkg0RVM3pxhxftt93PQu9BW9SDen-4s9ZjohHLlZ32BVBaAGAUOU \
-d '{"begin_date": "2014-12-02","end_date": "2014-12-07"}' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json'