Kwai API skill
Read public Kwai data as clean JSON. This Kwai API skill returns a creator profile, that creator's posts, or a single video by URL. Kwai is one of the largest short-video platforms in Latin America and South Asia and is poorly served by Western data tools, which is most of the reason this skill exists.
This skill wraps 3 live Kwai endpoints from the ScraperSocial API. Public data only, returned as clean JSON.
When to use this skill
- You are researching creators or short-video trends in markets where Kwai has real share.
- A user pastes a Kwai link and asks who posted it or what the account is.
- You are benchmarking a creator's Kwai presence against their TikTok or Instagram.
Do not use this skill when
- You assumed Kwai mirrors TikTok. They are different platforms with different creators; do not present one as a proxy for the other.
- You need transcripts or AI summaries. Kwai has three endpoints — profile, posts and a single post. There is no transcript capability here.
- You need to post or interact. Read-only.
Setup
export SCRAPERSOCIAL_KEY=sk_live_... # https://scrapersocial.com/app/keys
Signing up at scrapersocial.com/signup includes 100 free credits, no card required.
Permissions and scope
These scripts do exactly three things and nothing else: read one environment variable (SCRAPERSOCIAL_KEY), send HTTPS requests to https://api.scrapersocial.com (the host is a constant in the code, not configurable), and print JSON. They run as node scripts/<name>.js with no other shell use, no file writes and no persistence. call_endpoint.js accepts only the 3 documented /v1/kwai/ paths in the table below and refuses anything else before a request is made.
Scripts
| Script | What it does | Input | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
get_post.js |
Get Kwai post. | url | 2 credits |
get_profile.js |
Get Kwai profile. | url | handle |
get_user_posts.js |
List Kwai user posts. | url | handle |
call_endpoint.js |
Call any /v1/kwai/ endpoint directly |
path + params | varies |
Every script also accepts --limit, --cursor, --fields, --format and --fresh. --limit is clamped to 50: above that the API returns an async job instead of data.
Example
node skills/kwai-api/scripts/get_profile.js <kwai-handle>
Every response uses the same envelope:
{ "data": {}, "meta": { "count": 20, "next_cursor": "..." }, "request_id": "a18e4ef88ad4b00b" }
meta appears on paginated endpoints only. Keep request_id — support traces calls with it.
Endpoints
| Endpoint | Input | Returns | Credits | Paginated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
/v1/kwai/post |
url | post | 2 credits | no |
/v1/kwai/profile |
url | handle | profile | 2 credits |
/v1/kwai/user-posts |
url | handle | post | 2 credits per post |
Costs shown per item for paginated endpoints, per call otherwise. Failed calls are not charged.
FAQ
What can I get from Kwai?
Three things: get_profile.js for a creator, get_user_posts.js for their posts, and get_post.js for one video. Each costs 2 credits.
Can I transcribe a Kwai video?
Not through this API. Transcripts are available for TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X and YouTube.
Is this an official Kwai API?
No. ScraperSocial is independent and not affiliated with Kwai or Kuaishou. It returns publicly available data only.
Links
Disclaimer
ScraperSocial is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any platform named in this repository. All product names, logos and brands are property of their respective owners. These skills return only publicly available data.