- name
- wechat-article-download-api
- description
- Fetch and export WeChat public article content through down.mptext.top API. Use when testing this API, downloading a WeChat article, validating html/markdown/text/json output differences, or batch-saving article content to local files.
WeChat Article Download API
Overview
Use this skill to call https://down.mptext.top/api/public/v1/download without API key, fetch a WeChat article by URL, and save outputs as html, markdown, text, or json.
Workflow
- Confirm target article URL.
- Pick output format(s):
html,markdown,text,json. - Run
scripts/fetch_wechat_article.pyto request API and save files. - Check returned status, content type, and local file size.
Quick Commands
Fetch all 4 formats to current directory:
python scripts/fetch_wechat_article.py \
--url "https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/W-8MSBo5FwDY8OmCUN0cSw" \
--formats html markdown text jsonSet output directory and basename:
python scripts/fetch_wechat_article.py \
--url "https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/xxx" \
--formats json \
--outdir "d:/wechattxt/output" \
--basename "wx_article"Output Naming
Save files as {basename}.{ext}:
html -> .htmlmarkdown -> .mdtext -> .txtjson -> .json
Print one summary line per format:
- HTTP status code
- response
Content-Type - output file path
- byte size
Error Handling
Treat non-200 status as failure. Keep processing remaining formats unless --fail-fast is set. Raise process exit code 1 if any format fails.
Resources
- API details:
references/api.md - Runner script:
scripts/fetch_wechat_article.py