Check if a WeChat OpenID is Subscribed to a Official Account

Retrieve OpenID via OAuth2 Authorization To determine whether a user has subscribed to a specific WeChat official account, the first step is obtaining their OpenID. This can be acheived using WeChat's OAuth2 authorization flow with minimal scope (snsapi_base), which does not require explicit user consent for basic information. #region Obtain W ...

Posted on Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:45:34 +0000 by sonehs

Linking WeChat Mini Program Users to Official Account OpenIDs

Due to WeChat's revocation of the unified message push interface for mini programs and official accounts, developers can no longer directly send official account messages to users via their mini program openIDs—even when both services are bound under the same entity in the WeChat Open Platform. To enable cross-platform messaging, it's now neces ...

Posted on Thu, 14 May 2026 11:38:11 +0000 by acirilo