Weibo (微博) Scraper

A Weibo scraper that extracts posts, comments, profiles, and trending topics by keyword or URL, plus the virality and audience graph most tools only give you as numbers: who reposted, who liked, a user's fans, and who they follow. Every result is clean, structured JSON. Auto-pagination handles full lists, and you can batch many keywords, posts, or profiles in a single run.

No cookies. No login. No account. Just a keyword or a URL in, structured data out.

💡 For more scrapers by Atomus, see https://apify.com/atomus

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✨ Key Features

Feature	Description
🔁 Virality graph	Not just a repost count: the actual list of accounts that reposted a post, each a full profile.
❤️ Likes list	The accounts that liked a post, not just the like count.
👥 Audience graph	A user's fans (followers) and following, each returned as a rich profile (followers, verification, bio, location).
🔍 Keyword & timeline search	Search Weibo by keyword, or pull a user's original posts.
💬 Comments	Every comment on a post with likes, floor number, author, and source.
👤 Profiles	Full user profiles: followers / following / post counts, verification, bio, location.
📈 Trending	The Weibo hot-search board (rank, keyword, heat), optionally with the social ranking board.
🔄 Auto-pagination	One run follows pagination as far as Weibo exposes, up to your maxItems.
📦 Batch processing	Many keywords, posts, or profiles in a single run.
🔐 No cookies, even for user data	No login and no cookieString for any mode, including user timelines, fans, and following. Many Weibo scrapers require a logged-in cookie for user-level data.

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📊 What data can this Actor extract from Weibo?

Pick a mode with the What to scrape dropdown. Each mode returns a different record type:

Mode	Returns
Keyword search / User timeline	Posts: text, repost / comment / like counts, source, region, author, media
Post detail	One post in full: text, engagement counts, region, source, image IDs, author
Comments	Comments: text, like count, floor number, created time, source, author
Reposts ⭐	Each reposting post and the account behind it (virality graph)
Likes ⭐	The accounts that liked a post (audience graph)
Profile	Screen name, followers / following / posts counts, verification, reason, bio, location, lifetime totals
Fans ⭐	A user's followers, each a full profile
Following ⭐	The accounts a user follows, each a full profile
Trending	Hot-search topics: rank, keyword, heat, tag (optionally the social ranking board too)

⭐ = the graph data that count-only Weibo scrapers do not expose.

See the Output section for the full JSON schema with examples.

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🚀 How do I scrape Weibo?

1. Pick a mode. Choose what to scrape in the What to scrape dropdown (search, timeline, post detail, comments, reposts, likes, profile, fans, following, or trending).
2. Give it a target. A keyword for search, a post URL / ID for post modes, or a profile URL / user ID for user modes. Full URLs, m.weibo.cn links, an mblogid, or a numeric mid all work.
3. Set your scope. Optional: cap maxItems per target to bound the run. Detail and profile return one record per target.
4. Run the Actor. Click Start and watch progress in the run log.
5. Get your data. Results land in the run's dataset. View them in the Console or pull them via the Apify API.

For continuous use, the Apify platform handles scheduling, monitoring, dataset storage, and integrations with Zapier, Make, n8n, Slack, and webhooks.

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📥 Input

Quick Start

{ "searchType": "search", "keywords": ["科技"], "maxItems": 40 }

All Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
searchType	string	Yes	search	Mode: search, timeline, post-detail, comments, reposts, likes, profile, fans, following, trending.
keywords	string[]	For search	[]	One or more search terms.
postUrls	string[]	For post-detail, comments, reposts, likes	[]	Post URLs or IDs (numeric mid or base62 mblogid).
userUrls	string[]	For timeline, profile, fans, following	[]	Profile URLs or numeric user IDs.
maxItems	integer	No	20	Max results per keyword or target (1–5000). Detail / profile return one per target.
includeRankings	boolean	No	false	trending only: also return the social ranking board.

Supported URL & ID Formats

Posts:
✅ https://weibo.com/1896820725/RcBE4tNYz   (uid / mblogid)
✅ https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5330046487103623
✅ RcBE4tNYz                                 (bare mblogid)
✅ 5330046487103623                          (bare numeric mid)

Users:
✅ https://weibo.com/u/2803301701
✅ https://weibo.com/2803301701
✅ 2803301701                                (bare user id)

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📤 Output

One record per result, as structured JSON. A post record:

{
  "searchType": "post-detail",
  "mid": "5328843155702975",
  "mblogid": "RcBE4tNYz",
  "text": "科技板块目前看反弹也不会一帆风顺 …",
  "created_at": "Wed Aug 06 09:11:00 +0800 2026",
  "source": "微博网页版",
  "region": "发布于 天津",
  "reposts_count": 12,
  "comments_count": 34,
  "attitudes_count": 210,
  "pic_num": 1,
  "url": "https://weibo.com/1896820725/RcBE4tNYz",
  "user": {
    "uid": "1896820725",
    "screen_name": "天津股侠",
    "verified": true,
    "profile_url": "https://weibo.com/u/1896820725"
  }
}

A profile / fan / following / like record is a full user profile (with followers_count, friends_count, statuses_count, verified_reason, location, description). A comment record adds like_counts, floor_number, and post_id. A trend record has rank, keyword, heat, and tag.

Record type	Key fields
Post	mid, mblogid, text, reposts_count, comments_count, attitudes_count, region, source, created_at, user
Comment	id, text, like_counts, floor_number, created_at, source, post_id, user
Profile / fan / following / liker	uid, screen_name, followers_count, friends_count, statuses_count, verified, verified_reason, location, description
Trend	rank, keyword, heat, tag, url

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💰 How much does it cost to scrape Weibo?

This Actor uses Apify's pay-per-event pricing. You pay per result, and each mode is billed as its own event. The exact prices are shown above the Actor on Apify Store.

Mode → event	Price / 1,000
Keyword search / timeline → post-scraped	$20
Post detail → post-detail-scraped	$40
Comments → comment-scraped	$10
Profile → profile-scraped	$40
Trending → trend-scraped	$10
Reposts → repost-scraped ⭐	$12
Likes → like-scraped ⭐	$10
Fans → fan-scraped ⭐	$12
Following → following-scraped ⭐	$10

• Gold and higher Apify plans get 20% off every event.
• Failed lookups are free (a request that errors or returns nothing produces no dataset item).
• Predictable: 1,000 results equals 1,000 events. Cap maxItems to bound a run.
• Free tier: every Apify account gets a monthly platform credit, so you can try it for free.

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🎯 Use Cases

• 📈 Virality analysis: pull the full repost list of a post to map how it spread and which accounts drove it.
• 👥 Audience research: export a KOL's fans or following list to profile their audience.
• 🏷️ Brand & campaign monitoring: search a brand or hashtag and track posts, comments, and sentiment over time.
• 📊 Influencer vetting: check a profile's real follower count, verification, and recent posts before a partnership.
• 🔥 Trend detection: watch the hot-search board for emerging topics in the China market.
• 🤖 AI agent context: feed structured posts, comments, and audience data into LLM agents for summarization or classification.
• 📰 Research and PR: collect public statements and reactions around an event or public figure.

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🤖 Integration with AI Agents

This Actor works with AI agents and LLMs via the Apify MCP server. The dataset is flat. Every record is one result you can iterate or filter directly.

Example Agent Prompt

"Search Weibo for 新能源汽车, take the 50 most-reposted posts, then for the top post pull the repost list and summarize which verified accounts amplified it."

For cheap exploratory checks, bound cost with maxItems.

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🧑‍💻 Scrape Weibo with Python, JavaScript, or the API

Run the Actor from your own code with the official Apify clients. Replace YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN and read the results from the run's dataset.

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("atomus/weibo-scraper").call(run_input={
    "searchType": "reposts",
    "postUrls": ["https://weibo.com/1896820725/RcBE4tNYz"],
    "maxItems": 200,
})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item["user"]["screen_name"], item["mid"])

JavaScript / Node.js

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('atomus/weibo-scraper').call({
    searchType: 'fans',
    userUrls: ['https://weibo.com/u/2803301701'],
    maxItems: 100,
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

cURL (REST API)

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/atomus~weibo-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"searchType":"trending","includeRankings":true}'

The Actor also works with Zapier, Make, n8n, and webhooks for no-code automation.

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How does this compare to count-only tools and the official API?

Capability	This scraper	Other Weibo scrapers	Official Weibo API
Reposts / likes / fans / following as full lists	✅	Counts only, or partial	Restricted
Posts, comments, profiles, trending	✅	✅	App-key gated
Cookie / login for user data (timeline, fans, following)	Never needed	Often requires a login cookie	Developer account + review
Setup	Paste a keyword or URL	Paste a URL (sometimes a cookie)	App registration + approval

Weibo's official open API exists but requires a registered developer app and is heavily rate-limited and gated. For public Weibo data, this Actor returns the same content plus the engagement graph most scrapers reduce to a single number.

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❓ FAQ

Do I need a Weibo account or cookies to scrape Weibo?

No. This Actor uses public Weibo data only, with no cookieString and no login for any mode. That includes user timelines, fans, and following, which some Weibo scrapers can only return when you supply a logged-in cookie. There is no risk of account restrictions.

What can I get that other Weibo scrapers can't?

The lists behind the numbers: the actual accounts that reposted or liked a post, and a user's full fans and following lists, each as a rich profile. Most Weibo scrapers only return the counts.

Is there an official Weibo API?

Yes, but Weibo's open platform requires a registered Chinese developer app, is heavily rate-limited, and gates most endpoints. This Actor is a public-data alternative that needs no app registration.

Is it legal to scrape Weibo?

This Actor collects only publicly visible data. Review your local laws and Weibo's terms before using extracted data commercially, and comply with applicable data protection laws (GDPR, CCPA).

How do I pass a post or a user?

A post accepts a full weibo.com/<uid>/<mblogid> URL, an m.weibo.cn/detail/<mid> link, a bare mblogid, or a numeric mid. A user accepts a weibo.com/u/<uid> URL or a bare numeric user ID.

Why did a fans or following run return nothing?

Some accounts keep their fans / following lists private. When a list is not public, the Actor returns no items for it and does not bill you.

What happens if a post or profile is invalid or deleted?

The Actor logs a warning and continues with the remaining targets. No dataset item is produced for an invalid target, so you are not billed for it.

How many results can I get per target?

The Actor follows pagination as far as Weibo exposes. Set maxItems to cap the count and control cost.

Can I use this in Python or JavaScript?

Yes. The Apify API has official clients in Python and JavaScript. Run the Actor, fetch the dataset, and use it in your code.

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⚠️ Disclaimer

This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Sina Weibo. Weibo® (微博) is a trademark of its respective owner.

Use the data extracted by this Actor in compliance with applicable data protection laws (GDPR, CCPA, etc.) and Weibo's terms of service. Do not use the data for spam, harassment, or unlawful purposes.