# Zhihu Hot List Tracker (知乎热榜)

**Use case:** 

Get the live Zhihu hot list (知乎热榜): about 30 trending questions with heat (热度), answer count, excerpt and link. Schedule it to track trending topics in China over time. No login needed.

## Input

```json
{
  "includeHotList": true,
  "includeHotSearches": false,
  "suggestionQueries": [],
  "columnUrls": [],
  "maxArticlesPerColumn": 5,
  "questionUrls": [],
  "maxAnswersPerQuestion": 20,
  "articleUrls": [],
  "searchQueries": [],
  "maxSearchResults": 40,
  "memberUrls": [],
  "aiEnrichment": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "type": {
    "label": "Type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "rank": {
    "label": "Rank",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "query": {
    "label": "Query",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "name": {
    "label": "Name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "authorName": {
    "label": "Author name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "heat": {
    "label": "Heat",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "voteupCount": {
    "label": "Voteup count",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "commentCount": {
    "label": "Comment count",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "answerCount": {
    "label": "Answer count",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "followerCount": {
    "label": "Follower count",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "createdAt": {
    "label": "Created at",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Url",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Zhihu Scraper (知乎) — Hot List, Columns, Answers Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Zhihu Hot List Tracker (知乎热榜)". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/1RSXhhJWPy6B497Ch) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Zhihu Hot List Tracker (知乎热榜)" task

The Zhihu Scraper (知乎) — Hot List, Columns, Answers Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like scrape the hot list (知乎热榜), scrape hot searches (热搜), and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Zhihu Hot List Tracker (知乎热榜)" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as type, rank, title, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Zhihu Hot List Tracker (知乎热榜)" task via API](https://apify.com/bossless/zhihu-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Zhihu Scraper (知乎) — Hot List, Columns, Answers](https://apify.com/bossless/zhihu-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/bossless/zhihu-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/bossless/zhihu-scraper.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).