# China Trending Hot Lists (Weibo, Baidu, Zhihu, Douyin) (`certified_astronomy_6vi/china-trending-hotlists`) Actor

One run, unified output of Chinese trending/hot-search lists: Baidu, Zhihu, Bilibili, Toutiao, Douyin, Weibo. Public data only, no login.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/certified_astronomy_6vi/china-trending-hotlists.md
- **Developed by:** [H](https://apify.com/certified_astronomy_6vi) (community)
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## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## China Trending Topics API — Weibo Hot Search, Baidu, Zhihu, Douyin, Toutiao, Bilibili (中国热榜)

**One run, six Chinese trending lists, one unified schema.** A real-time **Weibo hot search API**, **Baidu hot search**, **Zhihu hot list**, **Douyin trending**, Toutiao hot board and Bilibili popular — normalized into the same JSON fields so you can monitor **China trending topics** without maintaining six scrapers.

- ⚡ ~280 trending items in one run (seconds, not minutes)
- 🧩 Unified fields: `platform, rank, title, url, hotValue, label, category, fetchedAt`
- 🔓 Public data only, no login, no cookies, no personal data
- ⏰ Schedule it hourly on Apify → build your own trend history
- 💲 Pay per result: **$2 per 1,000 items**

### Platforms

| Platform | Source | Typical items |
|---|---|---|
| Weibo 微博热搜 | public hot-search list | 50 |
| Baidu 百度热搜 | top.baidu.com realtime | 50 |
| Zhihu 知乎热榜 | public hot list | 30 |
| Douyin 抖音热榜 | public hot-search billboard | 50 |
| Toutiao 今日头条 | public hot board | 50 |
| Bilibili B站热门 | public popular videos | 50 |

### Use cases

- **Brand & reputation monitoring in China** — alert when your brand hits Weibo hot search
- **PR, marketing & social listening** for China-facing teams
- **Journalism / China watching / academic research** — what is China talking about today?
- **LLM / RAG pipelines** needing fresh Chinese-language signals
- **Trend datasets** — schedule hourly and analyze topic lifecycles across platforms

### Input

```json
{ "platforms": ["weibo", "baidu", "zhihu", "douyin"], "maxItemsPerPlatform": 20 }
```

- `platforms` — any of `weibo, baidu, zhihu, douyin, toutiao, bilibili` (`bilibili_rank` experimental)
- `maxItemsPerPlatform` — 1–100 (default 50)

### Output example

```json
{"platform":"toutiao","rank":1,"title":"中方重视姆巴佩作出的道歉","url":"https://www.toutiao.com/trending/7701614631789284918/","hotValue":129239932,"label":"hot","category":"sports","fetchedAt":"2026-10-28T08:16:41.540Z"}
```

Optional `extra` holds platform-specific data (Zhihu answer count & excerpt, Bilibili likes, Baidu summary).

### Call it from code

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("certified_astronomy_6vi/china-trending-hotlists").call(
    run_input={"platforms": ["weibo", "zhihu"], "maxItemsPerPlatform": 10})
for it in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(it["platform"], it["rank"], it["title"], it["hotValue"])
```

### FAQ

**Is there an official Weibo hot search API?** Not for general public use. This actor reads the public hot-search lists and returns clean JSON.
**Do I need a Weibo/Douyin account?** No login or cookies needed.
**How often can I run it?** Lists change every few minutes; hourly schedules are a good default.
**Can I get English titles?** Titles are original Chinese; pipe them through any translation API or LLM.
**One platform failed?** Others still return; that platform is logged. Report it in Issues.
**Personal data?** None — only public trending titles, ranks and heat values.

### 中文说明

一次抓取微博热搜、百度热搜、知乎热榜、抖音热榜、头条热榜、B站热门，统一字段输出（平台、排名、标题、链接、热度、标签、分类、抓取时间）。只抓公开数据，无需登录，不含个人信息。适合舆情监测、品牌监控、趋势研究、AI 数据管道。按结果计费：每 1000 条 $2。

# Actor input Schema

## `platforms` (type: `array`):

Which trending lists to fetch.

## `maxItemsPerPlatform` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of items to return per platform.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "platforms": [
    "weibo",
    "baidu",
    "zhihu",
    "douyin",
    "toutiao",
    "bilibili"
  ],
  "maxItemsPerPlatform": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("certified_astronomy_6vi/china-trending-hotlists").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("certified_astronomy_6vi/china-trending-hotlists").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call certified_astronomy_6vi/china-trending-hotlists --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,certified_astronomy_6vi/china-trending-hotlists"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/2NNRXyD4Q8j5SmWzc/builds/J9cZXSvXqm1QaVsPo/openapi.json