# Weibo Trending Scraper — Hot Search Board (`hipersoft/weibo-scraper`) Actor

Scrape the Weibo (微博) hot-search / trending board: rank, topic, heat value, category and label (new/hot/boiling). Realtime board or government board. Public API, no key.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hipersoft/weibo-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [hiper soft](https://apify.com/hipersoft) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, News
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.001 / topic scraped

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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Weibo Trending Scraper — Hot Search Board (微博热搜)

Scrape the **Weibo hot-search / trending board** — the iconic **微博热搜** — into clean JSON, CSV or Excel. Get **rank, topic, heat value (搜索指数), category and label** (new / hot / boiling / exploding) for every trending topic, plus a ready search link. Fast and reliable.

Perfect for **China social-trend monitoring, PR & brand tracking, news discovery and virality research**.

### What you get

- 🔥 **Live trending board** — rank, topic and heat value for ~50 realtime hot topics
- 🏷️ **Labels & category** — new / hot (热) / boiling (沸) / exploding (爆), plus topic category
- 🔗 **Search link** — direct Weibo search URL for each topic
- ⚡ **Fast** — fast and reliable

### Example input

```json
{ "board": "realtime", "maxItems": 100 }
```

### Output

```json
{
  "rank": 1,
  "topic": "小米发布会",
  "heat": 1092924,
  "category": "汽车",
  "label": "新",
  "isNew": true,
  "isHot": false,
  "board": "realtime",
  "url": "https://s.weibo.com/weibo?q=%23%E5%B0%8F%E7%B1%B3%E5%8F%91%E5%B8%83%E4%BC%9A%23",
  "collectedAt": "2026-07-30T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### Input fields

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `board` | `realtime` (main hot-search board) or `side` (government + realtime side board). |
| `maxItems` | Max trending topics to scrape. |

### Tips

- The board is **realtime** — schedule the Actor (e.g. every 15–30 min) to build a time series of what's trending in China.
- `heat` is Weibo's search-index value; higher = hotter.

### FAQ

**Do I need a key or login?**
No — this uses Weibo's public hot-search API directly.

**How many topics per run?**
The realtime board returns roughly 50 topics; the side board adds a government board.

**How does billing work?**
A tiny per-request charge plus pay per topic scraped.

### Notes

Original clean-room implementation using Weibo's public hot-search API. You are responsible for how you use the data. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Weibo.

# Actor input Schema

## `board` (type: `string`):

Which hot-search board to scrape.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum trending topics to scrape.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "board": "realtime",
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

The scraped results as dataset items.

# 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("hipersoft/weibo-scraper").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("hipersoft/weibo-scraper").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 hipersoft/weibo-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,hipersoft/weibo-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

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/Lz48PaphR8zJEBinp/builds/lEbmoqxBOlAxJ73Uv/openapi.json