Weibo Scraper — Posts, Users, Comments & Trends
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from $3.50 / 1,000 results
Scrape Sina Weibo (微博) without login: hot-channel posts, user profiles, keyword & #topic# search, the hot-search board, and comments with replies. Likes, reposts, IP region, video plays, follower counts, verification. Datacenter proxy, no cookies, JSON/CSV/Excel export.
Row type
type
Optional
post, comment, user or trend — see the README for which columns each type fills.
Post ID
postId
Optional
Numeric post ID (mid). Filled on post and comment rows (the commented post).
MID
mid
Optional
Weibo message ID, same as postId for posts.
BID
bid
Optional
Short base62 post ID used in weibo.com URLs.
URL
url
Optional
Post URL (post rows) or hot-search URL (trend rows).
Created at
createdAt
Optional
Publication time in ISO 8601 (UTC). Post and comment rows.
Text
text
Optional
Plain text with emoji kept as [names] and line breaks preserved.
Text length
textLength
Optional
Length Weibo reports for the post text.
Long post
isLongText
Optional
True when Weibo truncated the post in feeds (turn on fetchLongText for the full text).
Client
source
Optional
App or device the post was sent from, when Weibo shows it.
IP region
regionName
Optional
IP location Weibo prints under the post or comment (发布于/来自), e.g. 北京, 广东, 美国.
Reposts
repostsCount
Optional
Repost count. Some endpoints report anything above one million as 1000000.
Likes
likesCount
Optional
Like (attitude) count on posts, like count on comments.
Pictures
picsCount
Optional
Number of images attached.
Picture URLs
picUrls
Optional
Full-size image URLs.
Video URL
videoUrl
Optional
Best available MP4 URL (720p when offered). Signed URL, expires after some hours.
Video plays
videoPlayCount
Optional
Play/view count of the attached video.
Video duration (s)
videoDuration
Optional
Video length in seconds.
Video title
videoTitle
Optional
Title of the attached video.
Video cover
videoCover
Optional
Cover image of the attached video.
Topics
topics
Optional
#hashtags# found in the text.
Mentions
mentions
Optional
@users mentioned in the text.
Is repost
isRetweet
Optional
True when the post reposts another post.
Reposted post ID
retweetedPostId
Optional
ID of the original post when this is a repost.
Reposted text
retweetedText
Optional
Text of the original post when this is a repost.
Reposted user ID
retweetedUserId
Optional
Author UID of the original post.
Reposted user
retweetedUserName
Optional
Author name of the original post.
Comment ID
commentId
Optional
Comment rows only.
Post URL
postUrl
Optional
URL of the post a comment belongs to.
Is reply
isReply
Optional
True for second-level replies under a comment.
Root comment ID
rootCommentId
Optional
Top-level comment a reply belongs to.
Reply to (comment)
replyToCommentId
Optional
Comment a reply answers.
Reply to (user)
replyToUserName
Optional
Author of the comment a reply answers.
Replies
repliesCount
Optional
Number of replies under a top-level comment.
Floor
floorNumber
Optional
Position of a top-level comment in the thread.
Rank
trendRank
Optional
Position on the hot-search board (trend rows).
Topic
trendWord
Optional
Hot-search topic.
Heat
trendHotValue
Optional
Heat value Weibo shows for the topic.
Label
trendLabel
Optional
Badge such as 热 (hot), 新 (new), 沸 (boiling), 爆 (explosive).
Category
trendCategory
Optional
Weibo category of the topic, e.g. 民生新闻, 综艺, 体育.
On board since
trendOnboardedAt
Optional
When the topic entered the board (ISO 8601).
New topic
trendIsNew
Optional
True when the topic carries the "new" flag.
User ID
userId
Optional
Numeric UID of the author (post), commenter (comment) or profile (user rows).
User name
userScreenName
Optional
Screen name.
User URL
userUrl
Optional
Profile URL.
Verified
userVerified
Optional
Whether the account is verified.
Verification type
userVerifiedType
Optional
personal (orange V), organization (blue V), grassroots, none or other.
Verification reason
userVerifiedReason
Optional
Why the account is verified, e.g. company or job title.
Followers
userFollowersCount
Optional
Follower count. Hot-channel feeds omit it unless enrichAuthors is on; profile, search and comment rows always have it.
Following
userFollowingCount
Optional
Accounts followed.
Posts
userPostsCount
Optional
Total posts by the account.
Gender
userGender
Optional
male or female, as set on the account.
Location
userLocation
Optional
Location set on the profile.
Bio
userDescription
Optional
Profile description.
Avatar
userAvatar
Optional
High-resolution avatar URL.
Lifetime interactions
userTotalInteractions
Optional
Total likes + comments + reposts the account has received.
Custom domain
userDomain
Optional
Custom profile path (weibo.com/), user rows.
Website
userWebsite
Optional
Website on the profile, user rows.
Account created
userCreatedAt
Optional
Account registration time (ISO 8601), user rows from profiles.
Company
userCompany
Optional
Employer listed on the profile, when public.
School
userSchool
Optional
School listed on the profile, when public.
Birthday
userBirthday
Optional
Birthday or zodiac sign, when public.
Credit level
userCreditLevel
Optional
Weibo "sunshine credit" level.
Influence labels
userLabels
Optional
Weibo profile badges such as reading counts, influence index and video plays.
Lifetime likes
userTotalLikes
Optional
Likes received in total, user rows from profiles.
Lifetime comments
userTotalComments
Optional
Comments received in total.
Lifetime reposts
userTotalReposts
Optional
Reposts received in total.
VIP member
userIsVip
Optional
Whether the account has a Weibo VIP membership.
Found via
sourceType
Optional
hotChannel, user, search, trending, post, comments or userSearch.
Query
sourceQuery
Optional
Channel, user, keyword, post ID or comment ID that produced the row.
Scraped at
scrapedAt
Optional
When the row was collected (ISO 8601).
Comments
commentsCount
Optional
Comment count (same 1,000,000 display cap on some endpoints).