Weibo Scraper 微博 — No Login: Search, Trending Posts, Profiles, Comments & Hot Search

Scrape Sina Weibo (微博) with no login, no cookie and no API key. Keyword search, trending posts (热门微博), posts, user profiles, a user's posts, comments, likers, reposts, fans, following, the realtime hot search list (热搜) and the category rankings, written to one flat dataset. From $2 per 1,000 results; keyword search and a user's posts cost $3 per 1,000.

An empty input searches Weibo posts for 北京. For anything else, set operation and the field it reads: keyword for the searches, weiboId for a post and its comments, likers or reposts, userId for a profile, its posts, fans or following. Each of those has a list version (keywords, weiboIds, userIds) for batch runs, long posts come back with their whole text, and includeComments adds each post's comments to the same dataset.

{ "operation": "searchWeibo", "keywords": ["Tesla", "特斯拉"], "includeComments": true, "maxItems": 200 }

Operation	You give	You get	Per 1,000 rows
searchWeibo (default)	Keyword	Posts matching the keyword	$3
hotTimeline	Nothing	The posts trending on Weibo right now (热门微博), 10 a page	$3
hotSearch	Nothing	The realtime 热搜 list, with rank and heat	$4
ranking	entertainment, life or social	That hot list, about 50 entries	$4
weiboDetail	Post id or URL	One post	$10
comments	Post id or URL	Comments on the post, the first two pages (about 20)	$4
likers	Post id or URL	Accounts that liked the post	$4
reposts	Post id or URL	The most recent reposts, about 30	$3
userDetail	User id or profile URL	One profile, with follower counts	$10
userPosts	User id or profile URL	The user's posts, newest first	$3
userFans	User id or profile URL	Accounts that follow the user	$2
userFollowing	User id or profile URL	Accounts the user follows	$2
advancedSearch	Keyword	Posts with type, media and date filters	$3
searchUsers	Keyword	Accounts, with follower counts	$2
searchTopics	Keyword	#topics# with read and discussion counts	$4
searchVideos	Keyword	Video posts, with the video file link	$3
searchPictures	Keyword	Pictures, each with its post	$3

Each run also costs $0.005 to start. HTTP only, no browser, and nothing needs a login.

Why Use This Scraper?

• Trending posts (热门微博) as full post rows, not only the hot-search words.
• Batch runs: a list of keywords, post ids or user ids in one run, one dataset.
• Whole text of long posts. Weibo's lists cut a post at about 150 characters; each cut-off post is read again, and isTextComplete says so on every row.
• includeComments puts each post's comments next to it, for search, trending posts and a user's posts.
• A user's posts with no cookie. Many Weibo actors ask for your own login cookie for that.
• Comments and likers on a public post, page by page, with no login.
• The realtime 热搜 board, with rank and heat.
• Keyword search with no login. Optional startDay and endDay drop posts outside that China calendar window.
• Post text, counts, pictures, and the author, from a mid or a m.weibo.cn/detail URL.
• Profile stats that the post payload leaves empty: followers, following, posts, verification.
• Fans and following of an account, with no login.
• One operation per run, so the dataset stays one shape.

Overview

This actor reads public Sina Weibo pages for social listening, creator research, and China trend tracking. Each run does one job and writes flat rows to the Apify dataset. Export JSON, CSV, or Excel from that dataset.

A post row does not include follower counts. Those sit on the profile operation. Hot search is a live board, so the same word will not hold the same rank an hour later.

Any operation can run on a schedule from the Apify console.

The dataset is the whole result. Download it as JSON, CSV, or Excel from the run, or read it with the Apify API. Rows from different operations should not be mixed in one run, because the columns change with _operation. Filter on _operation if you merge exports later.

Supported Inputs

Every operation runs without a login. They accept:

• searchWeibo: a keyword such as 北京 or Tesla. Optional startDay and endDay (YYYY-MM-DD) keep only posts whose China calendar day falls in that window. Leave both empty to keep Weibo's own ranking.
• A numeric post id (mid), for example 5249718969175092
• A short bid, for example QkRpSCuRm
• https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5249718969175092
• https://weibo.com/7961606632/QkRpSCuRm
• A numeric user id, or https://weibo.com/u/7961606632, for the profile, the user's posts, fans and following
• Hot search needs no id

Not supported:

• Private accounts, or fan lists the account has hidden
• Comments past the first two pages, the most Weibo serves without a login

Coming from another Weibo scraper?

What users ask for	Where it is here
A creator's timeline without pasting a cookie	userPosts with only userId. No cookie field exists.
Trending posts, not just trending words	hotTimeline, plus hotSearch and ranking for the boards
Several brands or accounts in one run	keywords, weiboIds, userIds lists
Full text instead of a 150-character preview	fetchFullText, on by default
Comments on every post found	includeComments with maxCommentsPerPost
Fans, following, likers, reposts	Their own operations, no login
Promoted posts kept apart	isAd on every post row
A price you can run every day	$3 per 1,000 search or trending posts, from $2 per 1,000 rows. The best-known Weibo actor charges $35 per 1,000 items.

Use Cases

Who	What they take
Brand teams	Keyword posts for several brand names in one run, with comments
Trend desks	Trending posts and the hot-search board on a schedule
Community research	Comments and likers on a post
Creator research	Profile stats, verification, bio
Agencies	A flat sheet they can hand to a client
Analysts	Optional China-day window on keyword search

How It Works

1. You pick one operation and paste the keyword, id, or URL.
2. For search, comments, likers, hot search, posts, and profiles the actor mints a visitor session and requests Weibo's public JSON. A user's posts, reposts, fans, following, rankings and the filtered, user, topic, video and picture searches come from a data source that needs no login.
3. Rows land in the dataset. maxItems stops the run early. maxPages caps search, comments, likers, fans, and following at 50 pages. A search page is about 40 posts.

Input Configuration

Field	Type	Required	Notes
operation	string	No	Default searchWeibo. One of searchWeibo, hotTimeline, comments, likers, hotSearch, weiboDetail, userDetail, userFans, userFollowing, userPosts, reposts, advancedSearch, searchUsers, searchTopics, searchVideos, searchPictures, ranking.
weiboId	string	For post, comments, likers, reposts	Mid, bid, or post URL. Prefill 5249718969175092. No default: without it these operations fail and return no rows.
userId	string	For profile, user posts, fans, following	UID or profile URL. Prefill 1669879400. No default: without it these operations fail and return no rows.
keyword	string	No	Used by every search operation. Default 北京.
keywords, weiboIds, userIds	string[]	No	Batch versions of the three fields above. When a list has entries it replaces the single field. maxPages applies to each entry, maxItems to the whole run. An entry that fails is logged and skipped.
fetchFullText	boolean	No	Default true. Reads the whole text of a long post. Turn off for faster runs.
includeComments	boolean	No	Default false. For searchWeibo, hotTimeline, userPosts, weiboDetail, advancedSearch, searchVideos: saves each post's comments as comments rows.
maxCommentsPerPost	integer	No	Default 20, max 100. Without a login Weibo serves about the first 2 pages.
searchType	string	No	advancedSearch: all, hot, original, verified, media, viewpoint. searchVideos: hot or all.
includeType	string	No	advancedSearch: all, pic, video, music, link.
ranking	string	No	entertainment (default), life or social.
startDay	string	No	YYYY-MM-DD. Optional search filter. No default.
endDay	string	No	YYYY-MM-DD. Optional search filter. No default.
maxPages	integer	No	Default 5, min 1, max 50.
maxItems	integer	No	Hard cap on rows. No default.
proxy	object	No	Leave empty to use the built-in residential proxy.

Example: trending posts with their comments

{
  "operation": "hotTimeline",
  "maxPages": 3,
  "includeComments": true,
  "maxCommentsPerPost": 10
}

Example: several accounts' posts

{
  "operation": "userPosts",
  "userIds": ["1669879400", "https://weibo.com/u/1195230310"],
  "maxPages": 2
}

Example: one post

{
  "operation": "weiboDetail",
  "weiboId": "5249718969175092"
}

Example: comments, capped

{
  "operation": "comments",
  "weiboId": "https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5249718969175092",
  "maxPages": 2,
  "maxItems": 50
}

Example: keyword search

{
  "operation": "searchWeibo",
  "keyword": "北京",
  "maxPages": 1,
  "maxItems": 20
}

Output Overview

Every row has _operation so you can tell which mode produced it. Post rows and search rows share the post fields. Profile, fan, and following rows share the user fields. Comment and liker rows point back at weiboId. Hot-search rows are a word, a rank, and a heat number.

Post rows carry isLongText, isTextComplete (true once the whole text is in text) and isAd. Comment rows added by includeComments have _operation: "comments" and parentOperation: "includeComments", and point back at their post through weiboId.

Follower counts on a post row are often null. Run userDetail for that author's counts.

Output Samples

Live rows from 21 Sep 2026. Long text and signed image URLs are shortened.

Post (weiboDetail)

{
  "_operation": "weiboDetail",
  "weiboId": "5249718969175092",
  "bid": "QkRpSCuRm",
  "weiboPageUrl": "https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5249718969175092",
  "text": "#檀all[超话]#\n2025.12.31 24小时文手挑战：1:00\n\n白晓宇《北京爱情故事》…",
  "textLength": 3071,
  "isLongText": true,
  "postedAt": "Wed Dec 31 01:00:00 +0800 2025",
  "repostCount": 19,
  "commentCount": 36,
  "attitudeCount": 169,
  "regionName": "发布于 辽宁",
  "source": "JCT全肯定Android",
  "topics": ["檀all[超话]"],
  "picCount": 1,
  "screenName": "白兔猫-休养补水版",
  "userId": "7961606632",
  "verified": true,
  "followersCount": null,
  "userPageUrl": "https://weibo.com/u/7961606632"
}

Trending post (hotTimeline)

Live row from 20 Oct 2026, text shortened.

{
  "_operation": "hotTimeline",
  "trendingRank": 1,
  "weiboId": "5356132134556464",
  "bid": "RnyfHj7lm",
  "weiboPageUrl": "https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5356132134556464",
  "text": "#钟南山院士才是真正的薄肌90后#钟南山院士90岁小跑开球，这身板确实让人服气。…",
  "textLength": 631,
  "isLongText": true,
  "isTextComplete": true,
  "isAd": false,
  "postedAt": "Tue Oct 20 16:27:56 +0800 2026",
  "repostCount": 46,
  "commentCount": 49,
  "attitudeCount": 160,
  "regionName": "发布于 上海",
  "topics": ["钟南山院士才是真正的薄肌90后"],
  "picCount": 1,
  "userId": "6463850400",
  "screenName": "三石益友",
  "verified": true,
  "userPageUrl": "https://weibo.com/u/6463850400"
}

Profile (userDetail)

{
  "_operation": "userDetail",
  "userId": "7961606632",
  "screenName": "白兔猫-休养补水版",
  "verified": true,
  "verifiedReason": "娱乐博主",
  "description": "做点自己爱吃的🍚",
  "location": "其他",
  "gender": "f",
  "followersCount": 4163,
  "friendsCount": 295,
  "statusesCount": 6800,
  "userPageUrl": "https://weibo.com/u/7961606632",
  "birthday": "巨蟹座",
  "createdAt": "2024-11-13 18:46:30"
}

Comment

{
  "_operation": "comments",
  "weiboId": "5249718969175092",
  "commentId": "5251110719197355",
  "text": "晓宇我要在你能看见的日子里让你死死记住我的样子",
  "postedAt": "01-03",
  "source": "来自 辽宁",
  "likeCount": 1,
  "userId": "5874145289",
  "screenName": "Hoo味优酸乳_家有影帝版",
  "followersCount": 121,
  "userPageUrl": "https://weibo.com/u/5874145289"
}

Liker

{
  "_operation": "likers",
  "weiboId": "5249718969175092",
  "attitudeId": "5331439927165740",
  "postedAt": "08-13",
  "source": "OPPO智能手机",
  "userId": "8257425031",
  "screenName": "vivi甜兔-忙碌营业版",
  "followersCount": 2,
  "userPageUrl": "https://weibo.com/u/8257425031"
}

Hot search

{
  "_operation": "hotSearch",
  "rank": 1,
  "word": "钟南山团队发现肺结节发病新趋势",
  "hotValue": 1119668,
  "label": "热",
  "searchUrl": "https://s.weibo.com/weibo?q=%E9%92%9F%E5%8D%97%E5%B1%B1%E5%9B%A2%E9%98%9F%E5%8F%91%E7%8E%B0%E8%82%BA%E7%BB%93%E8%8A%82%E5%8F%91%E7%97%85%E6%96%B0%E8%B6%8B%E5%8A%BF"
}

Key Output Fields

Post, search and trending: weiboId, bid, text, isTextComplete, isAd, postedAt, repostCount, commentCount, attitudeCount, topics, picUrls, videoUrl, screenName, userId, keyword (search only), trendingRank (trending only).

Profile, fans, following: userId, screenName, verified, verifiedReason, followersCount, friendsCount, statusesCount, description, sourceUserId (fans and following).

Comments and likers: weiboId, commentId or attitudeId, text, likeCount, screenName, userId.

Hot search: rank, word, hotValue, label, searchUrl.

Pricing

Pay per result. Each row is charged once by its event, and each run costs $0.005 to start.

Event	Price	When
weibo-detail-result	$0.01	One post row
user-profile-result	$0.01	One profile row
comment-result	$0.004	One comment, from comments or added by includeComments
liker-result	$0.004	One liker
hot-search-result	$0.004	One hot-search row, one ranking row or one topic from searchTopics
search-weibo-result	$0.003	One post row from search or trending: searchWeibo, hotTimeline, advancedSearch, searchVideos, searchPictures, and also userPosts and reposts
user-fans-result	$0.002	One fan, or one account from searchUsers
user-following-result	$0.002	One followed account

A run is charged only for the rows it saves, so an empty run costs the start fee alone. Set maxItems when you want a ceiling.

What makes this richer than the competition

Capability	Typical Weibo actors	This actor
Trending posts as post rows	Often only the hot-search words	hotTimeline, no login
Batch keywords and ids	Often one per run	keywords, weiboIds, userIds
Whole text of long posts	Often the 150-character preview	On by default, isTextComplete per row
A user's posts	Often needs your cookie	No cookie, no login
Comments and likers	Often missing	Guest, no login
Hot-search board	Often missing	Guest, no login
Post and profile	Common	Guest, no login
Keyword search	Often bundled behind the developer's own accounts	Guest, no login
Fan and following lists	Same	No login

Notes & limitations

• Many accounts hide fans or following. The run then writes one note row instead of a list.
• Without a login Weibo serves the first two pages of comments, about 20. The run stops there and keeps those rows.
• Post detail leaves followersCount null. Use the profile operation.
• Hot search is live. Ranks move.
• Image URLs from Weibo can expire.
• Search dates are a filter on rows already returned, using the post's China calendar day. They do not change Weibo's ranking. A tight window can keep fewer rows than the page contains. One page is about 40 posts.
• Full text costs one extra request per long post (about one post in five). Turn fetchFullText off for the fastest runs.
• hotTimeline is Weibo's main trending feed. It does not take a keyword; use searchWeibo with searchType filters for a topic.
• Default memory is 256 MB. That is enough for these HTTP calls.

FAQ

Do I need a Weibo account? No. Every operation works without one, fans and following included.

Does keyword search need a login? No. Search uses Weibo's public JSON, and the filtered, user, topic, video and picture searches come from a data source that needs no login.

Can I scrape someone's post history? Yes, with userPosts: newest first, about 20 posts a page, up to maxPages pages. No cookie needed. For several accounts, pass userIds.

Can I get the posts trending right now? Yes, hotTimeline returns the trending feed as post rows. hotSearch returns the 热搜 words with their heat.

Why is a post's text cut off at about 150 characters on other tools? Weibo's lists send a preview of long posts. With fetchFullText on (the default) this actor reads each cut-off post again, and isTextComplete is true once text holds the whole post.

What if the fan list is empty? The account hid it. Weibo lets users hide both lists; the run then writes one note row.

Which id do I paste? The long number in m.weibo.cn/detail/{id} is the post. The number in weibo.com/u/{id} is the user.

Support

Open an issue on the actor page: memo23/weibo-scraper issues. Include the operation and the id or keyword you used.

Additional Services

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🤖 For AI Agents & LLM Apps

Compact reference for agents calling this actor via the Apify MCP server or the Apify API (memo23/weibo-scraper).

Purpose: Weibo trending posts, comments, likers, hot search, posts, profiles, user posts, reposts, fans, following, rankings and keyword, user, topic, video and picture search, all without a login.

Minimal input: {} searches posts for 北京. Post operations need weiboId and user operations need userId; they have no default, so a run without the id fails and returns no rows. A typical call:

{ "operation": "searchWeibo", "keyword": "北京", "maxItems": 20 }

Output: one flat row per result. Post fields include weiboId, bid, text, postedAt, repostCount, commentCount, attitudeCount, screenName, userId. Profile fields include followersCount, friendsCount, verifiedReason. Hot search fields are rank, word, hotValue.

Behaviors an agent should know:

• Batch with keywords, weiboIds or userIds (arrays). They replace the single field when non-empty.
• includeComments: true adds comments rows after each post; maxItems counts them too.
• fetchFullText is on by default; check isTextComplete before treating text as the whole post.
• Set maxItems. Hot search and comments can be long. maxPages defaults to 5 and caps at 50.
• One operation per run (hotTimeline needs no field). weiboDetail does not fill followersCount. Call userDetail for that.
• userFans and userFollowing need only userId, like every other user operation. Nothing needs a login.
• Optional startDay / endDay filter search rows. They are not required.
• Field names are exact. A field the schema does not list, such as query or uid, is ignored: a search without keyword searches 北京.
• Pay per result: from $0.002 a row (fans, following, user search) to $0.01 (one post or profile), plus $0.005 per run.

⚠️ Disclaimer

This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Weibo Corporation or any of its subsidiaries. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

Every operation, including keyword search, reads publicly available Weibo data without logging in. This actor does not bypass login, access private accounts, or collect passwords. You are responsible for complying with Weibo's Terms of Service, applicable data-protection law (GDPR, CCPA, and others), and your own obligations.

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