# Weibo Hot Search Scraper - Trending Topics in China (`pipiagent/weibo-hot-search-scraper`) Actor

Scrape the Weibo hot search chart (微博热搜): the live ranking of trending topics in China with rank, heat score, category and label. Run it on a schedule to build a trend history. No login needed.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/pipiagent/weibo-hot-search-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Frank0306](https://apify.com/pipiagent) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, News
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$5.00 / 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.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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

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`).

# README

## Weibo Hot Search Scraper

Get the live hot search chart (微博热搜) of [Weibo](https://weibo.com), China's largest microblogging platform. The chart is the most watched ranking of what people in China are talking about right now.

Use it to follow public attention in China, to spot a brand or a crisis the moment it trends, or to build a history of trending topics for research.

- **The whole chart in seconds.** About 50 topics with rank, heat score, category and label.
- **Two charts.** All topics, or entertainment only.
- **Made for schedules.** Run it every 10 or 30 minutes and you get a time series of what trended and for how long.
- **No login, no cookie and no proxy needed.**
- **Low price.** $5 per 1,000 results, about $0.25 for a full chart.

### How to use it

1. Click **Try for free**.
2. Click **Start**. No input is needed.
3. Download the results as JSON, CSV or Excel, or set up a schedule.

### Input example

```json
{
    "chart": "hotSearch"
}
```

### Output example

```json
{
    "type": "trend",
    "chart": "hotSearch",
    "rank": 1,
    "topic": "房贷贴息1个百分点",
    "heat": 3020516,
    "category": "财经",
    "label": "新",
    "onChartSince": "2026-09-29T10:20:21Z",
    "url": "https://s.weibo.com/weibo?q=%23%E6%88%BF%E8%B4%B7%E8%B4%B4%E6%81%AF1%E4%B8%AA%E7%99%BE%E5%88%86%E7%82%B9%23",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-09-29T11:20:05Z"
}
```

`label` is Weibo's own tag for the topic: 新 means new, 热 means hot, 爆 means exploding. `heat` is Weibo's popularity score.

### How much does it cost?

You pay per saved result: **$5.00 per 1,000 results**. There is no start fee and no monthly rental.

| Run | Results | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| One full chart | about 50 | $0.25 |
| The chart every 30 minutes for a day | about 2,400 | $12.00 |
| Only the top 10, every hour for a day | 240 | $1.20 |

Use **Max results** to save only the top of the chart and lower the cost.

### Limits you should know

- **The chart has no history.** Weibo shows only the current ranking. To get history, run the Actor on a schedule.
- **Promoted entries are left out.** Paid placements have no rank, so the Actor skips them.
- **Posts under a topic are not included.** Weibo requires login to search posts.

### Related Actors

- [Weibo Scraper](https://apify.com/pipiagent/weibo-scraper): trending posts, post details, comments and user profiles.
- [Weibo Comments Scraper](https://apify.com/pipiagent/weibo-comments-scraper): the comments under any public post.

### FAQ

**Is it legal?** The Actor collects only the public chart that Weibo shows to every visitor. It collects no personal data.

**Something is broken or missing?** Open a ticket in the Issues tab. Issues are usually answered within a day.

# Actor input Schema

## `chart` (type: `string`):

The main hot search chart covers all topics. The entertainment chart covers celebrities, film, TV and music.

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

Maximum number of topics to save. The chart has about 50. You are only charged for saved results.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional. The Actor works without a proxy. Turn one on only if runs start failing with blocked requests.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "chart": "hotSearch",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Trending topics saved by the run, one item per topic.

# 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("pipiagent/weibo-hot-search-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("pipiagent/weibo-hot-search-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 pipiagent/weibo-hot-search-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,pipiagent/weibo-hot-search-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/CewnvAu0N5exSfICf/builds/5WbdYsP7z5iBH2aaU/openapi.json