Baidu Zhidao Scraper

What does Baidu Zhidao Scraper do?

Baidu Zhidao Scraper is a public Baidu Zhidao API alternative that extracts questions, accepted/best answers, answer details, categories, related questions, and source metadata from Baidu Zhidao. It does not access private profiles, logins, or CAPTCHA-protected content.

Why use Baidu Zhidao Scraper?

Use it for audience research, question monitoring, community-content analysis, or Q&A dataset enrichment. Apify provides scheduling, monitored runs, API access, integrations, datasets, and optional authorized proxy rotation.

What data can Baidu Zhidao Scraper extract?

Each dataset item represents one Baidu Zhidao question, with the best answer, deduplicated answer details, counts, related questions, and source metadata exposed by the page.

• Uses the input limits and filters below to control the crawl.
• Stores source-backed fields defined by the 34-field dataset schema.
• Omits optional fields when the source does not expose a value instead of writing nulls or fabricated placeholders.

Optional values are omitted when a public page does not expose them. Required identifiers and source context are always present on accepted records.

How to scrape Baidu Zhidao

1. Open the Actor input tab.
2. Enter a query, or add one or more public zhidao.baidu.com/question/<id>.html URLs.
3. Set maxItems and maxPages to bound the run.
4. Start without a proxy; enable an authorized Apify Proxy only after a confirmed block.
5. Run the Actor and download the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or another supported format.

How much will it cost to scrape Baidu Zhidao?

Cost depends on the Actor's current pricing, browser time, number of question pages, and proxy use. Review the pricing tab, start with a small sample, and keep item/page limits bounded.

Input

Provide input in JSON. Fields marked required must be supplied; source-specific alternatives and constraints are described in the field text.

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
query	string	No	—	Search query to find Q&A on Baidu Zhidao (Chinese queries recommended)
questionUrls	array	No	—	Direct URLs to specific Zhidao questions. Takes precedence over 'query'.
maxItems	integer	No	20	Maximum number of questions to scrape
maxPages	integer	No	3	Maximum number of Zhidao search-result pages to follow when questionUrls is not supplied.
maxRequestRetries	integer	No	4	Rotate through fresh browser and proxy identities after temporary blocks or challenges.
proxyConfiguration	object	No	—	Proxy configuration for the scraper

Example input

{
  "query": "人工智能",
  "questionUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://zhidao.baidu.com/question/2016994450164093388.html"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 10,
  "maxPages": 2,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  },
  "maxRequestRetries": 4
}

Output

The default dataset contains one item per Q&A question page. The following are the most useful fields; optional asker, category, and answer metadata appear only when exposed by the page.

Field	Type	Description
position	integer	Position
title	string	Question Title
question	string	Question Detail
bestAnswer	string	Best Answer
answerCount	integer	Answer Count
url	string	URL
scrapedAt	string	Scraped At
type	string	Record Type
source	string	Source
searchQuery	string	Search Query
category	string	Category
subcategory	string	Subcategory
bestAnswerId	string	Best Answer ID
bestAnswerAuthor	string	Best Answer Author
bestAnswerAuthorUrl	string	Best Answer Author URL
bestAnswerUpvoteCount	integer	Best Answer Upvotes

Example dataset item

This compact example is taken from local Actor storage. Long text and nested collections are shortened for documentation only.

{
  "position": 1,
  "title": "人工智能的定义是什么？",
  "bestAnswer": "人工智能（Artificial Intelligence），英文缩写为AI。它是研究、开发用于模拟、延伸和扩展人的智能的理论、方法、技术及应用系统的一门新的技术科学。人工智能是计算机科学的一个分支，它企图了解智能的实质，并生产出一种新的能以人类智能相似的方式做出反.",
  "answerCount": 12,
  "url": "https://zhidao.baidu.com/question/2016994450164093388.html",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-26T07:46:40.231Z",
  "type": "qa",
  "source": "baidu-zhidao",
  "searchQuery": "人工智能",
  "answerDetails": [
    {
      "position": 1,
      "content": "人工智能（Artificial Intelligence），英文缩写为AI。它是研究、开发用于模拟、延伸和扩展人的智能的理论、方法、技术及应用系统的一门新的技术科学。人工智能是计算机科学的一个分支，它企图了解智能的实质，并生产出一种新的能以人类智能相似的方式做出反.",
      "isBest": true,
      "isAccepted": false
    },
    {
      "position": 2,
      "content": "人工智能从表面上来看就是让代替人工的机器拥有和人类相似的智力bai，而在百度百科中对人工智能的定义为开发用于模拟、延伸和扩展人的智能的理论、方法、技术及应用系统的一门新的技术科学。…",
      "isBest": false,
      "isAccepted": false
    }
  ],
  "answeredAt": "2020-11-24",
  "relatedQuestions": [
    {
      "title": "人工智能的定义是?",
      "url": "https://zhidao.baidu.com/question/1902228709023693220.html"
    },
    {
      "title": "简述什么是人工智能",
      "url": "https://zhidao.baidu.com/question/1762439017513812268.html"
    }
  ]
}

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Tips and advanced options

• Direct-question mode avoids search discovery when you already know the public URLs.
• Duplicate input URLs and tracking parameters are normalized before crawling.
• Challenge pages and malformed question pages fail explicitly and are never stored as records.

FAQ, disclaimer, and support

Why did a run report a verification challenge?

Baidu may challenge automated traffic based on network reputation or region. Retry later or use an authorized proxy group available to your account. The Actor does not solve CAPTCHAs or bypass access controls.

Can I use the Actor through an API?

Yes. Use the Actor's API tab or an Apify client library with the same JSON input. Report reproducible issues through the Issues tab.

Our Actors are ethical and do not intentionally extract private user data. They collect public page content only. Results may still contain personal data protected by the GDPR or similar laws. Scrape personal data only with a legitimate reason and consult legal counsel when unsure.