Weibo Scraper — Hot Search, Trending Posts & Comments

Weibo Scraper gets public data from Sina Weibo (微博), China's largest public social network, without a login or cookies: the live hot search board (微博热搜) with rank, heat, category and label, trending posts (热门) with full text, topics, images, video, reposts, comments and likes, any post by URL with its comments, and public profiles with follower counts. Schedule it hourly to track what China is talking about.

What you get

• Hot search board (微博热搜): about 50 topics with rank, heat (search volume index), category, label (新/热/沸) and when each topic entered the board, plus the pinned topic.
• Trending posts (热门 feed): up to 500 posts with full long text, #topics#, images, video URL and duration, reposts, comments, likes, region and author with follower count.
• Any post by URL or ID with its comments (hot or latest order): text, likes, replies and commenter region.
• Public profiles by URL, user ID or custom domain: followers, following, posts, verification, description and location.
• No account, cookies or login needed; Weibo's guest access is handled automatically.
• One clean dataset with a type column (hotSearch, post, comment, profile) for easy filtering.

How to use Weibo Scraper

1. Keep Hot search on and/or set Trending posts (e.g. 50).
2. Optionally add Post URLs (e.g. https://weibo.com/1496814565/RpHv8DdXN) and Max comments per post.
3. Optionally add Profiles (URLs, user IDs or custom names).
4. Run, export to JSON, CSV or Excel, or schedule it hourly to build a hot-search history.

Input example

{
  "hotSearch": true,
  "maxTrendingPosts": 50,
  "postUrls": [
    "https://weibo.com/1496814565/RpHv8DdXN"
  ],
  "maxCommentsPerPost": 100,
  "profiles": [
    "https://weibo.com/u/1496814565"
  ]
}

All fields are described in the Input tab.

Output example

{
  "type": "post",
  "postId": "5361254229348471",
  "mblogid": "RpHv8DdXN",
  "url": "https://weibo.com/1496814565/RpHv8DdXN",
  "createdAt": "2026-11-03T11:41:18.000Z",
  "text": "【#南京大学用智慧教室查考勤引争议#】#南京大学启用智慧教室学生发声# 近日，南京大学学生收到通知，学校将启用“智慧教室系统”。一张智慧课堂的系统截图中，除监控画面外，还带有迟到学生、到勤率、抬头率统计等，引发争议。\n\n通知表示：“将于下周（11月2日-8日）依托暑期升级改造的智慧教室系统，对相应教师课程的到课率进行为期一周的全程记录。”有老师在群内通知时表示，智慧课堂的到课率会直接影响平时分，甚至可能直接取消课程考试成绩。\n\n目前多名仙林校区的同学告诉@封面新闻 记者，暂未感受到智慧教室系统的实际运作，但仍对课堂管理与隐私有所担忧。有学生表示，学校并未事先征询同学的同意，如有AI人脸识别等功能，担心学生的人脸信息可能被学校与技术公司掌握。即使没有精确的人脸识别，监测抬头率也让一些同学们感到不适。\n\n和仙林校区类似，苏州校区的田同学目前也收到通知将进行一周的查课，虽未点明使用智慧教室系统，但通知同样指出“全程记录相关课程的到课情况和课堂教学秩序”。上学期大二下的他对抓考勤没有什么感觉，但升入大三后他开始准备考研，感到学校抓考勤一定程度上为自己的计划带来了阻力。\n\n@封面新闻 记者多次致电南京大学及项目联系人，截止发稿暂未收到回复。\n\n据公开信息，南京大学的举措并非个例，近年来有北京理工大学、江南大学等多所高校设立智慧巡课/督导系统。http://t.cn/AXYhyDo0 http://t.cn/AXYhUvPC",
  "isLongText": true,
  "topics": [
    "#南京大学用智慧教室查考勤引争议#",
    "#南京大学启用智慧教室学生发声#"
  ],
  "reposts": 36,
  "comments": 25,
  "likes": 167,
  "source": "微博视频号",
  "region": null,
  "images": [],
  "videoUrl": "http://f.video.weibocdn.com/o0/rmXf8rCvlx08C5bXpLTi010412001ajI0E010.mp4?label=mp4_720p&template=720x808.24.0&ori=0&ps=4ub7gI97adQ&Expires=1793734361&ssig=a29U0U%2FDPu&KID=unistore,video",
  "videoDuration": 9,
  "videoPlays": 41307,
  "authorId": "1496814565",
  "authorName": "封面新闻",
  "authorVerified": true,
  "authorVerifiedReason": null,
  "authorFollowers": null,
  "repostOfId": null,
  "repostOfText": null,
  "repostOfAuthor": null,
  "feed": "trending",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-11-03T18:32:43.602Z"
}

Output fields

Field	Description
type	hotSearch, post, comment or profile.
rank	Hot search rank (0 = pinned).
word	Hot search topic.
category	Topic category.
heat	Heat index.
label	Label such as 新, 热, 沸.
onboardAt	When the topic entered the board.
isPinned	Pinned topic.
searchUrl	Topic search link.
postId	Post ID (mid).
mblogid	Short post ID.
url	Post link.
createdAt	Created (ISO 8601).
text	Text.
isLongText	Post was truncated by Weibo.
topics	#Topics# in the text.
reposts	Reposts.
comments	Comments.
likes	Likes.
source	Client or channel.
region	Posting region.
images	Image URLs.
videoUrl	Video file URL.
videoDuration	Video length (s).
videoPlays	Video plays where shown.
authorId	Author user ID.
authorName	Author name.
authorVerified	Verified author.
authorVerifiedReason	Verification text.
authorFollowers	Author followers.
repostOfId	Original post ID if a repost.
repostOfText	Original post text.
repostOfAuthor	Original author.
feed	trending when from the trending feed.
commentId	Comment ID.
replies	Replies to the comment.
userId	Profile user ID.
screenName	Profile name.
description	Bio.
followers	Followers.
following	Following.
posts	Posts.
verified	Verified.
verifiedReason	Verification text.
location	Location.
avatarUrl	Avatar.
profileUrl	Profile link.
input	Your input for this row.
scrapedAt	When scraped (ISO 8601).

Export results as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or HTML, or read them with the API.

Use cases

• China market and brand research: what is trending, which topics mention your brand or category.
• Hot-search history datasets for media, finance (A-share sentiment) and academic research.
• Social listening: comments and engagement on posts about your product or campaign.
• KOL research: follower counts and activity of public accounts.
• AI agents and dashboards that need a live feed of Chinese public opinion.

How much does Weibo Scraper cost?

This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing: $0.003 per row ($3 per 1,000). Platform usage is included. There is no start fee. Deleted posts and profiles that are not found cost nothing.

Set Maximum cost per run in the run options to cap your spend; the Actor stops when the limit is reached.

Use Weibo Scraper with AI agents (MCP)

Give Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client this Actor as a tool through the hosted Apify MCP server:

$claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=technicaldost/weibo-scraper-hot-search-trending-posts" --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN"

Or in a JSON MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=technicaldost/weibo-scraper-hot-search-trending-posts",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" }
    }
  }
}

The tool is named technicaldost--weibo-scraper-hot-search-trending-posts. Ask your agent, for example, to "run Weibo Scraper with {"hotSearch": true, "maxTrendingPosts": 50, "postUrls": ["https://weibo.com/1496814565/RpHv8DdXN"], "maxCommentsPerPost": 100, "profiles": ["https://weibo.com/u/1496814565"]}".

Run Weibo Scraper via API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/technicaldost~weibo-scraper-hot-search-trending-posts/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"hotSearch": true, "maxTrendingPosts": 50, "postUrls": ["https://weibo.com/1496814565/RpHv8DdXN"], "maxCommentsPerPost": 100, "profiles": ["https://weibo.com/u/1496814565"]}'

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("technicaldost/weibo-scraper-hot-search-trending-posts").call(run_input={"hotSearch": True, "maxTrendingPosts": 50, "postUrls": ["https://weibo.com/1496814565/RpHv8DdXN"], "maxCommentsPerPost": 100, "profiles": ["https://weibo.com/u/1496814565"]})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('technicaldost/weibo-scraper-hot-search-trending-posts').call({"hotSearch": true, "maxTrendingPosts": 50, "postUrls": ["https://weibo.com/1496814565/RpHv8DdXN"], "maxCommentsPerPost": 100, "profiles": ["https://weibo.com/u/1496814565"]});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Integrations

Schedule runs (daily, hourly) in Apify Console and send results to Google Sheets, Slack, Make, Zapier, n8n, Airbyte or your own webhook.

FAQ

Do I need a Weibo account?

No. The Actor uses Weibo's public guest access. It cannot see anything that needs a login.

Can it search Weibo by keyword or scrape a user's full timeline?

No. Since 2025 Weibo requires a logged-in account for keyword search and user timelines, and this Actor never logs in. Use the hot search board and trending feed to find posts, then pass post URLs for details and comments.

What is heat (热度)?

Weibo's own popularity index for a hot search topic, roughly the search and discussion volume. Compare it across hourly runs to see topics rise and fall.

Is the text translated?

No, text is returned as written (mostly Simplified Chinese). Pipe it into a translation step or an LLM if needed.

How is it priced?

$3 per 1,000 rows (a topic, post, comment or profile). A full hot search snapshot (~51 rows) costs about $0.15. No start fee.

Is it legal to scrape this data?

The Actor collects publicly available information only and does not log in or bypass access controls. Use the data in line with the website's terms and the laws that apply to you, especially when processing personal data.

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