# Weibo Profile Scraper (`toolzerhub/weibo-profile-scraper`) Actor

Fetch one public Weibo user's profile by numeric user ID -- nickname, follower/following counts, bio, verification status, and profile statistics.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/toolzerhub/weibo-profile-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ToolzerHub](https://apify.com/toolzerhub) (community)
- **Categories:** Social media, Automation, For creators
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.60 / 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.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Weibo Profile Scraper

Fetch one public Weibo user's profile by numeric user ID. You get nickname, bio, follower and following counts, verification status, and aggregate engagement totals across all their posts.

### Input

| Field | Use it for |
|---|---|
| **`profile`** | Weibo's numeric user ID (e.g. `1699432410`), or a profile URL (`https://weibo.com/u/1699432410`). Required. |

```json
{
  "profile": "https://weibo.com/u/1699432410"
}
```

No login, cookie, or session token needed -- this Actor only calls Weibo's own public profile endpoint.

### Output

One row per run.

| Field | Contents |
|---|---|
| **`id`**, **`idstr`** | Numeric user ID |
| **`screen_name`** | Display name |
| **`description`** | Bio text |
| **`gender`**, **`location`** | Reported gender code and location |
| **`verified`**, **`verified_type`**, **`verified_reason`** | Verification status and reason |
| **`followers_count`**, **`followers_count_str`** | Follower count, as a number and a display string (e.g. `"1.14亿"`) |
| **`friends_count`** | Following count |
| **`statuses_count`** | Total post count |
| **`status_total_counter`** | Aggregate comment/repost/like totals across every post |

```json
{
  "id": 1699432410,
  "screen_name": "新华社",
  "description": "新华社官方微博，重大新闻权威首发平台。",
  "verified": true,
  "verified_type": 3,
  "verified_reason": "新华社法人微博",
  "followers_count": 113944165,
  "followers_count_str": "1.14亿",
  "friends_count": 3093,
  "statuses_count": 203047
}
```

### Questions

**Does this need a Weibo login or cookie?**
No. It uses only Weibo's own public profile source -- no session cookie, no account, ever.

**Is `followers_count_str` always populated?**
Yes for accounts with a large enough following that Weibo shortens the display -- for smaller accounts it may match `followers_count` exactly as a plain number string.

**What if the account is private or doesn't exist?**
The request fails rather than returning an empty row -- check the run log for the exact upstream error.

### Related Actors

| Actor | Purpose |
|---|---|
| [Weibo Profile Posts Scraper](https://apify.com/toolzerhub/weibo-profile-posts-scraper) | The posts published by this account |
| [Weibo Followers & Following Scraper](https://apify.com/toolzerhub/weibo-followers-scraper) | This account's follower and following lists |

# Actor input Schema

## `profile` (type: `string`):

A Weibo numeric user ID, or a profile URL (https://weibo.com/u/<id>).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "profile": "1699432410"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

Every record collected during this run

# 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 = {
    "profile": "1699432410"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("toolzerhub/weibo-profile-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 = { "profile": "1699432410" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("toolzerhub/weibo-profile-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "profile": "1699432410"
}' |
apify call toolzerhub/weibo-profile-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=toolzerhub/weibo-profile-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/tNHkjbtTKSjUVzpQC/builds/xXkPBiASsYUImHFai/openapi.json