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Weibo Search API

Search public Weibo posts by keywords. Each post includes the author, text, publish time, engagement counts, image, and video link.

Active2 credits = 1 requestGET/v2/weibo/search
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OverviewLink to Overview

The Weibo Search API returns public posts for keywords. Pass query as keywords such as AI. A Weibo mobile search URL that already contains a containerid is also accepted.

QuickstartLink to Quickstart

GET https://api.piloterr.com/v2/weibo/search?query=AI

GET https://api.piloterr.com/v2/weibo/search?query=AI&page=2

ParametersLink to Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
query string yes Keywords, such as AI
page integer no Page number, starting at 1 (default 1)

Response fieldsLink to Response fields

Each item has id, url, text, user_name, created_at, reposts_count, comments_count, attitudes_count, image_url, and video_url. pagination.next is the next URL or null.

Error codesLink to Error codes

Code Meaning
400 Missing query, or a URL that is not a Weibo search
404 No posts, or Weibo showed the visitor wall
500 Rendering failed

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