# Is there one API for Chinese hot lists: Weibo, Bilibili, Douyin and Xiaohongshu?

> Pull Weibo hot search, Bilibili popular, Douyin hot search and Xiaohongshu hot topics with one key and one row shape. Cost per snapshot and a merge script.

Canonical page: https://okdata.online/answers/china-hot-lists-one-api/

**Short answer: **Yes. okdata serves four hot lists with one API key and the same row shape (rank, name, heat, link): Weibo hot search, Bilibili popular, Douyin hot search and Xiaohongshu hot topics. One snapshot of all four costs $0.026, and hourly snapshots for 30 days cost $18.72.

A brand team in Shanghai wants one screen at 9 am: what is trending on Weibo, Bilibili, Douyin and Xiaohongshu, side by side, so the social editor can decide whether to jump on anything before lunch. Each platform has its own list, its own page format and its own blocking habits. With okdata it is four calls with the same key, and every row comes back in the same shape.

## The four lists

| List | Endpoint | Rows per call | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weibo hot search | [weibo.trends.list](/apis/weibo/trends/list/) | about 50 | $0.002 |
| Bilibili popular | [bilibili.trends.list](/apis/bilibili/trends/list/) | about 50 | $0.002 |
| Douyin hot search | [douyin.trends.list](/apis/douyin/trends/list/) | about 50 | $0.002 |
| Xiaohongshu hot topics | [xiaohongshu.trends.list](/apis/xiaohongshu/trends/list/) | about 20 | $0.02 |

Every row has `rank`, `name`, `heat` and `url`. None of the four takes a parameter.

## Cost of a routine

| Routine | Cost |
|---|---|
| One snapshot of all four | $0.026 |
| Three a day for 30 days | $2.34 |
| Hourly for 30 days | $18.72 |

If cost matters, check the price column and poll the dearer boards less often. Xiaohongshu topics change more slowly than Weibo hot search anyway, so a few snapshots a day is plenty there.

## Merge them in Python

```python
import os, requests

API = "https://api.okdata.online"
H = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OKDATA_API_KEY']}"}
BOARDS = {
    "weibo": "/v1/weibo/trends/list",
    "bilibili": "/v1/bilibili/trends/list",
    "douyin": "/v1/douyin/trends/list",
    "xiaohongshu": "/v1/xiaohongshu/trends/list",
}

rows = []
for platform, path in BOARDS.items():
    body = requests.get(API + path, headers=H, timeout=60).json()
    if body["code"] != "ok":
        print(platform, body["code"], body["message"])  # one board down should not sink the rest
        continue
    rows += [{"platform": platform, **r} for r in body["data"]["items"][:10]]

for r in rows:
    print(f"{r['platform']:<12} #{r['rank']:<3} {r['name']}  heat={r['heat']}")
```

The same four calls work from an AI assistant through the [MCP server](/mcp/), if you would rather ask in plain words for a morning summary.

## Differences to keep in mind

- `heat` means something different on each platform. On Bilibili it is the video's view count; on Weibo and Douyin it is the platform's own heat value. Compare ranks across platforms, not heat.
- Weibo's list comes back with promoted entries removed. Xiaohongshu's list is the set of topics the app suggests to creators, which is closer to a content calendar than a news feed.
- Bilibili's board is a list of videos, so `name` is a video title, not a topic.
- There is no history endpoint. Save each snapshot if you want to chart how long a topic stayed on a board.

## Free alternatives

Open-source aggregators like DailyHotApi and RSSHub cover these boards and many more (Zhihu, Baidu, Toutiao, Kuaishou, none of which are in this catalog), and they cost nothing if you host and maintain them. They suit a team that wants dozens of sources and has someone to keep the scrapers alive. The [trend research guide](/solutions/trend-research/) shows how to go from a hot topic to the posts and comments behind it.

## Endpoints used

- [Weibo hot search](https://okdata.online/apis/weibo/trends/list/) `weibo.trends.list`: $0.002 per call · about 50 board entries per page
- [Bilibili popular board](https://okdata.online/apis/bilibili/trends/list/) `bilibili.trends.list`: $0.002 per call · about 50 board entries per page
- [Douyin hot search board](https://okdata.online/apis/douyin/trends/list/) `douyin.trends.list`: $0.002 per call · about 50 board entries per page
- [Xiaohongshu hot topics](https://okdata.online/apis/xiaohongshu/trends/list/) `xiaohongshu.trends.list`: $0.02 per call · about 20 board entries per page

Updated 2026-11-12