Weibo hot search (backup) API

The backup of weibo.trends.list, for when it cannot serve: the Weibo hot search list from a separate data path (the app's), at a little more. The 50 ranked topics at their places, with heat; the pinned topic and paid rows are left out.

GEThttps://api.okdata.online/v1/weibo/backup/trends/list

Also calledweibo hot search backup

Price: $0.0025; per call · failed calls are free
Returns: A list of Trend; from a snapshot up to 10 minutes old
If a call fails: Not charged; When a data source fails, the next one is tried; errors and timeouts cost nothing.
Status: preview; It may still change; any change is announced beforehand.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`board`	stringhot_search	Which list: the hot search list is the only one. default `hot_search`
`view`	stringcompactstandardfull	How much of each object comes back. full adds platform-specific fields under ext. default `standard`
`fields`	string[]	Fields to keep, by path (author.name), to save tokens. In a query string: comma-separated.

cursor, view and fields work the same on every endpoint: how requests work.

Request

cURL

curl "https://api.okdata.online/v1/weibo/backup/trends/list" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OKDATA_API_KEY"

Python

import os
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.okdata.online/v1/weibo/backup/trends/list",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OKDATA_API_KEY']}"},
    params={},
    timeout=60,
)
body = resp.json()
if body["code"] != "ok":
    raise RuntimeError(f"{body['code']}: {body['message']} (charged: {body['charged']})")

for row in body["data"]["items"]:
    print(row["rank"], row["name"], row["heat"])
print("cost: $" + body["meta"]["billing"]["amount"])

TypeScript

const url = new URL('https://api.okdata.online/v1/weibo/backup/trends/list');

const res = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.OKDATA_API_KEY}`,
  },
});
const body = await res.json();
if (body.code !== 'ok') throw new Error(`${body.code}: ${body.message}`);

for (const row of body.data.items) {
  console.log(row.rank, row.name, row.heat);
}
console.log('cost: $' + body.meta.billing.amount);

MCPtools/call

{
  "name": "call",
  "arguments": {
    "capability": "weibo.backup.trends.list"
  }
}

Response

200 · application/jsonmeta.billing.amount = 0.0025

{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "0f6c2a8e-4b1d-4e0a-9a51-3c7d2b9e1f20",
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "rank": 1,
        "name": "#初雪#",
        "heat": 1203423,
        "url": "https://s.weibo.com/weibo?q=%23%E5%88%9D%E9%9B%AA%23"
      }
    ]
  },
  "page": {
    "next_cursor": "eyJvIjoyMH0",
    "has_more": true
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "weibo.backup.trends.list",
    "billing": {
      "amount": "0.0025",
      "currency": "USD",
      "balance_after": "9.9975"
    },
    "unavailable": {},
    "cached": false,
    "replayed": false,
    "fetched_at": "2026-11-11T08:00:00Z"
  }
}

Try it

This sends a real call to https://api.okdata.online and is billed as usual: at most $0.0025. Failed calls are free. Your key goes only to that address and is never stored on this site.

Known limits

The whole list comes in one answer; there is no next page.
Answers come from a shared snapshot up to 10 minutes old, so calls a few minutes apart may return the same data.

Returned fields

data.items is a list of Trend.

Field	Type	View	Description
`rank`	integer	compact	Position on the board, 1 is the top.
`name`	string	compact	The topic or search term.
`heat`	number \| null	compact	The heat score the platform shows; scales differ by platform.
`url`	string \| null	compact	Link to the topic page, if there is one.

The view column is the smallest view a field comes back in: compact returns only compact fields, standard adds the standard ones, full returns everything. The default is standard.

When it is charged

One call costs $0.0025 and returns one page of about 50 board entries. Collecting 1,000 board entries takes about 20 calls, $0.05 in total. Each page is a separate call; failed calls are not charged.

Data comes back$0.0025 per call

Bad parameters, errors, timeoutsFree

When	Charge
Most one call costs	$0.0025
An empty answer	$0.0025
Bad parameters, errors, timeouts	Free
A retry with the same Idempotency-Key within 24 hours	Charged once

A failed call is free; an empty answer costs $0.0025; not found is free.

Prices from price book 1b273c48fea9634e. Every price on this platform →

Common errors

Every error has the same shape and says whether it was charged. The ones this endpoint can return:

This is the backup route of Weibo hot search, $0.002 a call.

HTTP	Code	Meaning	Charged
400	`invalid_params`	A parameter is missing, has the wrong type or value, or the method is wrong. problems lists each one; param names the first.Retry: after a fix	no
401	`unauthorized`	The key is missing, malformed, revoked, disabled or expired (reason says which when known).Retry: no	no
402	`insufficient_balance`	The balance (available) cannot cover the most this call could cost (required).Retry: after a fix	no
429	`rate_limited`	The account sent too many requests this minute (reason: rate) or has too many calls running (reason: concurrency).Retry: yes	no
500	`settlement_unknown`	The data came back, but the charge could not be confirmed.Retry: with the same Idempotency-Key	unknown until looked up
502	`upstream_failed`	Every data source for this endpoint failed on this request.Retry: yes	no
503	`capability_paused`	This endpoint is paused right now; nothing ran.Retry: yes	no
504	`timeout`	The data did not come back in time. The hold was released, so nothing was charged.Retry: yes	no

All error codes →

Presets

Pages with one parameter already set, each with its own request and price:

Weibo hot search (backup): board hot_search

Questions

How much does the Weibo hot search (backup) API cost?

One call costs $0.0025 and returns one page of about 50 board entries. Collecting 1,000 board entries takes about 20 calls, $0.05 in total. Each page is a separate call; failed calls are not charged.

How do I get the next page?

Pass page.next_cursor from the response back as the cursor parameter. When page.has_more is false there is nothing left. Every page is its own call at $0.0025.

Do I need a Weibo account, cookies or a QR login?

No. You send only your okdata API key. The data is public data from Weibo; nothing is fetched with your own Weibo account.

Am I charged when a call fails?

No. Every error response says charged: false, except a timeout, which says charged: null until the outcome is known. Resend with the same Idempotency-Key and you are never charged twice.

What if Weibo does not show a field?

The field is null, and meta.unavailable names it with the reason: platform (the platform never shows it) or capability (we cannot fetch it yet).

Use it in your AI

Paste this into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any agent that can open a web page. It reads this endpoint’s page and calls it with your key.

Read https://okdata.online/apis/weibo/backup/trends/list.md, then call this endpoint for me through okdata; my key is in the OKDATA_API_KEY environment variable. Use Weibo hot search (backup) and show me the top ten right now.

With the MCP server connected, just ask: Use Weibo hot search (backup) and show me the top ten right now.

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All 11 Weibo endpoints

Main Weibo endpoints

Weibo API overview →Weibo API pricing →

Names and ID

Name: Weibo hot search (backup) API
Short name: Weibo hot search (backup)
ID: weibo.backup.trends.list
Endpoint: GET /v1/weibo/backup/trends/list
Category: Social media
Also called: weibo hot search backup
Returns: Trend[]: 4 fields