Zhihu API
15 Zhihu endpoints covering posts, questions, Answers, comments, articles, Columns, Pins and accounts, from $0.002 a call. No Zhihu account or cookie needed, and a failed call costs nothing.
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- Endpoints
- 15 endpoints
- In 8 groups, one response format · 13 coming soon
- Lowest price
- From $0.002
- A call, paid from a prepaid balance
- Freshness
- Live
- Read from the platform when you call
- Failed calls
- $0
- Errors and timeouts are never charged
Every Zhihu endpoint
One row per endpoint: the request, what comes back and what one call costs.
Posts
1Questions
2Answers
2Comments
1Articles
1Columns
1Pins
1Accounts
6- User profilecoming soonGET /v1/zhihu/users/getAccount$0.002
- User searchcoming soonGET /v1/zhihu/users/searchAccount[]$0.002
- User followerscoming soonGET /v1/zhihu/users/followers/listAccount[]$0.002
- User answerscoming soonGET /v1/zhihu/users/answers/listPost[]$0.002
- User articlescoming soonGET /v1/zhihu/users/articles/listPost[]$0.002
- User pinscoming soonGET /v1/zhihu/users/pins/listPost[]$0.002
Prices are per call unless marked /item. A failed call is not charged.
What people do with Zhihu data
Each job has its own page with the endpoints it takes, a worked run and its cost.
Word of mouth
“What do buyers complain about most?”
- Zhihu search$0.002
- Question answers$0.002
2 endpoints here, from $0.002How it works
Content research
“What do the top posts on this topic have in common?”
- Zhihu search$0.002
- Question answers$0.002
2 endpoints here, from $0.002How it works
Start in three steps
The example is Zhihu search; every Zhihu endpoint is called the same way and answers in the same shape.
Get a key
Create an account and a key in the console. A new key comes with $0.10 to try, no card.
Connect your AI, or call it yourself
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Swap the placeholder for your own key, or sign in and copy it with the key filled in.
Make the first call
Items arrive in data.items (one object in data.item), the next page in page.next_cursor and what you were charged in meta.billing.amount.
cURL
curl -G "https://api.okdata.online/v1/zhihu/posts/search" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $OKDATA_API_KEY" \ --data-urlencode 'query=咖啡机推荐'Python
import os import requests resp = requests.get( "https://api.okdata.online/v1/zhihu/posts/search", headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OKDATA_API_KEY']}"}, params={"query": "咖啡机推荐"}, 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["id"], row["metrics"]["likes"], row["text"][:60]) print("cost: $" + body["meta"]["billing"]["amount"])TypeScript
const url = new URL('https://api.okdata.online/v1/zhihu/posts/search'); url.searchParams.set('query', "咖啡机推荐"); 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.id, row.metrics.likes, row.text.slice(0, 60)); } console.log('cost: $' + body.meta.billing.amount);MCPtools/call
{ "name": "call", "arguments": { "capability": "zhihu.posts.search", "query": "咖啡机推荐" } }
Questions about the Zhihu API
What does the Zhihu API cost?
Each of the 15 endpoints has its own price, $0.002 a call; the cheapest is Zhihu search at $0.002. You pay per call from a prepaid balance, with no subscription, and a failed call is not charged.
Do I need a Zhihu account or cookie?
No. You call https://api.okdata.online with one okdata key and get public Zhihu data back; no Zhihu account, cookie or QR login is involved.
How fresh is the data?
Every endpoint reads Zhihu at the moment you call; nothing is served from an old copy.
Can my AI agent use the Zhihu API?
Yes. Connect the MCP server at https://api.okdata.online/mcp: its find tool lists these 15 endpoints with their prices, and its call tool runs them on your key.
Can I try it for free?
New accounts get $0.10 of trial credit with no card: enough for 50 calls to Zhihu search.