ZhihuSocial mediaComing soon
Zhihu user profile API
A person's profile by the handle in their link: name, headline and follower count, with answer and article counts, whether it is an organisation and IP location under ext.
GEThttps://api.okdata.online/v1/zhihu/users/get
Also calledzhihu profilezhihu account info
- Price
- $0.002
- per call · failed calls are free
- Returns
- One Account
- as data.item
- If a call fails
- Not charged
- When a data source fails, the next one is tried; errors and timeouts cost nothing.
- Status
- coming soon
- Listed but not callable yet: a call answers capability_paused and is not charged.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
usernamerequired | string | The handle in the profile's link (url_token): what follows zhihu.com/people/. |
view | stringcompactstandardfull | How much of each object comes back. full adds platform-specific fields under ext. |
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 -G "https://api.okdata.online/v1/zhihu/users/get" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OKDATA_API_KEY" \
--data-urlencode 'username=zhihuadmin'Python
import os
import requests
resp = requests.get(
"https://api.okdata.online/v1/zhihu/users/get",
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OKDATA_API_KEY']}"},
params={"username": "zhihuadmin"},
timeout=60,
)
body = resp.json()
if body["code"] != "ok":
raise RuntimeError(f"{body['code']}: {body['message']} (charged: {body['charged']})")
row = body["data"]["item"]
print(row["name"], row["followers"])
print("cost: $" + body["meta"]["billing"]["amount"])TypeScript
const url = new URL('https://api.okdata.online/v1/zhihu/users/get');
url.searchParams.set('username', "zhihuadmin");
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}`);
const row = body.data.item;
console.log(row.name, row.followers);
console.log('cost: $' + body.meta.billing.amount);MCPtools/call
{
"name": "call",
"arguments": {
"capability": "zhihu.users.get",
"username": "zhihuadmin"
}
}Response
{
"code": "ok",
"request_id": "0f6c2a8e-4b1d-4e0a-9a51-3c7d2b9e1f20",
"data": {
"item": {
"id": "b32409944256dfd62a963434fcda6aa9",
"url": "https://www.zhihu.com/people/qingzhuang-tubu",
"username": "qingzhuang-tubu",
"name": "轻装徒步",
"bio": "轻装,走远路。",
"avatar_url": "https://cdn.example.com/avatar/trailkit.jpg",
"verified": true,
"followers": 182300,
"following": 312,
"posts": 486,
"likes": 2310000
}
},
"warnings": [],
"meta": {
"capability": "zhihu.users.get",
"billing": {
"amount": "0.002",
"currency": "USD",
"balance_after": "9.998"
},
"unavailable": {},
"cached": false,
"replayed": false,
"fetched_at": "2026-11-11T08:00:00Z"
}
}Coming soon
This endpoint is listed but not callable yet: a call answers capability_paused and is not charged. The parameters, fields and price on this page are the contract it will open with; the status page and the changelog say when it does.
Returned fields
data.item is one Account.
| Field | Type | View | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | string | compact | Account ID on the platform. |
url | string | compact | Profile link. |
username | string | null | compact | Handle, where the platform has one. |
name | string | compact | Display name. |
bio | string | null | compact | Profile bio.Long text: view=compact may shorten it. |
avatar_url | string | null | standard | Avatar image URL. |
Show all 12 fieldsHide the other 6
| Field | Type | View | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
verified | boolean | null | standard | Whether the platform shows a verification badge. |
followers | integer | null | compact | Followers. |
following | integer | null | compact | Accounts it follows. |
posts | integer | null | compact | Posts, videos, notes or articles published. |
likes | integer | null | compact | Total likes received, where the platform shows it. |
ext | object | full | Platform-specific extras. Only returned with view=full. |
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 $0.002 and returns one account. 1,000 lookups cost $2.00. Failed calls are not charged.
Data comes back$0.002 per call
Bad parameters, errors, timeoutsFree
| When | Charge |
|---|---|
| Most one call costs | $0.002 |
| An empty answer | Free |
| Not found (the platform has no such item) | Free |
| 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 is free; 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:
| 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 |
| 404 | not_found | The post, account or page does not exist or is not public. Endpoints whose charge_when_not_found is above 0 charge this answer (the source billed us for it): the body then says charged: true and amount.Retry: no | 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 |
Questions
Can I call the Zhihu user profile API now?
This endpoint is listed but not callable yet: a call answers capability_paused and is not charged. The parameters, fields and price on this page are the contract it will open with; the status page and the changelog say when it does.
How much does the Zhihu user profile API cost?
One call costs $0.002 and returns one account. 1,000 lookups cost $2.00. Failed calls are not charged.
Do I need a Zhihu account, cookies or a QR login?
No. You send only your okdata API key. The data is public data from Zhihu; nothing is fetched with your own Zhihu 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 Zhihu 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).
Same data on other platforms
The same kind of data from other platforms, in the same Account shape:
- Douyin account profile$0.002/call
- Xiaohongshu account profile$0.02/call
- Weibo account profile$0.002/call
- TikTok account profile$0.002/call
- X account profile$0.0004/item
- Instagram account profile$0.004/call
- Reddit user profile$0.002/call
- Kuaishou account profile$0.02/call
- WeChat Channels account profile$0.02/call
- Bilibili account profile$0.002/call
- Official Account profile$0.02/call
All 15 Zhihu endpoints
Main Zhihu endpoints
- Zhihu search$0.002/call
- Zhihu question answers$0.002/call
- Zhihu question detailcoming soon$0.002/call
- Zhihu answer detailcoming soon$0.002/call
- Zhihu answer commentscoming soon$0.002/call
- Zhihu comment repliescoming soon$0.002/call
- Zhihu article detailcoming soon$0.002/call
- Zhihu column articlescoming soon$0.002/call
- Zhihu pin detailcoming soon$0.002/call
- Zhihu user searchcoming soon$0.002/call
- Zhihu user followerscoming soon$0.002/call
- Zhihu user answerscoming soon$0.002/call
- Zhihu user articlescoming soon$0.002/call
- Zhihu user pinscoming soon$0.002/call
Names and ID
- Name
- Zhihu user profile API
- Short name
- Zhihu user profile
- ID
zhihu.users.get- Endpoint
GET /v1/zhihu/users/get- Category
- Social media
- Also called
- zhihu profile, zhihu account info
- Data type
- Profile API
- Returns
- Account: 12 fields