Zhihu
Zhihu API pricing
What 15 Zhihu endpoints cost: $0.002 a call, cheapest Zhihu answer comments. Per call in US dollars, prepaid, and a failed call costs nothing.
- Lowest price
- $0.002
- Zhihu answer comments
- Endpoints
- 15
- 1,000 calls at the lowest price
- $2.00
- Free trial
- $0.10
- up to 50 calls
What $1 and $10 buy
| Endpoint | $1 | $10 |
|---|---|---|
| Zhihu search | 500 calls ≈ 10,000 items | 5,000 calls ≈ 100,000 items |
| Zhihu question answers | 500 calls ≈ 10,000 items | 5,000 calls ≈ 100,000 items |
Every Zhihu endpoint and its price
| Endpoint | Price | Most per call | Empty answer | Not found |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Zhihu search zhihu.posts.search | $0.002 per call | $0.002 | $0.002 | $0 |
Zhihu question answers zhihu.questions.answers.list | $0.002 per call | $0.002 | $0.002 | $0 |
Zhihu question detail zhihu.questions.get coming soon | $0.002 per call | $0.002 | $0 | $0 |
Zhihu answer detail zhihu.answers.get coming soon | $0.002 per call | $0.002 | $0 | $0 |
Zhihu answer comments zhihu.answers.comments.list coming soon | $0.002 per call | $0.002 | $0.002 | $0 |
Zhihu comment replies zhihu.comments.replies.list coming soon | $0.002 per call | $0.002 | $0.002 | $0 |
Zhihu article detail zhihu.articles.get coming soon | $0.002 per call | $0.002 | $0 | $0 |
Zhihu column articles zhihu.columns.articles.list coming soon | $0.002 per call | $0.002 | $0.002 | $0 |
Zhihu pin detail zhihu.pins.get coming soon | $0.002 per call | $0.002 | $0 | $0 |
Zhihu user profile zhihu.users.get coming soon | $0.002 per call | $0.002 | $0 | $0 |
Zhihu user search zhihu.users.search coming soon | $0.002 per call | $0.002 | $0.002 | $0 |
Zhihu user followers zhihu.users.followers.list coming soon | $0.002 per call | $0.002 | $0.002 | $0 |
Zhihu user answers zhihu.users.answers.list coming soon | $0.002 per call | $0.002 | $0.002 | $0 |
Zhihu user articles zhihu.users.articles.list coming soon | $0.002 per call | $0.002 | $0.002 | $0 |
Zhihu user pins zhihu.users.pins.list coming soon | $0.002 per call | $0.002 | $0.002 | $0 |
Prices in US dollars, in force when this page was built. A failed call (bad parameters, rate limits, upstream errors, timeouts) is never charged. Zhihu API reference →
Questions about paying
- How much is the Zhihu API?
- 15 endpoints, priced $0.002 a call. 1,000 calls to Zhihu answer comments, the cheapest, cost $2.00.
- Can I try it for free?
- New accounts get $0.10 of trial credit, no card needed: up to 50 calls to Zhihu answer comments.
- What is never charged?
- Calls that fail: bad parameters, a missing key, rate limits, upstream errors, paused endpoints and timeouts. Most endpoints also charge nothing when the item does not exist; the table above shows the exceptions.
- How do I pay?
- Top up a prepaid balance from $10 by card, Alipay or WeChat Pay. The balance does not expire; top-ups are final.