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Weibo hot search board (backup) API

The backup of the Weibo hot search board, to call when the original fails upstream: the same parameters and result, at a higher price. About 50 items a call, 51 at most; $0.0300 per call. Errors and timeouts are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0300.

GEThttps://api.dataxapi.com/v1/weibo/backup/trends/list
Also known asweibo hot search backupIn Chinese: 微博热搜榜（备用版）API
Price$0.0300/ call · Errors and timeouts are not charged
Returnsup to 51 a pageeverything in one answer, no paging
When an upstream failsRetried for youon the same route, or a backup route; never charged
StatusLive status30-day availability 100%

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The first 2 rows of a response recorded 2026-10-29 09:44 UTC.
FieldValue
rank1
heat1,179,776
curl "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/weibo/backup/trends/list" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "5e45539d-5b83-44a8-8294-d30c058b98a9",
  "data": {
    "items": [
      { "name": "周末露营怎么玩", "rank": 1, "heat": 1179776 },
      // … 49 more
    ]
  },
  "page": {
    "next_cursor": null,
    "cursor_expires_at": null,
    "has_more": false,
    "returned": 50
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "weibo.backup.trends.list",
    "result_status": "complete",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-29T09:44:31.000Z",
    "cached": false,
    "replayed": false,
    "unavailable": { "id": "platform" },
    "billing": {
      "amount": "0.03",
      "currency": "USD",
      "balance_after": "9.97"
    }
  }
}

From a response recorded 2026-10-29 09:44 UTC. Names, text and IDs are examples, and so are the links: none is the recorded one (the page shows no one's personal data); the figures are as recorded. Long lists are cut. The request ID, cursor and balance are made up.

Size as sent: 3.8 KB in the standard view (3.8 KB compact, 3.8 KB full).

{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "617f947f-ae5d-4fd8-a2ee-b7ab803bcf96",
  "data": { "items": [] },
  "page": {
    "next_cursor": null,
    "cursor_expires_at": null,
    "has_more": false,
    "returned": 0
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "weibo.backup.trends.list",
    "result_status": "empty",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-29T09:44:31.000Z",
    "cached": false,
    "replayed": false,
    "unavailable": { "id": "platform" },
    "billing": {
      "amount": "0.03",
      "currency": "USD",
      "balance_after": "9.97"
    }
  }
}

From a recording of 2026-10-29 09:44 UTC, edited by hand to show this case. The request ID and balance are made up.

Size as sent: 422 B in the standard view (422 B compact, 422 B full).

This example as a JSON file

curl "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/weibo/backup/trends/list" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
# pip install dataxapi
from dataxapi import DataXAPI

dx = DataXAPI()  # reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY
result = dx.weibo.backup.trends.list()
print(result["data"]["items"])
// npm i @dataxapi/sdk
import { DataXAPI } from "@dataxapi/sdk";

const dx = new DataXAPI(); // reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY
const result = await dx.weibo.backup.trends.list();
console.log(result.data.items);
dataxapi call weibo.backup.trends.list
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dataxapi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.dataxapi.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${DATAXAPI_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add this to your MCP client, then ask your agent to call weibo.backup.trends.list.

Parameters

boardtext

Which list: hot searches is the only one. Values: hot_search (default). Example: hot_search.

viewtext

How much of each item to return. All three cost the same. Values: compact, standard (default), full.

fieldslist of text

Return only these fields. Each by its path, such as author.name.

Known limits

  • About 50 items a page, 51 at most. The page size is the platform's; limit is not accepted.
  • Everything comes in one page; no cursor is issued.
  • Answers come from a shared snapshot refreshed every 10 minutes; meta.cached says so and meta.fetched_at is when it was taken.
  • 1 field of the object is not available from this endpoint

Returned fields

data.items is a list of trend objects. Stable: fields are only ever added.

idtextcompactThe platform has none

The platform's ID for the entry

nametextcompact

Name of the entry

rankintegercompact

Position on the board, from 1; a pinned entry has none

heatintegercompact

The platform's heat score

approximatelist of objectcompact

Which numbers of this item are approximate or lower bounds; absent when all are exact

approximate[].fieldtextcompact

Path of the field, such as metrics.views

Show all 7 fields →
approximate[].kindtextcompact

Approximate, or a lower boundapproximatelower_bound

Typical size of one item: compact 70 B, standard 70 B, full 70 B (measured on the response recorded 2026-10-29 09:44 UTC).

What this endpoint cannot give

idThe platform has none

When you are charged

A result with data$0.0300, once per call
An empty result$0.0300
Invalid parameters, a failure of ours or of the data source, a timeoutnot charged
CaseCharged
The most one call can cost$0.0300 (send X-Max-Price to refuse anything above your own limit)

Prices as read 2026-11-02 11:50 UTC, under price book 8, in effect since 2026-11-02 11:46 UTC; the Playground reads the price in force before a run.

Errors

What this endpoint can answer with; codes all endpoints share are on the full list.

This is a backup version: the same parameters and fields as the original, from another source, at its own price. The original is the one to call first: Weibo hot search board API

HTTPCodeMeaningCharged
400invalid_paramsA parameter is invalidRetry: After a fixNo
402insufficient_balanceThe balance is too lowRetry: After a fixNo
502upstream_failedNo result came from the data source this time. Retry later; if the same item keeps failing, it most likely cannot be retrieved (deleted or restricted, say)Retry: YesNo
504timeoutThe data did not arrive in time; retry with the same idempotency keyRetry: YesNo

All error codes →

Questions

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

$0.0300 per call. The most one call can cost is $0.0300.

When am I not charged?

Errors and timeouts are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0300.

How many items does one call return, and how do I get the next page?

About 50 items a page, 51 at most. The page size is the platform's; limit is not accepted. Everything comes in one page; no cursor is issued.

30-day availability

100% of the time over the last 16 days (since 2026-10-17, when the record began), this endpoint was serving calls: at least one of its routes was taking them, so it was neither paused nor down.

It is not a success rate: how single calls went is not in it, and a failed call is not charged either way.

Every endpoint's state now, and each incident with whether anyone was charged: the status page →

The same thing on other platforms

Bilibili hot searches$0.0020Douyin hot search board$0.0020Kuaishou hot list$0.0020Weibo hot search board$0.0020X trends$0.0090Xiaohongshu trends$0.0200Reddit trending searches$0.0020Zhihu hot list$0.0020

All 11 Weibo endpoints

Weibo endpoints
Weibo comment replies$0.0020Weibo post comments$0.0020Weibo post detail$0.0020Weibo post likers$0.0020Weibo realtime search$0.0020Weibo hot search board$0.0020Weibo user followers$0.0020Weibo user profile$0.0020Weibo user posts$0.0020Weibo user search$0.0020Weibo hot search board (backup)$0.0300

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Use the DataXAPI endpoint weibo.backup.trends.list (Weibo hot search board (backup)). The backup of the Weibo hot search board, to call when the original fails upstream: the same parameters and result, at a higher price.
Call GET https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/weibo/backup/trends/list with the header "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY". Read the key from the environment variable DATAXAPI_API_KEY; never write it into code.
Parameters:
- board: Which list: hot searches is the only one. Values: hot_search (default). Example: hot_search.
- view: How much of each item to return. All three cost the same. Values: compact, standard (default), full.
- fields: Return only these fields. Each by its path, such as author.name.
Price: $0.0300 per call. Errors and timeouts are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0300.
The answer is JSON: data.items holds trend; meta.billing.amount is what this call was charged.
Example:
curl "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/weibo/backup/trends/list" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
Full reference in Markdown: https://dataxapi.com/apis/weibo/backup/trends/list.md

Names and identifiers

In Chinese
微博热搜榜（备用版）API
Endpoint ID
weibo.backup.trends.list
Endpoint
GET /v1/weibo/backup/trends/list
Last checked 2026-11-02 11:50 UTC.View the Markdown versionopenapi.jsonllms.txt

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