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Weibo user followers API

Get a page of the accounts following a Weibo user, 20 a page: name, bio, avatar, verification, follower and following counts, number of posts, when the account was opened. Up to 20 items a call; $0.0020 per call. Errors, timeouts and objects that do not exist are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0020.

GEThttps://api.dataxapi.com/v1/weibo/users/followers/list
Also known asweibo fansweibo follower listIn Chinese: 微博用户粉丝列表 API
Price$0.0020/ call · Errors and timeouts are not charged
Returns20 a pagea page, with a cursor for the next
When an upstream failsRetried for youon the same route, or a backup route; never charged
StatusLive statusChecked daily with real calls · 4 days on record

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The first 5 rows of a response recorded 2026-10-12 21:49 UTC.
FieldValue
verifiedfalse
created_at2022-05-01 12:18 UTC
metrics.followers4,474
metrics.following7,846
metrics.posts62,114
curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/weibo/users/followers/list" \
  --data-urlencode "id=2803301701" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "558159e6-d945-4964-8304-0f136527d0f6",
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "7267944764",
        "name": "一颗柠檬糖",
        "url": "https://weibo.com/u/7267944764",
        "bio": null,
        "avatar_url": "https://tvax1.sinaimg.cn/crop.0.0.512.512.180/PBobjxTJltK1jFC8WGxKzDYB.jpg",
        "verified": false,
        "created_at": "2022-05-01T12:18:26.000Z",
        "metrics": { "followers": 4474, "following": 7846, "posts": 62114 }
      },
      // … 19 more
    ]
  },
  "page": {
    "next_cursor": "c1.RnmB0A_XvQ_Y1Q7JoWGX7NKt4UBqJPuXtyPnyWKm",
    "cursor_expires_at": "2026-10-12T22:49:56.000Z",
    "has_more": true,
    "returned": 20
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "weibo.users.followers.list",
    "result_status": "complete",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-12T21:49:56.000Z",
    "cached": false,
    "replayed": false,
    "unavailable": { "username": "platform" },
    "billing": {
      "amount": "0.002",
      "currency": "USD",
      "balance_after": "9.998"
    }
  }
}

From a response recorded 2026-10-12 21:49 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: 7.5 KB in the standard view (3.6 KB compact, 7.5 KB full).

{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "f7e2a488-a952-46ad-a0fd-31405b036872",
  "data": { "items": [] },
  "page": {
    "next_cursor": null,
    "cursor_expires_at": null,
    "has_more": false,
    "returned": 0
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "weibo.users.followers.list",
    "result_status": "empty",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-12T21:49:56.000Z",
    "cached": false,
    "replayed": false,
    "unavailable": { "username": "platform" },
    "billing": {
      "amount": "0.002",
      "currency": "USD",
      "balance_after": "9.998"
    }
  }
}

From a recording of 2026-10-12 21:49 UTC, edited by hand to show this case. The request ID and balance are made up.

Size as sent: 430 B in the standard view (430 B compact, 430 B full).

This example as a JSON file

curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/weibo/users/followers/list" \
  --data-urlencode "id=2803301701" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
from dataxapi import DataXAPI

dx = DataXAPI()  # reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY
result = dx.weibo.users.followers.list(id="2803301701")
print(result["data"]["items"])
import { DataXAPI } from "@dataxapi/sdk";

const dx = new DataXAPI(); // reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY
const result = await dx.weibo.users.followers.list({ id: "2803301701" });
console.log(result.data.items);
dataxapi call weibo.users.followers.list id=2803301701
{
  "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.users.followers.list.

Parameters

idtextrequired

User ID (uid), a string of digits: the number after weibo.com/u/ in a profile link. Example: 2803301701.

cursortext

Cursor returned by the previous page. Pass page.next_cursor of the page before, unchanged. Each page is charged as a call of its own.

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

Returned fields

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

idtextcompact

ID

usernametextcompactThe platform has none

Handle

nametextcompact

Display name

urllinkcompact

Link to the profile

biotextcompact

Bio

Long text: the compact view keeps the first 500 characters and says so in warnings.

avatar_urllinkstandard

Avatar

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verifiedyes/nostandard

Whether the account is verified

created_attimestandard

When the account was created

metricsobjectcompact

Account counts

metrics.followersintegercompact

Followers

metrics.followingintegercompact

Following

metrics.postsintegercompact

Posts published

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

approximate[].kindtextcompact

Approximate, or a lower boundapproximatelower_bound

Typical size of one item: compact 159 B, standard 362 B, full 362 B (measured on the response recorded 2026-10-12 21:49 UTC).

What this endpoint cannot give

usernameThe platform has none

When you are charged

A result with data$0.0020, once per call
An empty result$0.0020
Invalid parameters, a failure of ours or of the data source, a timeoutnot charged
CaseCharged
Each further pagecharged as a call of its own
The object does not exist (404)not charged
The most one call can cost$0.0020 (send X-Max-Price to refuse anything above your own limit)

Prices as read 2026-10-21 09:10 UTC, under price book 2, in effect since 2026-10-17 11:00 UTC; the Playground reads the price in force before a run.

If the object does not exist

The answer is 404 not_found and nothing is charged. reason says which: not_found (it does not exist) or private_or_deleted.

Errors

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

HTTPCodeMeaningCharged
400invalid_paramsA parameter is invalidRetry: After a fixNo
400cursor_mismatchThe cursor was issued for another endpoint or other parametersRetry: After a fixNo
402insufficient_balanceThe balance is too lowRetry: After a fixNo
404not_foundThe object does not exist, is private or was deletedRetry: NoNo
410cursor_expiredThe cursor expired; start again from the first pageRetry: NoNo
502upstream_failedThe data source failedRetry: YesNo
504timeoutThe data did not arrive in time; retry with the same idempotency keyRetry: YesNo

All error codes →

Questions

How much does the Weibo user followers API cost?

$0.0020 per call. The most one call can cost is $0.0020.

When am I not charged?

Errors, timeouts and objects that do not exist are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0020.

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

20 items a page. The page size is the platform's; limit is not accepted. For the next page pass page.next_cursor as cursor; a cursor is valid for 1 hour. page.has_more is false on the last page.

What happens if the object does not exist?

The answer is 404 not_found and nothing is charged. reason says which: not_found (it does not exist) or private_or_deleted.

The same thing on other platforms

X user followers$0.0001Zhihu user followers$0.0020TikTok user followers$0.0020

All 10 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$0.0020

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Use the DataXAPI endpoint weibo.users.followers.list (Weibo user followers). Get a page of the accounts following a Weibo user, 20 a page: name, bio, avatar, verification, follower and following counts, number of posts, when the account was opened.
Call GET https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/weibo/users/followers/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:
- id (required): User ID (uid), a string of digits: the number after weibo.com/u/ in a profile link. Example: 2803301701.
- cursor: Cursor returned by the previous page. Pass page.next_cursor of the page before, unchanged. Each page is charged as a call of its own.
- 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: $0.0020 per call. Errors, timeouts and objects that do not exist are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0020.
The answer is JSON: data.items holds account; meta.billing.amount is what this call was charged.
Example:
curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/weibo/users/followers/list" \
  --data-urlencode "id=2803301701" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
Full reference in Markdown: https://dataxapi.com/apis/weibo/users/followers/list.md

Names and identifiers

In Chinese
微博用户粉丝列表 API
Endpoint ID
weibo.users.followers.list
Endpoint
GET /v1/weibo/users/followers/list
Last checked 2026-10-21 09:10 UTC.View the Markdown versionopenapi.jsonllms.txt

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