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Zhihu question answers API

Get the first 20 answers to a Zhihu question by ID or link, in Zhihu's own order: text, author, upvotes, comment and save counts. One page only. 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/zhihu/questions/answers/list
Also known asanswers to a zhihu questionzhihu answer listIn Chinese: 知乎问题回答 API
id is in the link: zhihu.com/question/<id>. Or pass the whole link as url.
Price$0.0020/ call · Errors and timeouts are not charged
Returns20 a pageeverything in one answer, no paging
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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Used to call POST /v1/zhihu/questions/answers? It is this address now. What changed for old endpoints

The first 6 rows of a response recorded 2026-10-12 19:18 UTC.
FieldValue
typetext
published_at2017-01-23 02:28 UTC
author.followers3,641
metrics.likes228
metrics.comments34
metrics.favorites698
curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/zhihu/questions/answers/list" \
  --data-urlencode "id=55043447" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "c2cb7ef3-9556-40a0-972e-f9fbc9adc683",
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "3612004169",
        "url": "https://www.zhihu.com/answer/3612004169",
        "type": "text",
        "title": "周末露营入门指南：一篇讲清楚",
        "text": "周末露营｜第一次尝试就爱上了，清单放评论区",
        "published_at": "2017-01-23T02:28:14.000Z",
        "author": {
          "id": "f0065006fdb4498cad8c271c2752c668",
          "username": "aya_living",
          "name": "认真生活的阿雅",
          "avatar_url": "https://picx.zhimg.com/v2-514ec9961cf32ad9a5ba_l.jpg",
          "followers": 3641
        },
        "metrics": { "likes": 228, "comments": 34, "favorites": 698 },
        "post_id": "3675879886",
        "parent_id": "3901580217"
      },
      // … 18 more
    ]
  },
  "page": {
    "next_cursor": null,
    "cursor_expires_at": null,
    "has_more": false,
    "returned": 19
  },
  "warnings": [
    { "code": "items_dropped", "count": 1 }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "zhihu.questions.answers.list",
    "result_status": "complete",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-12T19:18:39.000Z",
    "cached": false,
    "replayed": false,
    "unavailable": {
      "lang": "capability",
      "author.verified": "capability",
      "metrics.shares": "platform",
      "metrics.views": "capability",
      "metrics.reposts": "platform",
      "images": "capability",
      "hashtags": "platform",
      "mentions": "capability",
      "is_pinned": "capability",
      "root_id": "platform"
    },
    "billing": {
      "amount": "0.002",
      "currency": "USD",
      "balance_after": "9.998"
    }
  }
}

From a response recorded 2026-10-12 19:18 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: 84.3 KB in the standard view (35.4 KB compact, 84.3 KB full).

{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "769403f1-5443-475b-a4a2-f91119d02524",
  "data": { "items": [] },
  "page": {
    "next_cursor": null,
    "cursor_expires_at": null,
    "has_more": false,
    "returned": 0
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "zhihu.questions.answers.list",
    "result_status": "empty",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-12T19:18:39.000Z",
    "cached": false,
    "replayed": false,
    "unavailable": {
      "lang": "capability",
      "author.verified": "capability",
      "metrics.shares": "platform",
      "metrics.views": "capability",
      "metrics.reposts": "platform",
      "images": "capability",
      "hashtags": "platform",
      "mentions": "capability",
      "is_pinned": "capability",
      "root_id": "platform"
    },
    "billing": {
      "amount": "0.002",
      "currency": "USD",
      "balance_after": "9.998"
    }
  }
}

From a recording of 2026-10-12 19:18 UTC, edited by hand to show this case. The request ID and balance are made up.

Size as sent: 661 B in the standard view (661 B compact, 661 B full).

This example as a JSON file

curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/zhihu/questions/answers/list" \
  --data-urlencode "id=55043447" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
from dataxapi import DataXAPI

dx = DataXAPI()  # reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY
result = dx.zhihu.questions.answers.list(id="55043447")
print(result["data"]["items"])
import { DataXAPI } from "@dataxapi/sdk";

const dx = new DataXAPI(); // reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY
const result = await dx.zhihu.questions.answers.list({ id: "55043447" });
console.log(result.data.items);
dataxapi call zhihu.questions.answers.list id=55043447
{
  "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 zhihu.questions.answers.list.

Parameters

idtextgive exactly one of id, url

Question ID, a string of digits. Example: 55043447.

urltextgive exactly one of id, url

Web link to the question. Example: https://zhihu.com/question/55043447. Full link: https://zhihu.com/question/55043447.

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 post objects. Stable: fields are only ever added.

idtextcompact

ID; pass it unchanged to the get endpoint

urllinkcompact

Link that opens the post

typetextcompact

Content formatvideoimagetextarticle

titletextcompact

Title

texttextcompact

Body text

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

langtextstandardNot provided here

Language of the text

Show all 34 fields →
published_attimecompact

When it was published

authorobjectcompact

Author

author.idtextcompact

Author's account ID

author.usernametextcompact

Author's handle

author.nametextcompact

Author's display name

author.avatar_urllinkstandard

Author's avatar

author.verifiedyes/nostandardNot provided here

Whether the author is verified

author.followersintegerstandard

Author's follower count

metricsobjectcompact

Engagement counts

metrics.likesintegercompact

Likes

On this platform: Upvotes

metrics.commentsintegercompact

Comments

metrics.sharesintegercompactThe platform has none

Shares

metrics.favoritesintegercompact

Saves

metrics.viewsintegercompactNot provided here

Views

metrics.repostsintegercompactThe platform has none

Reposts

imageslist of linkstandardNot provided here

Image addresses

hashtagslist of textstandardThe platform has none

Hashtags, without the #

mentionslist of objectstandardNot provided here

Accounts mentioned in the text

mentions[].idtextstandardNot provided here

Account ID

mentions[].usernametextstandardNot provided here

Handle

mentions[].nametextstandardNot provided here

Display name

is_pinnedyes/nostandardNot provided here

Whether the author pinned it

post_idtextcompact

ID of the thread's root post when this is a reply; otherwise null

parent_idtextcompact

ID of the item it replies to directly; otherwise null

root_idtextcompactThe platform has none

ID of the first-level reply its thread hangs under

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 1.8 KB, standard 4.4 KB, full 4.4 KB (measured on the response recorded 2026-10-12 19:18 UTC).

What this endpoint cannot give

langNot provided here
author.verifiedNot provided here
metrics.sharesThe platform has none
metrics.viewsNot provided here
metrics.repostsThe platform has none
imagesNot provided here
hashtagsThe platform has none
mentionsNot provided here
mentions[].idNot provided here
mentions[].usernameNot provided here
mentions[].nameNot provided here
is_pinnedNot provided here
root_idThe 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
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
402insufficient_balanceThe balance is too lowRetry: After a fixNo
404not_foundThe object does not exist, is private or was deletedRetry: 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 Zhihu question answers 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. Everything comes in one page; no cursor is issued.

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.

All 16 Zhihu endpoints

Zhihu endpoints
Zhihu answer comments$0.0020Zhihu answer detail$0.0020Zhihu article detail$0.0020Zhihu column articles$0.0020Zhihu comment replies$0.0020Zhihu pin detail$0.0020Zhihu content search$0.0020Zhihu question answers$0.0020Zhihu question detail$0.0020Zhihu hot list$0.0020Zhihu user answers$0.0020Zhihu user articles$0.0020Zhihu user followers$0.0020Zhihu user profile$0.0020Zhihu user pins$0.0020Zhihu user search$0.0020

Use it in your AI

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Read https://dataxapi.com/agents.md and set up DataXAPI in this agent. My API key is dx_…; use it for every DataXAPI call.
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then paste

Paste it into your agent

It reads the page the prompt points to and connects itself.

Your agent
Read https://dataxapi.com/agents.md and set up DataXAPI in this agent. My API key is dx_••••; use it for every DataXAPI call.
DataXAPI connected · 5 tools ready
now try it

Now ask something

Use one of these, or your own words.

Read https://dataxapi.com/apis/zhihu/questions/answers/list.md and help me use the DataXAPI endpoint zhihu.questions.answers.list (Zhihu question answers).
Prefer to set it up by hand?
dataxapi setupgives the agents on your machine (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) the DataXAPI MCP server and the base skill. The key is read from DATAXAPI_API_KEY; none is written into a file.MCP server: https://api.dataxapi.com/mcp. The entry for your client is under MCP in the request examples of this page; then ask your agent to call zhihu.questions.answers.list.Other clients →
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Show the text
Use the DataXAPI endpoint zhihu.questions.answers.list (Zhihu question answers). Get the first 20 answers to a Zhihu question by ID or link, in Zhihu's own order: text, author, upvotes, comment and save counts. One page only.
Call GET https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/zhihu/questions/answers/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: Question ID, a string of digits. Example: 55043447.
- url: Web link to the question. Example: https://zhihu.com/question/55043447. Full link: https://zhihu.com/question/55043447.
- 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 post; meta.billing.amount is what this call was charged.
Example:
curl -G "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/zhihu/questions/answers/list" \
  --data-urlencode "id=55043447" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
Full reference in Markdown: https://dataxapi.com/apis/zhihu/questions/answers/list.md

Names and identifiers

In Chinese
知乎问题回答 API
Endpoint ID
zhihu.questions.answers.list
Endpoint
GET /v1/zhihu/questions/answers/list
Last checked 2026-10-21 09:10 UTC.View the Markdown versionopenapi.jsonllms.txt

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