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Zhihu hot list API

Get Zhihu's hot list: the questions on it, their rank, heat (approximate) and answer count; an entry's ID is its question's. About 30 items a call, 50 at most; $0.0020 per call. Errors and timeouts are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0020.

GEThttps://api.dataxapi.com/v1/zhihu/trends/list
Also known aszhihu trendingzhihu hot questionsIn Chinese: 知乎热榜 API
Price$0.0020/ call · Errors and timeouts are not charged
Returnsup to 50 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/trends/hot? It is this address now. What changed for old endpoints

The first 2 rows of a response recorded 2026-10-12 18:53 UTC.
FieldValue
rank1
heat6,030,000
curl "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/zhihu/trends/list" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "1d302908-ce47-449f-bf93-d107f03ef650",
  "data": {
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "3975139299",
        "name": "周末露营装备推荐",
        "rank": 1,
        "heat": 6030000,
        "approximate": [
          { "field": "heat", "kind": "approximate" }
        ]
      },
      // … 29 more
    ]
  },
  "page": {
    "next_cursor": null,
    "cursor_expires_at": null,
    "has_more": false,
    "returned": 30
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "zhihu.trends.list",
    "result_status": "complete",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-12T18:53:48.000Z",
    "cached": false,
    "replayed": false,
    "unavailable": {},
    "billing": {
      "amount": "0.002",
      "currency": "USD",
      "balance_after": "9.998"
    }
  }
}

From a response recorded 2026-10-12 18:53 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: 6.4 KB in the standard view (6.4 KB compact, 7.1 KB full).

{
  "code": "ok",
  "request_id": "b9f5ef12-74d3-424a-b753-b1d388b50f0c",
  "data": { "items": [] },
  "page": {
    "next_cursor": null,
    "cursor_expires_at": null,
    "has_more": false,
    "returned": 0
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "meta": {
    "capability": "zhihu.trends.list",
    "result_status": "empty",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-12T18:53:48.000Z",
    "cached": false,
    "replayed": false,
    "unavailable": {},
    "billing": {
      "amount": "0.002",
      "currency": "USD",
      "balance_after": "9.998"
    }
  }
}

From a recording of 2026-10-12 18:53 UTC, edited by hand to show this case. The request ID and balance are made up.

Size as sent: 400 B in the standard view (400 B compact, 400 B full).

This example as a JSON file

curl "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/zhihu/trends/list" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
from dataxapi import DataXAPI

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

const dx = new DataXAPI(); // reads DATAXAPI_API_KEY
const result = await dx.zhihu.trends.list();
console.log(result.data.items);
dataxapi call zhihu.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 zhihu.trends.list.

Parameters

boardtext

Which list: the hot list. Values: hot (default). Example: hot.

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 30 items a page, 50 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.

Returned fields

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

idtextcompact

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

ext.answersintegerfull

Answers the listed question has

approximatelist of objectcompact

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

Show all 8 fields →
approximate[].fieldtextcompact

Path of the field, such as metrics.views

approximate[].kindtextcompact

Approximate, or a lower boundapproximatelower_bound

Typical size of one item: compact 206 B, standard 206 B, full 228 B (measured on the response recorded 2026-10-12 18:53 UTC).

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 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.

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
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 hot list API cost?

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

When am I not charged?

Errors and timeouts 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?

About 30 items a page, 50 at most. The page size is the platform's; limit is not accepted. Everything comes in one page; no cursor is issued.

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$0.0020

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

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Use the DataXAPI endpoint zhihu.trends.list (Zhihu hot list). Get Zhihu's hot list: the questions on it, their rank, heat (approximate) and answer count; an entry's ID is its question's.
Call GET https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/zhihu/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: the hot list. Values: hot (default). Example: hot.
- 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 and timeouts are not charged; an empty result is charged $0.0020.
The answer is JSON: data.items holds trend; meta.billing.amount is what this call was charged.
Example:
curl "https://api.dataxapi.com/v1/zhihu/trends/list" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DATAXAPI_API_KEY"
Full reference in Markdown: https://dataxapi.com/apis/zhihu/trends/list.md

Names and identifiers

In Chinese
知乎热榜 API
Endpoint ID
zhihu.trends.list
Endpoint
GET /v1/zhihu/trends/list
Last checked 2026-10-21 09:10 UTC.View the Markdown versionopenapi.jsonllms.txt

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