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Zhihu API pricing

Every Zhihu endpoint has its own price: $0.0020 a call on all 16. No subscription; a call that fails is free, and the free trial covers up to 50 calls at $0.0020.

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  • Lowest price$0.0020a call of Zhihu answer comments
  • Endpoints16each with its own price; a failed call is free
  • 1,000 calls$2.00at the lowest price, $0.0020 a call
  • Free credit$0.10up to 50 calls, at the lowest price
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Its price levels16 endpoints
$0.0020Zhihu answer comments, Zhihu answer detail and more16

What $1 and $10 buy on Zhihu

A few of the endpoints people call most, with how many calls a dollar pays for and, for a list, about how many items come back at a typical page.

Zhihu content search

$0.0020 / call
$1500 calls≈ 9,000 items
$105,000 calls≈ 90,000 items

Zhihu answer comments

$0.0020 / call
$1500 calls≈ 5,000 items
$105,000 calls≈ 50,000 items

Zhihu user profile

$0.0020 / call
$1500 callsone object a call
$105,000 callsone object a call

Zhihu hot list

$0.0020 / call
$1500 calls≈ 15,000 items
$105,000 calls≈ 150,000 items

Every Zhihu endpoint and its price (16)

The price in force, per call unless it says per item. A row opens on how it is billed; its name leads to the endpoint's page.

Pricing →
ZhihuZhihu answer commentsGET /v1/zhihu/answers/comments/listper pagecharged$0.0020
How it is countedOne call returns one page, usually 10 and at most 20 items. The next page is a new call, billed on its own.
Empty resultCharged $0.0020 even when nothing is found: the platform was queried all the same.
1,000 calls$2.00
Open the endpoint's page
ZhihuZhihu answer detailGET /v1/zhihu/answers/getper call—$0.0020
How it is countedOne call returns one object and is billed once.
Empty resultAn object that does not exist (404) is not charged.
1,000 calls$2.00
Open the endpoint's page
ZhihuZhihu article detailGET /v1/zhihu/articles/getper call—$0.0020
How it is countedOne call returns one object and is billed once.
Empty resultAn object that does not exist (404) is not charged.
1,000 calls$2.00
Open the endpoint's page
ZhihuZhihu column articlesGET /v1/zhihu/columns/articles/listper pagecharged$0.0020
How it is countedOne call returns one page, usually 20 and at most 20 items. The next page is a new call, billed on its own.
Empty resultCharged $0.0020 even when nothing is found: the platform was queried all the same.
1,000 calls$2.00
Open the endpoint's page
ZhihuZhihu comment repliesGET /v1/zhihu/comments/replies/listper pagecharged$0.0020
How it is countedOne call returns one page, usually 20 and at most 20 items. The next page is a new call, billed on its own.
Empty resultCharged $0.0020 even when nothing is found: the platform was queried all the same.
1,000 calls$2.00
Open the endpoint's page
ZhihuZhihu pin detailGET /v1/zhihu/pins/getper call—$0.0020
How it is countedOne call returns one object and is billed once.
Empty resultAn object that does not exist (404) is not charged.
1,000 calls$2.00
Open the endpoint's page
ZhihuZhihu content searchGET /v1/zhihu/posts/searchper pagecharged$0.0020
How it is countedOne call returns one page, usually 18 and at most 20 items. The next page is a new call, billed on its own.
Empty resultCharged $0.0020 even when nothing is found: the platform was queried all the same.
1,000 calls$2.00
Open the endpoint's page
ZhihuZhihu question answersGET /v1/zhihu/questions/answers/listper pagecharged$0.0020
How it is countedOne call returns one page, usually 20 and at most 20 items. The next page is a new call, billed on its own.
Empty resultCharged $0.0020 even when nothing is found: the platform was queried all the same.
1,000 calls$2.00
Open the endpoint's page
ZhihuZhihu question detailGET /v1/zhihu/questions/getper call—$0.0020
How it is countedOne call returns one object and is billed once.
Empty resultAn object that does not exist (404) is not charged.
1,000 calls$2.00
Open the endpoint's page
ZhihuZhihu hot listGET /v1/zhihu/trends/listper pagecharged$0.0020
How it is countedOne call returns one page, usually 30 and at most 50 items. The next page is a new call, billed on its own.
Empty resultCharged $0.0020 even when nothing is found: the platform was queried all the same.
1,000 calls$2.00
Open the endpoint's page
ZhihuZhihu user answersGET /v1/zhihu/users/answers/listper pagecharged$0.0020
How it is countedOne call returns one page, usually 20 and at most 40 items. The next page is a new call, billed on its own.
Empty resultCharged $0.0020 even when nothing is found: the platform was queried all the same.
1,000 calls$2.00
Open the endpoint's page
ZhihuZhihu user articlesGET /v1/zhihu/users/articles/listper pagecharged$0.0020
How it is countedOne call returns one page, usually 20 and at most 20 items. The next page is a new call, billed on its own.
Empty resultCharged $0.0020 even when nothing is found: the platform was queried all the same.
1,000 calls$2.00
Open the endpoint's page
ZhihuZhihu user followersGET /v1/zhihu/users/followers/listper pagecharged$0.0020
How it is countedOne call returns one page, usually 20 and at most 20 items. The next page is a new call, billed on its own.
Empty resultCharged $0.0020 even when nothing is found: the platform was queried all the same.
1,000 calls$2.00
Open the endpoint's page
ZhihuZhihu user profileGET /v1/zhihu/users/getper call—$0.0020
How it is countedOne call returns one object and is billed once.
Empty resultAn object that does not exist (404) is not charged.
1,000 calls$2.00
Open the endpoint's page
ZhihuZhihu user pinsGET /v1/zhihu/users/pins/listper pagecharged$0.0020
How it is countedOne call returns one page, usually 20 and at most 20 items. The next page is a new call, billed on its own.
Empty resultCharged $0.0020 even when nothing is found: the platform was queried all the same.
1,000 calls$2.00
Open the endpoint's page
ZhihuZhihu user searchGET /v1/zhihu/users/searchper pagecharged$0.0020
How it is countedOne call returns one page, usually 20 and at most 20 items. The next page is a new call, billed on its own.
Empty resultCharged $0.0020 even when nothing is found: the platform was queried all the same.
1,000 calls$2.00
Open the endpoint's page

What is charged, and what is not

Every answer says what it charged in meta.billing. The rules are the same on every platform.

Charged

Data came back

The call is charged at the endpoint's own price, as its row in the table says.

An empty result

Charged only where the table says “charged”: a search that finds nothing still did the search.

Per item

Where the price is per item, only the valid items that came back count, with the least a call costs.

Never charged$0.00

The platform failed or timed out

Retried on our side; if it still fails, the call is free.

The object does not exist

A deleted video or an unknown account answers not_found, free.

The request was wrong

A missing or invalid parameter is refused before anything runs.

The same call sent again

With the same Idempotency-Key within 24 hours it is one call, charged once.

Questions about paying

Pricing
How much does the Zhihu API cost?

$0.0020 a call on every endpoint. You pay per call from a prepaid balance: no subscription and no monthly minimum.

Is a call that finds nothing charged?

On 11 of the 16 endpoints, yes: the search was done. The table says which; a call that fails is never charged.

How is paging billed?

Every page is a call of its own, at the same price. Reading on in a result you already have, with `read_more` or `dataxapi more`, is free.

Can I try it before paying?

Yes. A new account can try it free: up to 50 calls at $0.0020. After that you top up from $10; the balance never expires.

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