Weibo Search API

Q: How do I count only original posts?

Filter on is_repost: true means the row is a repost, so drop those when counting original mentions. repost_count is how many times a post was reposted, a measure of how far it spread.

Q: How do I tell whether a poster is a big account?

Check author_verified, then read author_verified_reason, which states what the verification covers, such as a company role. Combine it with author_follower_count to judge how far that account's posts can reach.

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Find Weibo posts that mention a keyword, up to 50 per call. Get text, posting device, repost, comment and like counts, and the author's followers and verification. Use is_repost to separate reposts from original posts. Full coverage of a time period is not guaranteed.

Send POST https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social with platform set to weibo and action set to search. Price $0.81 per 1,000 requests ($0.000806 per call). Failed calls and empty results are not charged. Synchronous. For slow jobs add "mode": "async" to the body, take the job_id and poll.

Weibo Search finds public posts by keyword and returns each post's text, publish time, posting device, repost, comment and like counts, and whether it is a repost, plus the author's nickname, bio, follower count, verification status and verification note, with image and video links. Use it to see who is talking about a topic on Weibo, what they say and how far it spreads: public opinion monitoring, brand mention counts and finding key opinion leaders.

Tell verified big accounts apart by author_verified_reason, which states what the verification is for, and gauge reach with author_follower_count. Drop reposts with is_repost when you count original mentions. The trending list needs no keyword; read it with the Weibo Trending capability.

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Please help me write a data collection script with the EveryInfra Weibo Search endpoint (weibo/search).

How the endpoint works:
- Request: POST https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social with the header Authorization: Bearer <API key>. Read the key from the EVERYINFRA_API_KEY environment variable and never hard-code it.
- In the request body, set platform to weibo and action to search, and put the parameters inside params.
- Required parameters:
  - keyword: Specifies the search term for public posts in the search action. The trending action does not use a keyword parameter and returns current hot search topics rather than user posts.
- Optional parameters:
  - limit: The most rows to return in this call, an integer from 1 to 50. The default applies when you leave it out, and a call can return fewer rows. Larger values return 422 before any charge. (default: 20)
- Returns a list of records. Main fields of each record: id, url, text, posted_at, device (Client the post was published from (suc…), repost_count, comment_count, like_count, is_repost (Whether the post is a repost), author_id, author_name, author_bio (Author bio); 19 fields in total, full list at https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social/catalog?platform=weibo.
- Example request body:
{
  "platform": "weibo",
  "action": "search",
  "params": {
    "keyword": "城市骑行"
  }
}
- Price: $0.81 per 1,000 requests; failed and empty results are not charged.
- For dozens or hundreds of targets, add "mode": "async" to the body: you get a job_id at once and poll GET https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/jobs/{job_id} for the result.
- On 422, fix the request using the suggested parameter names and allowed values in the error; on 429 or 503, wait for Retry-After and try again.

Before writing code, ask me which targets I need, how many, which fields, and what output format I want; then confirm the plan and the rough cost with me.

Request parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Default	Description
`Authorization`	header	`string`	Yes	-	Bearer followed by your API key. Create it in the console; never put it in a URL or a code repository.
`platform`	body	`string`	Yes	`weibo`	Platform identifier, fixed value.
`action`	body	`string`	Yes	`search`	Capability identifier, fixed value.
`keyword`	body.params	`string`	Yes	-	Specifies the search term for public posts in the search action. The trending action does not use a keyword parameter and returns current hot search topics rather than user posts.
`limit`	body.params	`integer (1–50)`	No	`20`	The most rows to return in this call, an integer from 1 to 50. The default applies when you leave it out, and a call can return fewer rows. Larger values return 422 before any charge.

Code samples

bash

curl -X POST 'https://api.everyinfra.com/api/v1/social' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EVERYINFRA_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "platform": "weibo",
  "action": "search",
  "params": {
    "keyword": "城市骑行"
  }
}'

OpenAPI definition (JSON)Samples read the key from the EVERYINFRA_API_KEY environment variable; copied code never contains your key.

Response example

json

{  "id": "req_…",  "platform": "weibo",  "action": "search",  "results": [    {      "id": "•••",      "url": "https://weibo.com/2590508284/5347470118748545",      "text": "【层林逐风  赛道如画｜2026环北京·门头沟国际公路自行车赛第二日激战正酣】9月26日，为期三天的2026环北京·门头沟国际公路自行车赛进入第二个比赛日。本届赛事为国际自行车联盟（UCI）认证的2.2级亚洲巡回赛事，共吸引来自11个国家和地区的21支队伍的百余名职业车手及约3000名自行车爱好者参与，职业组总赛程超过340公里。赛事历时三日，设斋堂耐力、京西山地、城市绕圈三大特色赛段；当日举行的第二赛段——京西山地赛段，是爬坡难度最高、参与人群覆盖面最广的赛段，设职业组、大众骑游39公里组与大众骑游9公里组三个组别。本届赛事是2026京西国际山地户外季…",      "posted_at": "Sat Sep 26 18:48:09 +0800 2026",      "device": "HUAWEI Mate 60 Pro",      "repost_count": 0,      "comment_count": 0,      "like_count": 1,      "is_repost": false,      "author_id": "•••",      "author_name": "•••",      "author_verified": true,      "author_avatar_url": "https://tvax3.sinaimg.cn/•••",      "image_urls": [        "https://wx2.sinaimg.cn/orj1080/9a6804fcly1ihh9kjk3d5j20zk0npk68.jpg",        "https://wx2.sinaimg.cn/orj1080/9a6804fcly1ihh9kjj04hj20nl0fq7b6.jpg",        "https://wx3.sinaimg.cn/orj1080/9a6804fcly1ihh9kjp5dwj20tw13wqis.jpg"      ],      "platform": "weibo"    },    {      "id": "•••",      "url": "https://weibo.com/3075210951/5347460012838223",      "text": "#九九骑行节# #九号城市主理人#",      "posted_at": "Sat Sep 26 18:08:01 +0800 2026",      "device": "iPhone客户端",      "repost_count": 0,      "comment_count": 0,      "like_count": 0,      "is_repost": true,      "author_id": "•••",      "author_name": "•••",      "author_verified": false,      "author_avatar_url": "https://tvax1.sinaimg.cn/•••",      "video_url": "http://f.video.weibocdn.com/o0/gFJZA5WElx08AYxj2Opi01041201pS5N0E010.mp4?label=mp4_720p&template=1280x720.25.0&ori=0&ps=1CwnkDw1GXwCQx&Expires=1790423648&ssig=S036CI1rO4&KID=unistore,video",      "platform": "weibo"    }  ],  "count": 20,  "billing": {    "charged": …,    "charged_usd": …,    "balance_after_usd": …,    …  },  "quota": { … }}

Response fields

Business data is in results. The table lists the fields a record can contain; values the platform does not show are never made up.

Field	Meaning
`id`	The record's unique ID on the platform. Unique only within one platform; IDs can repeat across platforms.
`url`	Link to the record on the platform.
`text`	Body text with HTML removed, returned in full and never cut short (on a few platforms the list results themselves carry only an excerpt; the platform's field notes say so).
`posted_at`	Publish time in ISO 8601, UTC (for example 2026-08-07T12:34:56+00:00). Non-standard strings from the platform are passed through as is, so parse defensively. null means the platform does not disclose it.
`device`	Client the post was published from (such as an iPhone client).
`repost_count`	Reposts (as distinct from quote posts). null means not disclosed.
`comment_count`	Comments. null means not disclosed, not 0.
`like_count`	Likes. null means the platform or this capability does not disclose it; it is not 0.
`is_repost`	Whether the post is a repost.
`author_id`	Author's unique ID on the platform.
`author_name`	Author's display name.
`author_bio`	Author bio.
`author_follower_count`	Author's follower count. null means not disclosed.
`author_following_count`	Number of accounts the author follows.
`author_verified`	Whether the author carries Weibo verification (the V badge).
`author_verified_reason`	Verification description (such as a company role); use it to tell what a verified account represents.
`author_avatar_url`	Author avatar URL.
`image_urls`	Array of image links in the platform's display order; absent when there are no images.
`video_url`	Video link of the post.
`platform`	Source platform identifier, the same as platform in the request (for example xiaohongshu, tiktok).

FAQ

How do I count only original posts?

Filter on is_repost: true means the row is a repost, so drop those when counting original mentions. repost_count is how many times a post was reposted, a measure of how far it spread.

How do I tell whether a poster is a big account?

Check author_verified, then read author_verified_reason, which states what the verification covers, such as a company role. Combine it with author_follower_count to judge how far that account's posts can reach.

Can I get the trending list?

Search returns posts that contain your keyword. The trending list needs no keyword: read it with the Weibo Trending capability, which returns trending entries rather than posts.

Errors and billing

401: Missing or invalid key.
402: Insufficient balance. Top up first.
422: Invalid parameter name or value. Fix it using the suggestions in the error. No charge.
429: Per-minute request limit reached. Wait for Retry-After, then try again.
503: Could not complete. The held charge is returned to your balance. If the outcome is unknown, verify it before you retry.
200 empty: No data. No charge.

Errors