# Weibo Social Ranking API

> Returns Weibo social ranking data covering current affairs, social hotspots, and livelihood topics. Call this endpoint to track top-trending public interest discussions.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/weibo/web-v2/social-ranking
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/weibo/web-v2/social-ranking/docs

## Facts

- Provider: Weibo
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/weibo/web-v2/social-ranking`
- Price: $0.0015 per call
- Free allowance: 100 calls per organization per UTC day, shared across eligible APIs
- Capabilities: api, weibo
- Billing: pay per use from one SandBase balance; no provider account or subscription needed

## Call it

`POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/weibo/web-v2/social-ranking` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

## FAQ

### How do I use the Weibo Social Ranking API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/weibo/web-v2/social-ranking with your SandBase API key in the Authorization header (Bearer) and the parameters as a JSON body. You can also try it in the Playground on this page without writing code.

### How much does the Weibo Social Ranking API cost?

$0.0015 per call. Every organization gets 100 free calls per UTC day, shared across eligible SandBase APIs including this one; after that each call is billed at this price from your SandBase balance. There is no subscription.

### What parameters does the Weibo Social Ranking API accept?

Weibo Social Ranking takes no input parameters; send an empty JSON body.

### What does the Weibo Social Ranking API return?

A JSON response returned in the same HTTP request (synchronous).

### Do I need a Weibo developer account or API key?

No. Weibo Social Ranking runs through SandBase, so one SandBase API key covers this endpoint and every other API and model in the catalog. You do not need to apply for Weibo API access separately.

## README

### Weibo Social Ranking API

Returns Weibo social ranking data covering current affairs, social hotspots, and livelihood topics without requiring input parameters.

#### Use cases

- Track trending news and public affairs topics on Weibo.
- Monitor social sentiment and community livelihood discussions.
- Supply trending social topic feeds to external dashboards.

#### Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/weibo/web-v2/social-ranking" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```

#### Related APIs

- [Weibo Advanced Search](/model/weibo/web-v2/advanced-search): Search Weibo posts by keyword with filters for time range, post type (hot, original, verified, media) and content type (images, video, links).
- [Weibo AI Related Search Content](/model/weibo/web-v2/ai-related-search): Returns AI-generated content extensions for a keyword, including related questions, recommended bloggers, and reference posts.
- [Weibo AI Search](/model/weibo/web-v2/ai-search): Returns multimodal search results and relevance scores from Weibo intelligent search for a specified keyword or topic query.