# Zhihu Hot List API

> Get the Zhihu hot list: trending questions with title, excerpt, heat, answer and follower counts, and links.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/zhihu/web/hot-list
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/apis/zhihu/web/hot-list/docs

## Facts

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

## Call it

`POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/zhihu/web/hot-list` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `desktop` | string | no |  |
| `limit` | string | no |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the Zhihu Hot List API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/zhihu/web/hot-list 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 Zhihu Hot List 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 Zhihu Hot List API accept?

No parameters are required. Optional: desktop (string) and limit (string). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

### What does the Zhihu Hot List API return?

A JSON response returned in the same HTTP request (synchronous). The README on this page includes a sample response.

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

No. Zhihu Hot List 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 Zhihu API access separately.

## README

### Zhihu Hot List API

Fetch the current Zhihu hot list. Each item includes the trending question, an excerpt, heat value, and answer and follower counts.

#### Use cases

- Track trending discussions on Zhihu.
- Find popular questions to answer for content marketing.
- Build daily trend digests.

#### Request

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

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `limit` | string | No | Number of articles per page |
| `desktop` | string | No | Is it a desktop |

#### Example response

Real response for the request above, trimmed to the main fields. User names and long IDs are masked.

```json
{
  "fresh_text": "热榜已更新",
  "data": [
    {
      "type": "hot_list_feed",
      "detail_text": "163 万热度",
      "target": {
        "id": 26705971,
        "type": "question",
        "title": "Adobe Photoshop 是否已经过时？",
        "answer_count": 286,
        "follower_count": 4005,
        "created": 1416488544,
        "excerpt": "时代在发展，Photoshop 软件是否已经过时了？ 感谢各位热心以及耐心的回答，在此深表感谢。关…",
        "url": "https://api.zhihu.com/questions/26705971"
      }
    }
  ],
  "paging": {
    "is_end": false
  }
}
```

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