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Zhihu Column Search

https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/zhihu/web/column-search-v3

Searches Zhihu columns matching a specified query term. Returns matching column profiles, follower counts, article totals, and snippet highlights with pagination support.

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Price
$0.0015USD / callFirst 100 calls per day free (shared per organization)
Method
POST
Response
JSON
Parameters
1 required · 3 optional
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Input
Search Keywords
Number of columns per page
Offset
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OutputExample
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        },
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            "title": "<em>OpenAI</em>"
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              "badge": [],
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              "is_followed": false,
              "is_following": false,
              "name": "Apache",
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              "topic_map": {},
              "type": "people",
              "url": "https://api.zhihu.com/people/91d9ab5efc8a9208d83ab692d6413c12",
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              "user_type": "people",
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              "voteup_count": 0
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            "avatar_url": "https://picx.zhimg.com/v2-1ffdcc135f5d5cf5b5c1819dc4292521_r.jpg?source=4e949a73",
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            "description": "专注机器学习 深度学习实践与理论推导",
            "flag": {
              "flag_text": "",
              "flag_type": ""
            },
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            "is_following": false,
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            "type": "column",
            "url": "https://api.zhihu.com/columns/c_1052923813544685568",
            "voteup_count": 23
          },
          "type": "search_result"
        },
        {
          "highlight": {
            "content": "<em>OpenAI</em>：OpenAI专栏",
            "description": "<em>OpenAI</em>：OpenAI专栏",
            "title": "<em>OpenAI</em>"
          },
          "hit_labels": null,
          "id": "c_1606582336904163328",
          "index": 3,
          "object": {
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              "badge": [],
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                "night_icon": "",
                "title": ""
              },
              "badge_v2_string": "{\"title\":\"\",\"merged_badges\":[],\"detail_badges\":null,\"icon\":\"\",\"night_icon\":\"\"}",
              "follower_count": 0,
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              "is_followed": false,
              "is_following": false,
              "name": "爱玩智能",
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              "voteup_count": 0
            },
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              "flag_type": ""
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            "voteup_count": 440
          },
          "type": "search_result"
        },
        {
          "highlight": {
            "content": "<em>App</em>ly &amp; Sh<em>a</em>r<em>e</em>",
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            "title": "<em>OpenAI</em>"
          },
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              "badge": [],
              "badge_v2": {
                "detail_badges": [],
                "icon": "",
                "merged_badges": [],
                "night_icon": "",
                "title": ""
              },
              "badge_v2_string": "{\"title\":\"\",\"merged_badges\":[],\"detail_badges\":null,\"icon\":\"\",\"night_icon\":\"\"}",
              "follower_count": 0,
              "gender": 0,
              "headline": "成功不必在我，而功力必不唐捐",
              "id": "72bfd241388659917374548d0c9dd910",
              "is_followed": false,
              "is_following": false,
              "name": "清风拂山岗",
              "topic_bayes_map": null,
              "topic_map": {},
              "type": "people",
              "url": "https://api.zhihu.com/people/72bfd241388659917374548d0c9dd910",
              "url_token": "zhou-zhou-83-28",
              "user_type": "people",
              "verify_bayes": "",
              "voteup_count": 0
            },
            "avatar_url": "https://pic1.zhimg.com/v2-f111d7ee1c41944859e975a712c0883b_r.jpg?source=4e949a73",
            "column_type": "normal",
            "description": "<em>App</em>ly &amp; Sh<em>a</em>r<em>e</em>",
            "flag": {
              "flag_text": "",
              "flag_type": ""
            },
            "followers": 0,
            "id": "c_1678520505433411584",
            "image_url": "https://pic1.zhimg.com/v2-f111d7ee1c41944859e975a712c0883b_r.jpg?source=4e949a73",
            "is_following": false,
            "score": 43.26041793823242,
            "title": "<em>OpenAI</em>",
            "type": "column",
            "url": "https://api.zhihu.com/columns/c_1678520505433411584",
            "voteup_count": 3
          },
          "type": "search_result"
        },

Examples

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Specifications

Pricing

Base price
$0.0015 / run
Daily free calls
First 100 calls per day free (shared per organization)

Request & response

Method
POST
Request body
application/json
Response
application/json
Execution
sync

Parameters

keyword
string · required
limit
string · optional
offset
string · optional
search_hash_id
string · optional

Access

Provider
Zhihu
API
Platform API
Base URL
https://api.sandbase.ai
Endpoint
/v1/api/zhihu/web/column-search-v3
Authentication
Bearer API key

API README

Zhihu Column Search API

Query Zhihu columns by passing a search term into keyword. You can paginate through matches using offset and limit.

Use cases

  • Discover topic-focused Zhihu columns by keyword.
  • Track column follower counts and publication volume.
  • Retrieve Zhihu column identifiers and descriptions for market research.

Request

curl -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/zhihu/web/column-search-v3" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"keyword": "OpenAI"}'

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
keywordstringYesSearch Keywords
limitstringNoNumber of columns per page
offsetstringNoOffset
search_hash_idstringNoSearch Hash ID

Example response

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

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "openai",
      "type": "search_result",
      "highlight": {
        "content": "介绍 OpenAI 的一些工作",
        "description": "介绍 OpenAI 的一些工作",
        "title": "OpenAI"
      },
      "object": {
        "articles_count": 5,
        "column_type": "normal",
        "description": "介绍 OpenAI 的一些工作",
        "followers": 3153,
        "id": "openai",
        "image_url": "https://pica.zhimg.com/v2-9d09bc4b22fc4a71c21e789f77effb48_r.jpg?source=4e949a73"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Notes

  • Supports pagination via limit to control page size and offset to navigate pages.
  • Requires keyword as the search query parameter.
  • Accepts an optional search_hash_id parameter.

Related APIs

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  • Zhihu Answer Details: Retrieves detailed information for a specific Zhihu answer using its numeric ID, including answer text, timestamps, and share links.
  • Zhihu Article Search: Search Zhihu articles and answers by keyword and get titles, excerpts, authors, vote and comment counts, with sorting, content type and time filters plus offse…

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Send your first request

Platform API endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.

Production API
Platform API endpoint
https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/zhihu/web/column-search-v3
Authorization header
Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY
# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
  -X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/zhihu/web/column-search-v3" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
  "limit": "20",
  "offset": "0",
  "keyword": "OpenAI",
  "search_hash_id": ""
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
printf '%s\n' "$result"

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Questions

FAQ

How do I use the Zhihu Column Search API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/zhihu/web/column-search-v3 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 Column Search 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 Column Search API accept?

Required: keyword (string). Optional: limit (string), offset (string) and search_hash_id (string). The Parameters table and the Playground on this page list every field.

What does the Zhihu Column Search 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 Column Search 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.