# Zhihu User Highlighted Segments API

> Returns highlighted text segments and line comments for a specified Zhihu member. Supports filtering by content type along with offset pagination.

Source: https://www.sandbase.ai/model/zhihu/web/user-segments
API reference: https://www.sandbase.ai/model/zhihu/web/user-segments/docs

## Facts

- Provider: Zhihu
- Type: Data API
- Endpoint: `POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/zhihu/web/user-segments`
- 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/user-segments` with `Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY` and the parameters as a JSON body.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `user_url_token` | string | yes |  |
| `content_type` | string | no |  |
| `limit` | string | no |  |
| `offset` | string | no |  |

## FAQ

### How do I use the Zhihu User Highlighted Segments API?

Send a POST request to https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/api/zhihu/web/user-segments 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 User Highlighted Segments 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 User Highlighted Segments API accept?

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

### What does the Zhihu User Highlighted Segments API return?

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

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

No. Zhihu User Highlighted Segments 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 User Highlighted Segments API

Fetch highlighted segments and line comments left by a member using their member hash ID in `user_url_token`.

#### Use cases

- Review highlighted text quotes and inline comments from a target member.
- Filter member segment interactions across specific content types.
- Paginate through public line commentary history for community research.

#### Request

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

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `user_url_token` | string | Yes | MUST be the user's member hash id (e.g. c72367...), not the url_token |
| `limit` | string | No | Number per page |
| `offset` | string | No | Offset |
| `content_type` | string | No | Content type, all for all |

#### Notes

- `user_url_token` must be the user's member hash ID rather than their standard profile URL token.
- Use `limit` and `offset` to page through results.
- Set `content_type` to "all" to include all supported content types.

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