# Does Weibo have an API?

Not for public posts: Weibo's API returns only the authorised user's own posts. SocialToAI reads its publicly visible posts, comments, accounts and trends without a Weibo developer account: 8 interfaces from 2 credits a call (≈ $0.004–$0.0067), and failed calls are free. Official facts checked 2026-10-17.

- Page: https://socialtoai.com/does-weibo-have-an-api/
- Last updated: 2026-10-29

## The short answer

Not for public posts: Weibo's API returns only the authorised user's own posts.

## What the official API allows

Weibo's open platform API requires OAuth, and its post-reading endpoints return only the authorised user's own posts; advanced endpoints require a separate application.

Source: [Weibo's own developer documentation](https://open.weibo.com/wiki/2/statuses/show), checked 2026-10-17. What a platform allows changes; its own pages are the authority.

## Reading Weibo's public data with SocialToAI

SocialToAI is an API and MCP server for publicly visible content and account information. You need no Weibo account and no app review: one SocialToAI key, or signing in from [Claude](https://socialtoai.com/connect/claude.md), [ChatGPT](https://socialtoai.com/connect/chatgpt.md), [Claude Code](https://socialtoai.com/connect/claude-code.md), [Cursor](https://socialtoai.com/connect/cursor.md) and [Codex](https://socialtoai.com/connect/codex.md). Each call costs a fixed number of credits, and a failed call costs nothing.

| Interface | What it returns | Price key | Credits |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Search](https://socialtoai.com/weibo-search-api.md) | Find posts by keyword: text, author, likes, comment count and publish time. | `weibo.search` | 2 |
| [Search · type=user](https://socialtoai.com/weibo-search-api.md) | Find accounts by keyword: name. | `weibo.search:user` | 2 |
| [Trending](https://socialtoai.com/weibo-trending-api.md) | What is trending now: title, rank and heat. | `weibo.trending` | 2 |
| [Detail](https://socialtoai.com/weibo-detail-api.md) | One post by ID: text, author, likes, comment count, views and publish time. | `weibo.detail` | 2 |
| [Comments](https://socialtoai.com/weibo-comments-api.md) | The comments under one post: text, likes, reply count and time. | `weibo.comments` | 2 |
| [User Profile](https://socialtoai.com/weibo-user-profile-api.md) | One account: name, bio, followers, following and post count. | `weibo.user_profile` | 2 |
| [User followers](https://socialtoai.com/weibo-followers-api.md) | Get a page of the accounts following a Weibo user, 20 a page. | `weibo.followers` | 2 |
| [Post likers](https://socialtoai.com/weibo-likers-api.md) | Get the accounts that most recently liked a Weibo post by post ID, about 50 at a time. | `weibo.likers` | 2 |

**One call: Search**

```
curl https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SOCIALTOAI_API_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "platform": "weibo",
    "query": "新能源汽车"
  }'
```

- No Weibo account, cookie or developer approval on your side.
- What comes back is what the platform shows publicly; commenters are anonymised.
- Every platform answers in the same response format, so the same code reads Weibo and the others.
- Prepaid credits from 2 credits a call; 100 free credits on sign-up, no card.

## Reading Weibo without the official API

There are three ways in, and they differ in what you have to hand over and keep running. These are kinds of tool, not products.

| Way | What you need | What to watch for |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Write your own scraper | Code, proxies, and often your own Weibo login or cookies | Requests made in your account's name can get it limited or banned; pages and signatures change, so the code needs upkeep. |
| Run an open-source MCP server or script locally | Install it, then sign in with your account or paste its cookies | It reads as your account, and stops when the platform changes or your computer is off. |
| Call a hosted API (SocialToAI) | One SocialToAI key, or one MCP address and sign-in | No account of yours is used; you pay from 2 credits a call and nothing for a failed one; keeping up with Weibo is our job. |

## FAQ

### Can I read Weibo without a developer account?

Yes. SocialToAI reads its publicly visible posts, comments, accounts and trends for you: 8 interfaces from 2 credits a call (≈$0.0067), and failed calls are free. You need one SocialToAI key, or sign-in from your AI client.

### Will reading Weibo this way get my account banned?

No account of yours is involved: you never sign in to Weibo, hand over a cookie or install anything, so nothing is read in your account's name.

### How much does reading Weibo cost here?

From 2 credits a call: $0.0067 at the first pack, $6.67 for a thousand such calls. A failed call costs nothing, and every answer states what it charged. 100 free credits on sign-up, no card.

### Can Claude and ChatGPT read Weibo?

Yes: add SocialToAI's MCP address in Claude or ChatGPT, sign in and press Allow, then ask in plain words. Each answer states the credits it used.

## Read next

- [Official social media API prices and limits](https://socialtoai.com/data/official-social-api-pricing.md): Every platform's official API on one page, with sources.

## Sources

- [Weibo: open.weibo.com](https://open.weibo.com/wiki/2/statuses/show), checked 2026-10-17
- [Weibo API on SocialToAI](https://socialtoai.com/platforms/weibo.md): every call and its credits, last tested 2026-10-17
- [The live catalog](https://api.socialtoai.com/v1/capabilities): what is offered now and its credits, readable without a key

- [Weibo API](https://socialtoai.com/platforms/weibo.md): Every call on Weibo, with a request to copy.
- [Weibo MCP server](https://socialtoai.com/mcp/weibo.md): Let your AI read Weibo.
- [Claude](https://socialtoai.com/connect/claude.md): Connect Claude: sign in, no key.
- [ChatGPT](https://socialtoai.com/connect/chatgpt.md): Connect ChatGPT: sign in, no key.