Zhihu Question API
Fetch a public Zhihu question with normalized text and engagement statistics.
$1.20/1k req, pay per request, no subscription.
{"id": "37811449","url": "https://www.zhihu.com/question/37811449","title": "如何评价 DeepSeek？","description": "2025年初，DeepSeek发布的V3和R1模型在国内外引发大量讨论，其训练成本远低于同类模型却取得接近顶尖水平的效果。想请教大家怎么看待这家公司和它的技术路线？","excerpt": "2025年初，DeepSeek发布的V3和R1模型在国内外引发大量讨论，其训练成本远低于同类模型却取得接近顶尖水平的效果。","createdUtc": 1454998800,"updatedUtc": 1706400000,"answers": 4821,... 3 more fields}
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{
"found": true,
"data": {
"id": "37811449",
"url": "https://www.zhihu.com/question/37811449",
"title": "如何评价 DeepSeek？",
"description": "2025年初，DeepSeek发布的V3和R1模型在国内外引发大量讨论，其训练成本远低于同类模型却取得接近顶尖水平的效果。想请教大家怎么看待这家公司和它的技术路线？",
"excerpt": "2025年初，DeepSeek发布的V3和R1模型在国内外引发大量讨论，其训练成本远低于同类模型却取得接近顶尖水平的效果。",
"createdUtc": 1454998800,
"updatedUtc": 1706400000,
"answers": 4821,
"comments": 356,
"followers": 18234,
"views": 8934211
}
}Full parameter and response reference - every field, type, and example for this endpoint.
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Every field you send and every field you get back, each with a real example.
Last verified 2026-10-31 · uptime and latency measured over 30d
Request body
JSON, posted to this endpoint.
- questionIdstring
37811449
Zhihu question identifier.
Response
JSON, one example value per field.
Normalized question data, or null when not found.
- answersinteger
4821
Answer count.
- commentsinteger
356
Comment count.
- createdUtcnumber
1454998800
UTC epoch timestamp in seconds (Unix time). Multiply by 1000 for a JS Date in milliseconds. Populated whenever the provider has data for the entity.
- descriptionstring
2025年初，DeepSeek发布的V3和R1模型在国内外引发大量讨论，其训练成本远低于同类模型却取得接近顶尖水平的效果。想请教大家怎么看待这家公司和它的技术路线？
Question body as returned by Zhihu. Populated whenever the provider has data for the entity.
- excerptstring
2025年初，DeepSeek发布的V3和R1模型在国内外引发大量讨论，其训练成本远低于同类模型却取得接近顶尖水平的效果。
Short question excerpt.
- followersinteger
18234
Follower count.
- idstring
37811449
Question identifier. Populated whenever the provider has data for the entity.
- titlestring
如何评价 DeepSeek？
Question title. Populated whenever the provider has data for the entity.
- updatedUtcnumber
1706400000
Last update UTC epoch timestamp in seconds (Unix time). Multiply by 1000 for a JS Date in milliseconds.
- urlstring
https://www.zhihu.com/question/37811449
Canonical question URL. Populated whenever the provider has data for the entity.
- viewsinteger
8934211
View count.
- foundboolean
true
True when the question was found.
- reason"not_found"
Present only when `found` is false, and says why there is no result. `not_found`: the source states the target does not exist, or returned nothing for it. A `found: false` answer is a successful call, not an error, and `costUsd` is what it actually cost.
FAQ
About the Zhihu Question API
The AnyAPI Zhihu Question API returns Zhihu question data as normalized JSON from one POST call to /v1/run/zhihu.question. Fetch a public Zhihu question with normalized text and engagement statistics. AnyAPI returns one normalized schema whichever source serves it. It costs from $1.20 per 1,000 requests, in US dollars with no subscription and no monthly minimum. Over the last 30 days, 100.0% of Zhihu question calls through AnyAPI succeeded, with a median response time of 3.6 seconds across 4 measured calls.