Yahoo! Chiebukuro Q&A
Returns questions and answers from Yahoo! Chiebukuro, Japan's largest Q&A site, found by Japanese keyword or from question links. Each question is kept together with its best answer, other answers and replies, which suits Japanese consumer research on purchase barriers, usage problems and recommendations.
What you get
- Question title, text, link and question ID
- Question categories and status (open or resolved)
- Answer text and answer ID
- Best-answer flag and the asker's thank-you note
- Answer reactions and other public engagement signals
- Public author display names and post times
- Replies under each answer where shown
- Matching keywords and search rank for each question
- Coverage records showing how many answers and pages were collected
What it can do
- Search several Japanese keywords, with overlapping questions collected once
- Pass question links directly
- Filter keyword searches by open or resolved questions
- Collect all displayed answers or cap the number per question
- Get one row per question with nested answers, one row per answer, or both
Limits
- Up to 9375 results per run
- Search pages show up to 10 questions each
- Usernames may be masked by Yahoo; only the public display value is returned
- Deleted or login-only content is not available
- Only publicly visible data is returned
Input options
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| searchQueries | Japanese keywords to search; duplicates across keywords are removed. |
| startUrls | Yahoo! Chiebukuro question links to collect directly. |
| questionStatus | For keyword searches: all, open or resolved questions. |
| maxQuestionsPerQuery | Maximum questions to take from each keyword. |
| maxSearchPages | Maximum search result pages to read per keyword. |
| maxAnswersPerQuestion | Maximum answers per question; 0 collects all displayed answers. |
| includeReplies | Keep public replies nested under each answer. |
| outputMode | nested for one row per question, flat for one row per answer, or both. |
How to use it
- Create an account at prolevelmax.com. New users receive $1 in sign-up credit after verifying their email (one per person). No card required.
- Connect your AI. In the Dashboard, open Get started → Coding tools and API → Generate setup instructions and paste the instructions into your AI (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Codex and others). You can also add the MCP server
https://prolevelmax.com/mcpor call the REST API. - Request data. Your AI selects a source, quotes the price and runs it only after you confirm. Results are returned as structured JSON that the AI can format as a table or report.
FAQ
How is this source billed?
Per result: $0.0032/result + $0.001/run, min $0.1313/run. Your AI quotes the price first, and you are never charged more than the quote.
Do I need a Yahoo! Chiebukuro account or API key?
No. You only need a ProLevelMax account. One balance and one connection cover all 157 platforms.
Is the data real-time?
Yes. Every call fetches public Yahoo! Chiebukuro data at the time of the request. Only publicly visible content is collected.
All Yahoo! Chiebukuro sources and prices
New users receive $1 in sign-up credit after verifying their email (one per person). No card required. Pay per use with no subscription. Top up by card (USD) or Alipay (CNY); Enterprise top-ups from $1,000 by bank transfer.
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