How to get Weibo hot search and posts with AI
Weibo (微博) is where news and public opinion in China move fastest, and its hot search list (热搜) is watched closely by brands and media. Connected to ProLevelMax, your AI can read the list, search posts and summarise the reaction.
What data you get
Your AI chooses among these sources. All Weibo sources are on the Weibo data page.
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| Data | What it returns | Source ID |
|---|---|---|
| Hot search list | Current hot search topics | procli_weibo_k |
| Hot search by category | Hot search topics grouped by category | procli_weibo_m |
| Hot search summary | What one hot search topic is about | procli_weibo_o |
| Topic lists | Entertainment, society and lifestyle trending lists | procli_weibo_h, procli_weibo_y, procli_weibo_p |
| Advanced post search | Posts by keyword, time range and type | procli_weibo_a |
| Post detail | Full content and stats of one post | procli_weibo_s |
| Post comments | Comments on one post | procli_weibo_r |
| Reposts | Reposts of one post, for tracking how it spread | procli_weibo_ac |
| User posts and info | A user's posts, profile and follower counts | procli_weibo_ao, procli_weibo_al |
Posts and comments come back in Chinese. Ask the AI to translate them in the same prompt.
Set it up once
- Create an account at prolevelmax.com. New accounts get $1 of free credit, and you don't need a card to sign up.
- Connect your AI (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Codex and others). Send it the line
set up https://prolevelmax.com/SKILL.mdtogether with your API key, or addhttps://prolevelmax.com/mcpas an MCP server. Step-by-step setup is in How to give your AI real-time social media data. - Ask in plain words. The AI picks a data source, tells you the price, and runs it only after you agree. Results come back as structured data the AI can sort, count and summarise.
Prompts to copy
Paste one of these into your AI and change the keywords or dates.
Get the current Weibo hot search list. Translate the top 20 topics into English and give each a one-line summary.Search Weibo for posts about [brand name in Chinese] from the last 7 days.
Pull the comments on the 10 posts with the most engagement and tell me whether the reaction is mostly positive or negative, with translated examples.Get this Weibo post, its comments and its reposts: [post link]
Which accounts reposted it with the most followers, and what are people saying?Search with the Chinese name of the brand or topic. Weibo users rarely write English names.
Price
Weibo requests are billed per call, from $0.003 per request. Live rates for each source are on the Weibo data page. Your AI shows the price before every run, and you are never charged more than the quote.
Limits
- Public data only. Private accounts, messages and anything that needs someone's login are not collected.
- Deleted posts, and posts visible only to the author's followers, can't be fetched.
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FAQ
Can AI read the Weibo hot search list?
Yes. Connected to ProLevelMax, your AI can fetch the current hot search list, the lists by category and a short summary of each topic.
Can I search Weibo posts from a specific date range?
Yes. The advanced post search takes a keyword, a time range and a post type.
How much does Weibo data cost?
Weibo requests start from $0.003 per request, with no monthly fee. The AI quotes the price before every run.
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