# Zhihu — Wrapped API

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> Monitor trending questions and discussions across Zhihu's multiple categories to stay updated on what's popular in China's largest Q&A community. Get real-time access to the platform's hot list and discover what topics are capturing users' attention right now.

**Category:** Social Media | **Website:** [www.zhihu.com/](https://www.zhihu.com/) | **Docs:** [parse.bot/marketplace/eb24f0ce-9914-4aac-8ce3-d506dfc0e782/zhihu-com-api](https://parse.bot/marketplace/eb24f0ce-9914-4aac-8ce3-d506dfc0e782/zhihu-com-api)

Pay-per-use API proxy. Each call is automatically billed to your wallet in USDC.

## Access

**Base URL:** `https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-zhihu-com-api-eb24f0ce/`
**Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer <LOCUS_API_KEY>`

## Endpoints

### get_hot_list

Retrieve the current Zhihu hot list (热榜) for a given category. Returns up to 50 ranked trending questions with metadata including heat score, answer count, follower count, and excerpt. Each category returns approximately 30 items. The list refreshes periodically throughout the day.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `category` | string | No | Hot list category to retrieve. Omitting returns the general/total hot list. |
| `limit` | integer | No | Maximum number of items to return. Clamped to 50. |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-zhihu-com-api-eb24f0ce/get_hot_list \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"category":"<string>","limit":"<integer>"}'
```