Silkline Data / Zhihu API / Comments of answers or pins
Real run · 2026-11-09 · 10 records

Zhihu Comments of answers or pins API

Comments of answers or pins from Zhihu, returned as JSON rows you can save to CSV.

Resultready
JSON
10records in this run
21fields per record
7srun time, start to finish
$0.004 per item returnedper record, Bronze tier
Request

The input that produced this run

Mode comments. Parameters as sent, with what each one does.

ParameterValueWhat it does
mode"comments"What to scrape. Each mode reads only the fields named in its title.
answers["https://www.zhihu.com/pin/2088708186954121961"]Answer links (https://www.zhihu.com/question//answer/) or answer IDs; a pin link (https://www.zhihu.com/pin/) reads the comments of a pin.
maxResults10Maximum number of items to return in total for this run. You are charged per item returned.
Response fields

21 fields in every comment

From the first record of the run above. Identity fields of ordinary users are masked on this site.

FieldTypeExample
typestrcomment
commentIdstr11596346491
answerIdnullnull
pinIdstr2088708186954121961
parentCommentIdnullnull
replyToCommentIdnullnull
textstr[赞][赞]每天都有进步
likeCountint1
replyCountint1
isPinnedboolfalse
isByContentAuthorstr<masked>
createdAtstr2026-10-14T02:34:36Z
authorstr<masked>
authorIdstr<masked>
authorUrlTokenstr<masked>
authorAvatarstr<masked>
authorHeadlinestr<masked>
authorGendernullnull
authorFollowerCountnullnull
authorVerificationnullnull
authorIpLocationstr<masked>
Sample output

A real run, 21 fields per record

Run on 2026-11-09 with input {"mode": "comments", "answers": ["https://www.zhihu.com/pin/2088708186954121961"], "maxResults": 10}. Personal fields of ordinary users are masked here.

textlikeCountreplyCountcreatedAt
[赞][赞]每天都有进步112026-10-14T02:34:36Z
和我写知乎复盘的时间差不多[捂嘴]112026-10-13T19:36:45Z
加油干[赞]112026-10-13T08:47:14Z
坚持学习就很酷,越来越棒👍112026-10-13T08:46:47Z
加油加油112026-10-13T11:25:09Z
加油加油[感谢]112026-10-13T08:36:47Z
All 21 fields in one record
  • type comment
  • commentId 11596346491
  • answerId
  • pinId 2088708186954121961
  • parentCommentId
  • replyToCommentId
  • text [赞][赞]每天都有进步
  • likeCount 1
  • replyCount 1
  • isPinned
  • isByContentAuthor
  • createdAt 2026-10-14T02:34:36Z
  • author
  • authorId
  • authorUrlToken
  • authorAvatar
  • authorHeadline
  • authorGender
  • authorFollowerCount
  • authorVerification
  • authorIpLocation
Limits

Good to know before you run it

  • Comments. comments returns top-level comments. With includeReplies it also outputs the first replies Zhihu shows under each one (not the whole thread). Use replies mode with a comment's commentId to get every reply. Deleted comments and comments without text are skipped and not charged.
Pricing

What one comment costs

Result · $0.004 per item returned

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Developers

Run this request yourself

The same input as above, three ways.

Request
Response · 200application/json