Zhihu Column Search by Keyword (First Page)

omnial/zhihu-web-fetch-column-search

Given a search keyword, returns the first page of matching Zhihu columns (Zhihu's blog-style article series; 19 in testing): for each, its column ID, title and description as plain text (search highlighting removed), column type, follower count, total upvotes and article count, and its owner's ID, handle, display name and verification label. A flag says whether more results exist; no later page is offered.

activeper callv1

Price

Up to $0.00205 per call; you pay what the call used

The price shown is the price you pay. No monthly minimum. Top-ups start at $5.

Data source

Zhihu

Data from Zhihu.

Use it

Five steps: search, inspect, learn, run, settle. No per-tool setup; your agent reaches this tool through the meta-tools it already has.

agent

// 1. search: find the tool
omnial_search({ query: "what you need" })

// 2. inspect: price and input schema
omnial_inspect({ tool: "omnial/zhihu-web-fetch-column-search" })

// 3. learn: read the usage guide at runtime
omnial_learn({ tool: "omnial/zhihu-web-fetch-column-search" })

// 4. run: price the exact call first, then run it
omnial_execute({ tool: "omnial/zhihu-web-fetch-column-search", input: { /* see input_schema */ }, dry_run: true })
omnial_execute({ tool: "omnial/zhihu-web-fetch-column-search", input: { /* ... */ } })

// 5. settle: the call is charged when it finishes, nothing to do

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Pricing

Every charge this tool can incur.

Charge	Price
Per call	$0.00205

Updated: Oct 15, 2026

Input and output schemas

Input schema

input_schema.json

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "keyword"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "enum": [
        "20"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "20",
      "description": "The number of columns per page. Only 20, the supplier default, is offered."
    },
    "offset": {
      "enum": [
        "0"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "default": "0",
      "description": "The result offset. Only 0 (the first page), the supplier default, is offered."
    },
    "keyword": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "The search keyword, in English or Chinese."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Output schema

output_schema.json

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "data": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "object": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "id": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "The column's ID (the part after /column/ in its link)."
              },
              "title": {
                "type": [
                  "string",
                  "null"
                ],
                "description": "The column's title, with search highlighting removed."
              },
              "author": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                  "id": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "The column owner's Zhihu member ID."
                  },
                  "name": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "The column owner's display name."
                  },
                  "badge_v2": {
                    "type": "object",
                    "properties": {
                      "title": {
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "The verification label Zhihu shows beside the owner's name, such as a verified profession or degree; empty when there is none."
                      }
                    }
                  },
                  "url_token": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "The column owner's public Zhihu handle."
                  }
                }
              },
              "followers": {
                "type": "number",
                "description": "How many users follow the column."
              },
              "column_type": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "The column type ('normal' in every capture)."
              },
              "description": {
                "type": [
                  "string",
                  "null"
                ],
                "description": "The column's description, with search highlighting removed."
              },
              "voteup_count": {
                "type": "number",
                "description": "Total upvotes on the column's articles."
              },
              "articles_count": {
                "type": "number",
                "description": "How many articles the column holds."
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "The matching columns (19 in the capture)."
    },
    "paging": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "is_end": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "False when more results exist beyond this page."
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "description": "The first page of matching columns, as returned after shaping."
}