A browser automation skill for real-time extraction of trending topics from Weibo across multiple categories.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install weiborealhot
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install weiborealhot using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Weibo Hot Search Scraper?
The Weibo Hot Search skill is a sophisticated browser automation tool designed for the Openclaw Skills ecosystem. It enables AI agents and developers to programmatically access real-time trending data from Weibo, one of China's largest social media platforms. By utilizing headless browser technology, it bypasses the limitations of traditional static scrapers to provide accurate, up-to-the-minute insights into public discourse.
This skill is particularly valuable for users who need to monitor cultural shifts, breaking news, or consumer sentiment in the Chinese market. It abstracts the complexity of web scraping, offering a clean API that returns structured data across four primary categories: Real-time, Life, Entertainment, and Social Events.
Weibo Hot Search Scraper Use Cases
- Real-time Trend Tracking: Stay updated with the most discussed topics on Weibo as they happen.
- Public Opinion Monitoring: Analyze social category trends to gauge public sentiment on current events.
- Entertainment Insight: Track celebrity news, gossip, and media trends within the entertainment sector.
- Content Strategy: Identify high-engagement topics for social media marketing and content creation.
How Weibo Hot Search Scraper Works
- The user or AI agent initiates a query via the Openclaw Skills framework specifying a category.
- The skill launches a managed browser instance (Edge or Chrome) using specialized automation drivers.
- It navigates to the specific Weibo summary URL associated with the requested category (e.g., realtimehot, life, entrank, or socialevent).
- The system utilizes WebDriverWait to ensure all dynamic JavaScript content is fully rendered.
- Structured data is extracted from the page, parsed into a standardized format, and the browser instance is safely terminated.
- A JSON response containing the top 20-30 hot search terms and their heat scores is returned.
Weibo Hot Search Scraper Setup
To integrate this into your environment, ensure you have the Openclaw Skills framework installed and the browser drivers configured.
# Navigate to your skills directory
cd C:\Users\Administrator\.openclaw\workspace\skills\web-hot-search\
# Install dependencies (ensure selenium and webdrivers are available)
pip install selenium
Configure your preferred browser in the technical parameters if you wish to switch from the default Microsoft Edge to Chrome.
Weibo Hot Search Scraper Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill returns a standardized JSON object containing status codes and an array of trend objects. Each trend object includes the keyword and its corresponding popularity index.
| Key | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
code |
Integer | HTTP-style status code (e.g., 200 for success) |
message |
String | Status message |
data |
Array | List of trending items |
title |
String | The name of the hot search term |
hot |
String | The heat/popularity score of the term |
Weibo Hot Search Scraper Advanced Features
- Multi-Category Support: Fetch data across four distinct vertical domains in a single workflow.
- Headless Mode: Run efficiently in server environments without a GUI for automated background tasks.
- Configurable Timeouts: Built-in 10-second timeout handling to prevent hanging processes during network instability.
- Robust Error Handling: Includes exception management to deal with page structure changes or connection issues.
- Flexible Browser Choice: Supports both Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome for better environment compatibility.
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