Quora Topics API
Scrape Quora Topics data with one API call. Returns Quora topics matching a keyword: name, URL, follower count, and topic photo.
Last updated October 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
Returns Quora topics matching a keyword: name, URL, follower count, and topic photo.
Use it to resolve a topic name to a URL before searching questions in that area.
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Universal SearchTikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·Bluesky·Kwai·Rumble·Spotify·Apple Music·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Google Shopping·Trustpilot·TripAdvisor·Yelp·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·Google News·Finance·Polymarket·Tavily·Hacker News·GitHub·Perplexity·Naver·Utility·Universal SearchTikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·Bluesky·Kwai·Rumble·Spotify·Apple Music·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Google Shopping·Trustpilot·TripAdvisor·Yelp·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·Google News·Finance·Polymarket·Tavily·Hacker News·GitHub·Perplexity·Naver·Utility·Universal SearchTikTok·Instagram·YouTube·Facebook·X·LinkedIn·Reddit·Threads·Pinterest·Twitch·Truth Social·Snapchat·Kick·Bluesky·Kwai·Rumble·Spotify·Apple Music·TikTok Shop·Amazon Shop·Google Shopping·Trustpilot·TripAdvisor·Yelp·Linktree·Komi·Pillar·lnk.bio·Facebook Ads·Google Ads·LinkedIn Ads·Google Search·Google News·Finance·Polymarket·Tavily·Hacker News·GitHub·Perplexity·Naver·Utility·Universal SearchWhat can you do with the Topics API?
The Topics endpoint gives you structured Quora data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.
Example Request
curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/quora/topics?query=learn+programming"import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/quora/topics",
params={
'query': 'learn programming',
},
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
data = response.json()const response = await fetch(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/quora/topics?query=learn+programming",
{
headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
},
);
const data = await response.json();Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| query | Yes | Search keywords. |
| time | No | Recency window: all, hour, day, week, month, or year. Default all. (all | hour | day | week | month | year) |
| limit | No | Maximum rows to return, 1 to 10. Default 10. |
What does the Quora Topics API return?
Every response follows one unified schema. Here is a real, unmodified response body, so you can see the exact fields you get back before spending a credit.
Example response
{
"success": true,
"platform": "quora",
"endpoint": "/v1/quora/topics",
"data": {
"items": [
{
"record_type": "topic",
"source_context": {
"seed_type": "keyword",
"seed_value": "learn programming",
"source_url": "https://www.quora.com/search?q=learn%20programming&type=topic",
"loaded_url": "https://www.quora.com/search?q=learn%20programming&type=topic",
"scraped_at": "2026-10-02T12:55:02.359952Z",
"search_type": "Topic",
"search_time_filter": "All Time"
},
"status": {
"has_results": true
},
"url": "https://www.quora.com/topic/Learning-to-Program",
"title": "Learning to Program",
"metrics": {
"followers": 1650497
},
"media": {
"photo_url": "https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-thumb-t-5059-100-KTRAjA7gapzvxZurtGgpzIrlVWAkVKga.jpeg"
},
"flags": {
"is_following": false,
"is_sensitive": false
},
"topic": {
"id": "VG9waWNAMDo1MDU5",
"tid": 5059,
"name": "Learning to Program",
"url": "https://www.quora.com/topic/Learning-to-Program",
"metrics": {
"followers": 1650497
},
"flags": {
"is_following": false,
"is_sensitive": false
},
"media": {
"photo_url": "https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-thumb-t-5059-100-KTRAjA7gapzvxZurtGgpzIrlVWAkVKga.jpeg"
}
}
},
{
"record_type": "topic",
"source_context": {
"seed_type": "keyword",
"seed_value": "learn programming",
"source_url": "https://www.quora.com/search?q=learn%20programming&type=topic",
"loaded_url": "https://www.quora.com/search?q=learn%20programming&type=topic",
"scraped_at": "2026-10-02T12:55:02.360500Z",
"search_type": "Topic",
"search_time_filter": "All Time"
},
"status": {
"has_results": true
},
"url": "https://www.quora.com/topic/Learn-Programming-3",
"title": "Learn Programming",
"metrics": {
"followers": 6114
},
"media": {
"photo_url": "https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-thumb-t-1763313-100-yjnpcaqxrbcxtkuepouhfsjtcruvyuyg.jpeg"
},
"flags": {
"is_following": false,
"is_sensitive": false
},
"topic": {
"id": "VG9waWNAMDoxNzYzMzEz",
"tid": 1763313,
"name": "Learn Programming",
"url": "https://www.quora.com/topic/Learn-Programming-3",
"metrics": {
"followers": 6114
},
"flags": {
"is_following": false,
"is_sensitive": false
},
"media": {
"photo_url": "https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-thumb-t-1763313-100-yjnpcaqxrbcxtkuepouhfsjtcruvyuyg.jpeg"
}
}
}
],
"total": 10,
"dropped": 0
},
"credits_used": 5,
"request_id": "req_example000000",
"cached": false,
"pagination": {
"next_cursor": null,
"has_more": false,
"page_size": 10
},
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"source": "captured",
"captured_at": "2026-10-02T12:55:03.140Z",
"redacted": true
}Live sample illustrating the unified response shape. Field values reflect the record you query.
How does the Quora Topics API work?
Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON in our unified schema. Supported computed fields are populated when the source provides the required inputs.
Method
GET
Response
JSON
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import requests
response = requests.get(
'https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/profile',
params={'handle': 'charlidamelio'},
headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json(){
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"data": {
"author": {
"username": "charlidamelio",
"followers": 152400000
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 12400000000,
"engagement_rate": 0.087
},
"metadata": {
"language": "en",
"content_category": "lifestyle"
}
}
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