Weibo Publisher

Automate posting to Weibo (Sina Weibo) using browser automation through OpenClaw's managed browser.

Prerequisites

• Weibo account must be logged in via managed browser (profile="openclaw")
• Browser must have active session with valid cookies

Quick Start

Basic Post

# 1. Prepare content with Unicode escape (for Chinese text)
content = "刚刚解决了一个技术难题！💪"
escaped_content = content.encode('unicode_escape').decode('ascii')

# 2. Navigate to Weibo homepage
browser(action="navigate", targetUrl="https://weibo.com/", targetId=<tab_id>)

# 3. Get page snapshot to find elements
browser(action="snapshot", targetId=<tab_id>)

# 4. Click the post textbox (ref from snapshot, usually e31 or e136)
browser(action="act", request={"kind": "click", "ref": "e31"}, targetId=<tab_id>)

# 5. Type content with Unicode escape
browser(action="act", request={"kind": "type", "ref": "e31", "text": escaped_content}, targetId=<tab_id>)

# 6. Get fresh snapshot to find send button
browser(action="snapshot", targetId=<tab_id>)

# 7. Click send button (ref from snapshot, usually e32 or e194)
browser(action="act", request={"kind": "click", "ref": "e32"}, targetId=<tab_id>)

# 8. Wait and verify by navigating to profile
sleep(3)
browser(action="navigate", targetUrl="https://weibo.com/u/<your_uid>", targetId=<tab_id>)
browser(action="snapshot", targetId=<tab_id>)

Element References

Common element references on Weibo homepage (as of 2026-03-02):

• Main post textbox: e31 (placeholder: "有什么新鲜事想分享给大家？")
• Send button: e32 (text: "发送", becomes enabled after typing)
• Quick post button (top nav): e10 (text: "发微博")
• Quick post textbox (popup): e746 (when using quick post popup)
• Quick post send button: e804

Important Notes:

• Element references change frequently between sessions
• Always take a fresh snapshot before each operation
• Refs may differ between homepage (/) and profile page (/u/<uid>)
• Send button is disabled until content is entered

Content Features

Supported Content Types

1. Plain text: Direct text input
2. Emoji: Include emoji directly in text (e.g., "😊🎉")
3. Hashtags: Use #topic# format (e.g., "#微博话题#")
4. Mentions: Use @username format
5. Line breaks: Use \n in text

Content Limits

• Maximum length: ~2000 characters (Weibo's limit)
• Recommended length: 140-280 characters for better engagement

Workflows

Workflow 1: Simple Post

Use the main homepage textbox for quick posts:

1. Open https://weibo.com/
2. Snapshot to get element refs
3. Click textbox (e136)
4. Type content
5. Click send (e194)
6. Verify success

Workflow 2: Quick Post (Popup)

Use the "发微博" button for popup posting:

1. Open https://weibo.com/
2. Click "发微博" button (usually e75)
3. Snapshot to get popup element refs
4. Type in popup textbox (e1028)
5. Click popup send button (e1086)
6. Verify success

Workflow 3: Scheduled Post