Chinese Platforms

Detailed setup and usage guides for each Chinese platform.

Juejin (掘金)

Attribute	Value
URL	https://juejin.cn
Auth	Cookie (PROMOTE_JUEJIN_COOKIE)
API	REST — draft → publish flow
Expiry	~1 month

Features:

• Largest Chinese tech content platform
• Category-based content organization
• Rich markdown support
• Strong community engagement

Tips:

• Set category_id in metadata for correct channel
• Draft → publish flow ensures content quality
• Good for tutorials, project showcases, and tech deep-dives

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CSDN

Attribute	Value
URL	https://www.csdn.net
Auth	Cookie (PROMOTE_CSDN_COOKIE)
API	REST — direct publish
Expiry	~1 month

Features:

• Largest Chinese developer community overall
• Excellent SEO — content ranks well in Baidu
• Direct publish flow (no draft step)

Tips:

• Great for discoverability through search engines
• Content stays indexed long-term
• Good for documentation-style articles

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Zhihu (知乎)

Attribute	Value
URL	https://www.zhihu.com
Auth	Cookie (PROMOTE_ZHIHU_COOKIE)
API	REST — publishes to 专栏 (columns)
Expiry	~1 month

Features:

• Knowledge-sharing platform (Q&A + articles)
• High-quality audience
• Column (专栏) articles for long-form content

Tips:

• Best for deep technical content and thought leadership
• Engage with Q&A for additional visibility
• Professional tone works best

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CNBlogs (博客园)

Attribute	Value
URL	https://www.cnblogs.com
Auth	MetaWeblog API (PROMOTE_CNBLOGS_TOKEN)
API	XML-RPC (MetaWeblog standard)
Expiry	Long-lived

Features:

• Official API — most stable among CN platforms
• Token-based auth (no cookie expiry issues)
• MetaWeblog standard compatibility

Tips:

• Most reliable API for automation
• No cookie re-extraction needed
• Good for traditional tech blogging

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Cookie Extraction Guide

For Juejin, CSDN, and Zhihu, you need to extract browser cookies:

Manual Method

1. Log in to the platform in your browser
2. Open DevTools (F12) → Application → Cookies
3. Copy the full cookie string
4. Set as environment variable:

export PROMOTE_JUEJIN_COOKIE="your_cookie_here"
export PROMOTE_CSDN_COOKIE="your_cookie_here"
export PROMOTE_ZHIHU_COOKIE="your_cookie_here"

Auto-Extraction (with OpenClaw)

# Using browser tool to auto-extract
promote auth set-cookie juejin "extracted_cookie"
promote auth set-cookie csdn "extracted_cookie"
promote auth set-cookie zhihu "extracted_cookie"

# Verify
promote auth status
promote platforms check

Cookie Expiry

Cookies expire approximately every 1 month. If posting fails with authentication errors, re-extract your cookies using the steps above.