# 24K Labs Read URL

> 24K Labs Read URL is a paid API for AI agents from api.24klabs.ai, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Fetches and extracts clean readable text content from a given URL using an AI web reader model

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.24klabs.ai/api/v1/read-url
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/24k-labs-read-url-940bb8e7
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_SgAQBq4VRKF96sEZXq-5G

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability 24k-labs-read-url-940bb8e7 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you read and extract the clean text from this article for me: https://example.com/some-news-article — focus on the main content and ignore ads or navigation.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to fetch and read the clean, readable text content of a specific URL without needing a full browser rendering pipeline. It is ideal for extracting article or blog post content programmatically in a pay-per-use manner with no API key setup. Prefer this over general web search APIs when you already have the URL and just need the content.

## Known failure modes

- URL is unreachable or returns a non-200 HTTP status — may return an error or empty result
- Paywalled or JavaScript-heavy pages may not yield clean text extraction
- Invalid or malformed URL input causes a failed request
- Rate limiting or payment failure via x402 protocol blocks the request
- Page has no meaningful text content, resulting in a sparse or empty result

## How this service works

Fetch a URL and return clean readable text. No LLM, flat rate.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with the model name ('web-reader-v1'), a 'result' field containing the extracted article title and full clean text of the page, and a 'tokens_used' count.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "code": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Primary input content"
  },
  "context": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Optional context or instructions"
  },
  "language": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Programming language (code services)"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "model": "web-reader-v1",
  "result": "Article Title\n\nFull clean text of the article...",
  "tokens_used": 0
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/24k-labs-read-url-940bb8e7/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.24klabs.ai](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.24klabs.ai/llms.txt)