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402links Access Link - Paywalled Content Retrieval
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402links Access Link - Paywalled Content Retrieval is a paid API for AI agents from api.402links.com, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status down (last checked 2026-09-15).
Fetches premium paywalled content (title, HTML, markdown, metadata) from a 402links-protected URL after paying $0.01 USDC via HTTP 402
Price / call$0.01
Success—
StatusDown
How this service works
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Output
Returns a structured object containing the full post content in both HTML and Markdown formats, along with metadata including title, author details, excerpt, tags, word count, publication date, featured image info, and content type (wordpress_post).
Example use cases
Unlock premium newsletter article
“I found this article behind a paywall on 402links and I want to read the full thing — can you unlock it and give me the complete text in markdown? Here's the URL: https://api.402links.com/v1/access-link?url=https://example.com/premium-newsletter-issue-42”
Retrieve paywalled research post
“There's a research blog post I need the full content of, but it's gated behind a 402links micropayment. Go ahead and pay the $0.01 USDC to unlock it and bring back the title, author, tags, and full article text: https://api.402links.com/v1/access-link?url=https://researchblog.io/posts/ai-trends-2025”
Fetch protected WordPress content
“I need the complete HTML and metadata from this 402links-protected WordPress post for my content digest — please unlock it and return everything including the featured image info and word count: https://api.402links.com/v1/access-link?url=https://creativeblog.com/members/exclusive-post-march”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://api.402links.com/v1/access-linkWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when an agent needs to retrieve the full text and metadata of a specific article or post that is gated behind a 402links HTTP 402 paywall, and is willing to spend $0.01 USDC per access. Prefer this over generic web scrapers when the target URL is explicitly protected by 402links and requires micropayment authorization.
Side effects
- Payment not completed or rejected — content not unlocked
- Invalid or expired access link URL — 404 or 400 error
- Insufficient USDC balance to cover $0.01 micropayment
- Link does not correspond to a 402links-protected resource
- Network timeout fetching upstream content
- Content temporarily unavailable on origin server
Output
Schema · Response
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| tags | array | Content tags |
| title | string | Post title |
| author | object | Author details |
| excerpt | string | Post summary |
| version | string | Schema version |
| word_count | integer | Word count |
| content_html | string | Full HTML content |
| content_type | string | wordpress_post |
| published_at | string | Publication date |
| featured_image | object | Featured image info |
| content_markdown | string | Markdown content |
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