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x402
agentread is a paid API for AI agents from agentread.midi-thumb.workers.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-31).
Fetches the text content of a URL that an agent's own HTTP request failed on (403, 429, empty body, or JS-only shell) and returns either the page text or an explanation of why it cannot be read.
Price / call$0.01
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Read a URL your own fetch failed on and get the page text back, or a verdict explaining why it cannot be read. Built for agents that just got a 403, 429, empty body or JS shell.
Output
Returns the plain text content of the requested URL if it can be read, or a structured verdict explaining why the page cannot be retrieved (e.g. paywall, login required, persistent bot block). The response is JSON containing either the page text or a human-readable explanation of the failure.
Example use cases
Bypass paywalled or bot-blocked article
“I keep getting a 403 when I try to read https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/01/some-article — can you fetch the text of that page for me since my direct request is being blocked?”
Read JS-rendered page content
“The page at https://someapp.io/dashboard returns an empty body because it needs JavaScript to render — can you get the actual text content from that URL?”
Recover from rate-limited news scrape
“I'm getting 429 rate-limit errors when I try to pull the content from https://reuters.com/markets/story-xyz — can you retrieve the page text through your fallback reader?”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://agentread.midi-thumb.workers.dev/links?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint as a fallback when your own HTTP fetch of a URL has already failed with a 403, 429, empty body, or JavaScript-only shell. It is specifically designed for agents that have already tried and failed — not as a primary web fetcher. Prefer this over generic scraping tools when you need a verdict explaining *why* a page cannot be read, not just a failure code.
Side effects
- URL is behind a hard paywall requiring account login — returns verdict explaining login required
- URL content is dynamically generated and cannot be resolved even server-side — returns explanation
- Target server blocks all known proxy/headless agents — returns verdict with reason
- Malformed or unreachable URL — returns error verdict
- Rate limiting on agentread itself — HTTP 429 response
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| inputrequired | object | |
| output | object |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {}
}Tags
x402
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