# AgentX402 Web Reader (Scout Read)

> AgentX402 Web Reader (Scout Read) is a paid API for AI agents from api.agentx402.ai, paid per call via x402, $0.004/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Fetches a URL and returns its content as clean markdown, billed per successful fetch via x402 micropayment — no API key or signup required.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.agentx402.ai/v1/scout/read
- Price: $0.004/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/agentx402-web-reader-scout-read-25463d0b
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Ny7xiXGtyjZ6q4ZhiEUpV

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 agentx402-web-reader-scout-read-25463d0b
```

Example prompt: Can you read the content at https://example.com/article and give me back the clean text? Just fetch the page and return whatever's there.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when an AI agent needs to read arbitrary web URLs and get back clean, LLM-friendly markdown without any API key setup or account registration. Ideal for pay-per-use agent workflows where you only want to pay for successful fetches. Prefer this over traditional scraping APIs when operating in an x402 micropayment environment or when you want zero-friction onboarding with no SDK dependency.

## Known failure modes

- URL is unreachable or returns an error — no charge is settled
- Page returns too little content (below threshold) — fetch is free, no markdown returned
- Invalid or malformed URL provided — request rejected
- Rate limiting or bot-blocking by the target website — fetch fails without charge
- x402 payment channel insufficient balance — request blocked before fetch

## How this service works

Agent-native web reader over x402 — send a URL, get back clean markdown: no signup, no API key, no SDK required. Pay-on-success: a fetch that fails or returns too little content settles nothing. Read $0.004; prepay $1 = 10,000 credits, spent at 80% of the per-op price (20% off). Docs: https://agentx402.ai

## Output

Returns the content of the requested URL as clean markdown text. The response is only settled (charged) if the fetch succeeds and returns a meaningful amount of content; failed or empty fetches cost nothing. Credits can be prepaid at a bulk rate of $1 for 10,000 credits.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {}
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/agentx402-web-reader-scout-read-25463d0b/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.agentx402.ai](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.agentx402.ai/llms.txt)