# AnswerPool Emerging Technology Intelligence

> AnswerPool Emerging Technology Intelligence is a paid API for AI agents from answerpool.io, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns a ranked list of scientifically emerging research topics with growth metrics, momentum scores, and field classifications computed from open academic data

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://answerpool.io/v1/technology/emerging
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/answerpool-emerging-technology-intelligence-a596a487
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_2vKA6WCnorCG63DsxlE5Y

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 answerpool-emerging-technology-intelligence-a596a487
```

Example prompt: What are the most scientifically emerging research topics right now — I want to see momentum scores, field classifications, and multi-year growth rates so I can identify which frontier areas are accelerating fastest.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need structured, quantitative intelligence on emerging research and technology topics derived from open academic literature (OpenAlex). It is ideal for trend analysis, R&D planning, investment research, and innovation scouting where you need growth rates, momentum scores, and field classifications in machine-readable form. Prefer this over general web search when you want reproducible, citable, schema-consistent data with provenance. Not suitable for real-time news or proprietary industry data.

## Known failure modes

- Missing or malformed properties filter parameter may return empty results
- Payment failure (402) if USDC balance is insufficient for $0.05 per-call fee
- Rate limiting if the endpoint is called too frequently
- Stale data if called before the weekly scan completes (computed_at timestamp indicates freshness)
- Empty topic list if no topics match the supplied properties filter

## How this service works

AnswerPool turns SEC EDGAR, the Federal Register, USAspending, NIH, BLS and OpenAlex into structured JSON answers that AI agents and developers fetch in one call. 69 endpoints free, no account; derived analyses $0.02–$0.05 per call by card credits or USDC (x402). MCP server, full provenance.

## Output

A JSON object containing a ranked array of emerging research topics, each with name, rank, field and subfield classification, OpenAlex topic ID, 1/3/5-year growth rates, total works over 10 years, works in the last full year, momentum stat, acceleration metric, decile growth rank, and an is_emerging flag. Also includes scan metadata: scan_id, method_id, data_as_of timestamp, computed_at timestamp, universe size, and last full year covered.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "topics": [
   {
    "name": "Quantum error correction",
    "rank": 3,
    "field": "Physical Sciences",
    "subfield": "Condensed Matter Physics",
    "topic_id": "T12026",
    "growth_1y": 0.38,
    "growth_3y": 1.9,
    "growth_5y": 3.2,
    "works_10y": 6210,
    "is_emerging": true,
    "momentum_stat": 3.41,
    "acceleration_3y": 0.6,
    "decile_growth_3y": 1.4,
    "works_last_full_year": 1841
   }
  ],
  "scan_id": "scan_2026w35",
  "method_id": "technology_momentum_stat_v1",
  "data_as_of": "2026-08-24",
  "computed_at": "2026-08-24T06:00:00Z",
  "universe_size": 4516,
  "last_full_year": 2025
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/answerpool-emerging-technology-intelligence-a596a487/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from answerpool.io](https://www.zero.xyz/host/answerpool.io/llms.txt)