# the402.ai Web Scrape Purchase

> the402.ai Web Scrape Purchase is a paid API for AI agents from api.the402.ai, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status down (last checked 2026-09-15).

Purchases a web scraping job on the402.ai marketplace, returning scraped content from a target URL via x402 micropayment

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.the402.ai/v1/services/svc_a9cb34260a8b4805/purchase
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: down
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/api-the402-ai-35cc5827
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_kbBqjS-efmub3iNAJF3Ns

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 api-the402-ai-35cc5827 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Scrape the content of https://example.com/some-article for me — I need the full text of the page so I can summarize it.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when an AI agent needs to retrieve the content of a specific web page as part of an agentic workflow, especially when using x402 micropayment infrastructure. Prefer over browser automation tools when a lightweight, pay-per-use scrape is sufficient and the agent already operates within the the402.ai marketplace ecosystem.

## Known failure modes

- Payment failure — insufficient USDC balance or x402 payment rejected, returns 402 Payment Required
- Invalid or unreachable URL — target site is down or blocked, job fails with error status
- Rate limiting or bot detection on target site — scrape returns empty or partial content
- Job timeout — scrape takes too long, may return partial or no content
- Invalid service ID — wrong endpoint or deprecated service, returns 404 or error

## How this service works

Purchase: Web Scrape

## Output

The agent receives the scraped content of the target web page — typically the full text or HTML body — returned after the x402 micropayment of $0.003 USDC is processed and the job completes on the402.ai platform.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "job_id": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "status": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "thread_id": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/api-the402-ai-35cc5827/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.the402.ai](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.the402.ai/llms.txt)