# Ask Surf Research Job

> Ask Surf Research Job is a paid API for AI agents from ask-surf-x402-production.up.railway.app, paid per call via x402, $2/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Submits a paid deep-research job to Ask Surf for $2.00 USDC, returning a job ID to poll for results

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://ask-surf-x402-production.up.railway.app/x402/tools/ask_surf_research
- Price: $2/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/ask-surf-research-job-8ce29ef2
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Vw8sykki9h6Vl0lzRCBzc

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 ask-surf-research-job-8ce29ef2 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you do a deep research job on the competitive landscape of AI coding assistants in 2024 — I need a thorough, synthesized report covering major players, pricing, and market trends?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a thorough, synthesized research report on a topic that requires web access, multi-source synthesis, and extended processing time. It costs $2.00 USDC per job, making it appropriate for substantial research tasks rather than quick lookups. Use the sibling chat endpoint ($0.20) for simpler or conversational queries. Prefer this over generic web search when you need a polished, comprehensive research output rather than raw search results.

## Known failure modes

- Payment failure — insufficient USDC balance or x402 payment protocol error
- Invalid or malformed research query — endpoint rejects the request
- Rate limiting or server overload — 503 or 429 response
- Job submission succeeds but polling endpoint returns stale or error state
- Network timeout during POST submission — job may or may not have been created

## How this service works

Payment for Ask Surf research job ($2.00 USDC). Poll https://x402.asksurf.ai/x402/tools/ask_surf_research_status for job status.

## Output

Returns a job ID or reference that can be used to poll the status endpoint (https://x402.asksurf.ai/x402/tools/ask_surf_research_status) for the completed research results. The final result is a comprehensive research report synthesizing information on the submitted topic.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/ask-surf-research-job-8ce29ef2/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from ask-surf-x402-production.up.railway.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/ask-surf-x402-production.up.railway.app/llms.txt)