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BasePost First Article Fetcher
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BasePost First Article Fetcher is a paid API for AI agents from basepost.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.1/call, status down (last checked 2026-09-15).
Fetches the first/featured article from the BasePost decentralized publishing platform, returning full markdown content, author metadata, and pricing info
Price / call$0.1
Success—
StatusDown
How this service works
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Output
Returns a JSON object containing the article's slug, title, full markdown body, optional teaser text, optional cover image URL, price paid in USD, upload timestamp, and author details including their Base/Ethereum address, username, display name, and profile picture URL.
Example use cases
Example prompt
“Pull up the first article on BasePost — the decentralized publishing platform where authors get paid in crypto — and show me the title, full content, and who wrote it.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://basepost.vercel.app/api/articles/firstWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need to retrieve the first or featured article from BasePost specifically, a decentralized Web3 publishing platform where authors monetize content via crypto micropayments on Base. Prefer this over general web scraping when you want structured article data (markdown body, author Ethereum address, pricing) from a blockchain-native content platform that requires x402 micropayment authorization.
Side effects
- Article not found or platform unavailable — HTTP 404 or 503
- Payment not processed — HTTP 402 if x402 payment header is missing or insufficient
- Invalid or expired payment — payment rejected before content is returned
- Network timeout from Vercel deployment
- Empty response if no articles have been published yet
Output
Schema · Response
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| bodyrequired | string | The full article content in markdown format |
| slugrequired | string | URL-friendly identifier for the article |
| titlerequired | string | The article title |
| teaser | string | A short preview of the article |
| imageUrl | string | URL to the article cover image |
| priceUsdrequired | string | The price paid to access this article |
| uploadedAtrequired | string | ISO 8601 timestamp when the article was uploaded |
| authorPfpUrl | string | Author's profile picture URL |
| authorAddressrequired | string | Ethereum/Base address of the author |
| authorUsername | string | Author's username |
| authorDisplayName | string | Author's display name |
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