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Cerwal Headlines API
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Cerwal Headlines API is a paid API for AI agents from cerwal.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.03/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).
Fetches current news headlines for a given topic, paid per-request in USDC via x402
Price / call$0.03
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Web scraping and search for AI agents. No auth, no subscriptions. Pay per request in USDC via x402.
Output
Returns a JSON object with a success boolean and a data object containing the fetched news headlines for the requested topic, typically including article titles and related metadata scraped from the web.
Example use cases
Breaking news briefing for a topic
“Get me the 10 most recent headlines about the US stock market so I can put together a quick briefing.”
Competitor news monitoring
“Fetch the latest 5 headlines about OpenAI — I want to see what's been in the news about them recently.”
Event-driven news check
“Pull up the top headlines about the earthquake in Japan — give me about 8 stories so I can get a sense of what's happening.”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://cerwal.vercel.app/api/headlinesWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need current, real-time news headlines for a specific topic without setting up API keys or subscriptions — ideal for AI agents that need pay-as-you-go news retrieval via USDC micropayments. Best suited for lightweight headline fetching rather than full article content extraction.
Side effects
- Missing required 'topic' field returns an error response
- Payment not fulfilled via x402 protocol results in 402 Payment Required
- Invalid or non-string topic may yield empty or unexpected results
- Network or scraping failure on upstream news sources may return partial or empty data
- Count parameter ignored or capped if value is out of supported range
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| count | number | Number of headlines |
| topicrequired | string | News topic |
Output
Schema · Response
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| data | object | |
| success | boolean |
Tags
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