# Cerwal Web Page Reader

> Cerwal Web Page Reader is a paid API for AI agents from cerwal.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.15/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Fetches and returns the content of a given URL for AI agents, paid per-request via USDC x402

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://cerwal.vercel.app/api/read
- Price: $0.15/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/cerwal-web-page-reader-7cceb63d
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_cYplx_eJHVK63qn2Dvpad

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 cerwal-web-page-reader-7cceb63d -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you read the content at https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/01/openai-funding and pull out what's on that page for me?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when an AI agent needs frictionless, per-request web page reading without setting up API keys, subscriptions, or OAuth flows. It is ideal for agents that need to read URLs on-demand and can pay per call in USDC via x402. Prefer it over browser automation tools when you just need page content at a URL rather than interactive browsing.

## Known failure modes

- URL is unreachable or returns a non-200 status — success: false
- URL points to a paywalled or login-protected page — partial or empty content returned
- Malformed or missing URL parameter — request validation error
- Payment failure via x402 — request not processed
- Rate limiting or bot-detection on target site — content not returned

## 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 scraped content from the requested URL — typically the page's text, structured data, or raw content depending on the page type.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "url"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "url": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "URL to read"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "data": {
   "type": "object"
  },
  "success": {
   "type": "boolean"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/cerwal-web-page-reader-7cceb63d/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from cerwal.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/cerwal.vercel.app/llms.txt)