# CortexCloud Data Prices Endpoint

> CortexCloud Data Prices Endpoint is a paid API for AI agents from api.cortexcloud.org, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Retrieves current pricing data for assets or instruments via CortexCloud's agent-native AI gateway with per-call USDC micropayment

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.cortexcloud.org/x402/v1/data/prices
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/cortexcloud-data-prices-endpoint-755c32c8
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_o-6qFle9bYKpdcA5jayEe

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 cortexcloud-data-prices-endpoint-755c32c8
```

Example prompt: Can you fetch the current price of Bitcoin and Ethereum from CortexCloud's data prices endpoint and tell me what they're trading at right now?

## When to prefer this

Prefer this endpoint when your agent needs per-call price lookups without managing API keys or subscriptions, and is already set up to pay micropayments in USDC on Base via x402. Ideal for lightweight, pay-as-you-go price data access in agentic workflows.

## Known failure modes

- Payment failure or insufficient USDC balance preventing x402 transaction
- Invalid or unrecognized asset symbol returning an error or empty result
- Network timeout or service unavailability returning a 5xx error
- Malformed POST body causing a 400 bad request response
- Unsupported asset type not covered by CortexCloud's data sources

## How this service works

OpenAI-compatible AI and data API for agents. Pay per call in USDC on Base via x402 — no API keys, no subscriptions, no lock-in.

## Output

Returns current price data for the requested assets or instruments, including price values and relevant market data fields, delivered as a JSON response after micropayment via x402 on Base.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "required": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "format": "application/json",
 "example": {
  "bitcoin": {
   "usd": 67000
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/cortexcloud-data-prices-endpoint-755c32c8/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.cortexcloud.org](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.cortexcloud.org/llms.txt)