# Crawl by Orbonomy – Web Search API

> Crawl by Orbonomy – Web Search API is a paid API for AI agents from crawl.orbonomy.xyz, paid per call via x402, $0.03/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Performs a web search and returns results for AI agents, paid per-request in USDC via x402 with no auth or subscription required.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://crawl.orbonomy.xyz/api/search
- Price: $0.03/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/crawl-by-orbonomy-web-search-api-05ed94a0
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_TAXBCZkE8UMPYS2Gnmo-Z

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 crawl-by-orbonomy-web-search-api-05ed94a0 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Search the web for 'best open-source LLMs in 2025' and give me the top 5 results — use the Orbonomy Crawl search endpoint and pay per request in USDC.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a pay-per-use web search with no API key or subscription setup, especially in autonomous agent pipelines that support x402 micropayments in USDC. Ideal for one-off searches or low-frequency queries where a monthly subscription would be wasteful.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not provided or insufficient USDC — 402 Payment Required response
- Missing required 'query' field — validation error
- Query string too vague or empty — returns empty or low-quality results
- Network timeout or upstream search provider failure — 5xx error
- Invalid 'num' parameter type — schema validation error

## 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 web search results matching the query, such as URLs, titles, and snippets.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "query"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "num": {
   "type": "number",
   "description": "Number of results"
  },
  "query": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Search query"
  }
 }
}
```

## 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/crawl-by-orbonomy-web-search-api-05ed94a0/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from crawl.orbonomy.xyz](https://www.zero.xyz/host/crawl.orbonomy.xyz/llms.txt)