# Crawl Headlines API

> Crawl Headlines 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).

Fetches a specified number of news headlines on a given topic by scraping and searching the web, paid per request in USDC via x402.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://crawl.orbonomy.xyz/api/headlines
- 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-headlines-api-3397ed2f
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_QyNVnbR-D-81AWOAvE-Wj

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-headlines-api-3397ed2f -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you get me the top 5 headlines about artificial intelligence right now?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when an AI agent needs current news headlines on a specific topic without requiring API keys or subscriptions, and can pay per request in USDC via x402. Ideal for lightweight, on-demand news fetching where no persistent auth setup is desired.

## Known failure modes

- Topic not found or no headlines available — may return empty data
- Payment failure via x402 — request blocked if USDC payment not processed
- Missing required 'topic' field — validation error returned
- Count parameter out of range or invalid type — unexpected results or error
- Network/scraping failure on upstream sources — partial or no data 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 fetched headlines for the requested topic, up to the count specified.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "topic"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "count": {
   "type": "number",
   "description": "Number of headlines"
  },
  "topic": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "News topic"
  }
 }
}
```

## 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-headlines-api-3397ed2f/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)