# CryptoPulse First-Time Crypto Buyer Onboarding Guide

> CryptoPulse First-Time Crypto Buyer Onboarding Guide is a paid API for AI agents from cryptopulse-xi-five.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.1/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Returns a country-specific guide for first-time crypto buyers covering exchange selection, first purchase walkthrough, wallet setup, and a dollar-cost averaging plan

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://cryptopulse-xi-five.vercel.app/api/onboard
- Price: $0.1/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/cryptopulse-first-time-crypto-buyer-onboarding-guide-402b2993
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_kep80hTnPFvGu2XWhzfHR

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 cryptopulse-first-time-crypto-buyer-onboarding-guide-402b2993
```

Example prompt: I'm completely new to crypto and want to get started — can you walk me through which exchange to use in the United States, how to make my first purchase, how to set up a wallet, and give me a DCA plan to follow?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when a user explicitly identifies as a first-time crypto buyer and needs end-to-end onboarding guidance including exchange selection, wallet setup, and a DCA investment plan specific to their country. Prefer this over the exchange comparison endpoint when the user needs holistic beginner education rather than just exchange rankings.

## Known failure modes

- Unsupported or unrecognized country code returns empty or generic response
- Missing country parameter may result in a generic non-localized guide
- Service unavailability returns HTTP 402 or 5xx errors
- Stale content if regulatory or exchange landscape has changed since last update

## How this service works

First-time crypto buyer guide — exchange selection, first-purchase walkthrough, wallet setup and a DCA plan, by country. For onboarding and crypto agents.

## Output

A structured beginner guide tailored to the user's country, including recommended exchanges with rationale, a step-by-step first purchase walkthrough, wallet setup instructions (hot and/or cold), and a dollar-cost averaging plan with suggested amounts and frequency.

## Example request

```json
{
 "country": "US"
}
```

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "goal": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "invest | use-defi | send-money | earn-yield | payments"
      },
      "country": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "US | UK | DE | SG | AU | CA | AE | BR | IN | JP | KR | ZA | MX"
      },
      "experience": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "complete-beginner | some-knowledge | intermediate"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "errors": {
     "type": "object",
     "description": "Documented error responses, keyed by HTTP status code",
     "additionalProperties": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
       "description"
      ],
      "properties": {
       "example": {
        "type": "object"
       },
       "description": {
        "type": "string"
       }
      }
     }
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "step1": "Buy USDC on Coinbase with bank transfer (no fees)",
  "step2": "Download Coinbase Wallet (self-custody)",
  "step3": "Transfer to wallet",
  "kyc_required": true,
  "time_to_setup": "30 minutes"
 }
}
```

## More

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