# CryptoPulse Merchant Payment Processor Recommender

> CryptoPulse Merchant Payment Processor Recommender is a paid API for AI agents from cryptopulse.theaslangroupllc.com, paid per call via x402, $0.1/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-16).

Returns the best crypto payment processor for a given merchant business type and country, with selection criteria and setup guidance.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://cryptopulse.theaslangroupllc.com/api/merchant
- Price: $0.1/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-16
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/cryptopulse-merchant-payment-processor-recommender-849a72c3
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_v0vQsy2N2KKZwBmZP86A4

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-merchant-payment-processor-recommender-849a72c3
```

Example prompt: What's the best crypto payment processor for my online SaaS subscription business based in Germany — I need something that supports USDC and has easy API integration.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when a merchant or payments agent needs to identify the right crypto payment processor for a specific business type and geographic region, especially when compliance, local availability, and supported asset lists matter. Prefer over generic web search when structured, decision-ready recommendations are needed.

## Known failure modes

- Unsupported country returns no matching processors
- Ambiguous business type yields generic recommendations
- Rare or niche merchant categories may have limited processor options
- Data may be stale if a processor has changed country support or shut down
- $0.10 USDC charge applies even if no processor is available for the requested combination

## How this service works

Accept crypto payments with the right processor for your business type and country. For merchant and payments agents.

## Output

A curated recommendation of the most suitable crypto payment processor(s) for the specified business type and country, including comparison of processors, supported cryptocurrencies, fees, integration complexity, compliance considerations, and actionable setup guidance.

## 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": {
      "country": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "US | UK | EU | AU | SG | CA | AE | BR"
      },
      "integration": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "plugin | api | hosted-checkout | pos"
      },
      "business_type": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "ecommerce | restaurant | retail | freelancer | SaaS"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "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": {
  "fees": "1% per transaction",
  "plugins": [
   "Shopify",
   "WooCommerce",
   "Magento"
  ],
  "recommended": "Coinbase Commerce",
  "supported_coins": [
   "BTC",
   "ETH",
   "USDC",
   "DOGE"
  ],
  "setup_time_hours": 2
 }
}
```

## More

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