# Cudaso Construction-Material Price Index API

> Cudaso Construction-Material Price Index API is a paid API for AI agents from api.cudaso.com, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns verified EU and global construction-material price index and macroeconomic data sourced from Eurostat, ISTAT, MASE, and World Bank

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.cudaso.com/api/v1/materials
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/cudaso-construction-material-price-index-api-8625de26
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_a_fUzCwhUc32LqH0ZIR6f

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 cudaso-construction-material-price-index-api-8625de26
```

Example prompt: What's the latest price index for construction materials in the EU, especially for steel and cement — pull from verified Eurostat and World Bank sources?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need verified, authoritative construction-material price index data for EU or global markets — particularly when sourcing from official statistical bodies like Eurostat, ISTAT, MASE, or World Bank is important for accuracy, compliance, or cost estimation in construction projects. Prefer this over general commodity APIs when EU regulatory alignment or macroeconomic context is required.

## Known failure modes

- Missing or invalid query parameters return an error response
- Payment not fulfilled (402) if USDC payment on Base is not provided
- Rate limiting if request volume exceeds plan thresholds
- No data available for a requested material or region outside coverage scope
- Stale or unavailable upstream data from Eurostat/World Bank may result in partial responses

## How this service works

Construction-material price index & macroeconomic API optimized for AI agents. Verified EU + global data (Eurostat, ISTAT, MASE, World Bank). Pay per request in USDC on Base.

## Output

Returns JSON containing construction-material price index values and macroeconomic indicators for EU and global markets, sourced from authoritative providers including Eurostat, ISTAT, MASE, and World Bank. Data includes material-specific indices, regional breakdowns, and time-series information relevant to construction cost analysis.

## 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"
    },
    "headers": {
     "type": "object",
     "additionalProperties": {
      "type": "string"
     }
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "additionalProperties": {
      "type": "string"
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json"
}
```

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