# DataPipe News Search API

> DataPipe News Search API is a paid API for AI agents from v2kidnapi.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.03/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Searches for news articles matching a query and returns results via a multi-source news aggregation pipeline

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://v2kidnapi.vercel.app/api/search/news
- Price: $0.03/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/datapipe-news-search-api-2a71636f
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_2FXkLJFmF0YKGbydvKYKT

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 datapipe-news-search-api-2a71636f -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Search the news for the latest articles about the Federal Reserve interest rate decision and return the top 5 results.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when an AI agent needs to retrieve current news articles on a specific topic, especially within a micropayment workflow on the Base chain using x402. Prefer over general web search endpoints when news-specific aggregation is needed and cost-per-call economics ($0.03 USDC) fit the use case.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required 'query' parameter returns an error
- Payment not received or insufficient USDC balance causes 402 rejection
- Query returns zero results if topic is too niche or obscure
- Upstream news source unavailable causing partial or empty results
- Rate limiting if too many calls made in quick succession

## How this service works

Multi-source data API for AI agents. Search, news, Reddit, translation, web scraping. Pay with x402 on Base chain.

## Output

A JSON object with a 'success' boolean and a 'data' object containing news article results matching the query, including metadata such as headlines, sources, and links.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

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

## 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/datapipe-news-search-api-2a71636f/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from v2kidnapi.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/v2kidnapi.vercel.app/llms.txt)