# DDG Web Search (Agent-Payable)

> DDG Web Search (Agent-Payable) is a paid API for AI agents from agents.daedalusdevelopmentgroup.com, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Performs a web search via DuckDuckGo and returns bounded search results, payable per-call via x402 USDC micropayment rails.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://agents.daedalusdevelopmentgroup.com/v1/web-search
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/ddg-web-search-agent-payable-db042f0c
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_cw0Q6xqAoFC_O3SGCs-gN

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 ddg-web-search-agent-payable-db042f0c -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Search the web for the latest news about OpenAI's GPT-5 release and give me a summary of the top results.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when your agent needs fresh, live web search results and you want per-call micropayment billing via x402 USDC without managing a full search API subscription. Ideal for agents that need occasional or bursty web lookups without committing to volume contracts, and when privacy-respecting search (DuckDuckGo) is preferred over Google-based alternatives.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not received or x402 handshake fails — returns 402 Payment Required
- Malformed request body (missing required fields) — returns 400 Bad Request
- Query returns no results for highly obscure or malformed search terms — empty results array
- Upstream DuckDuckGo service unavailable — returns 5xx error
- Rate limiting or abuse detection triggers — request blocked

## How this service works

Machine-payable DDG services for AI agents. Current public live payment rails are x402 multi-chain USDC and direct-crypto auto/manual for public receiving-address families. MPP/Stripe/Tempo is installed but pending live provider env plus penny-settlement proof before any MPP-live advertisement. DDG sells bounded artifacts/results, not raw provider account access.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with ok:true and a bounded set of web search results from DuckDuckGo, typically including page titles, URLs, and text snippets relevant to the query. Results are bounded artifacts, not raw provider account access.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input",
  "output"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method",
    "bodyType",
    "body"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "body": {
     "type": "object"
    },
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "POST",
      "PUT",
      "PATCH"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "bodyType": {
     "enum": [
      "json",
      "form-data",
      "text"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": true
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "example"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "ok": true
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": true
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "ok": true
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/ddg-web-search-agent-payable-db042f0c/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from agents.daedalusdevelopmentgroup.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/agents.daedalusdevelopmentgroup.com/llms.txt)