# KiHustle Topical Authority Scorer

> KiHustle Topical Authority Scorer is a paid API for AI agents from kihustle.tech, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-13).

Scores the topical authority of a given topic based on coverage terms and supporting page count

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://kihustle.tech/nexus/api/v1/topical-authority-scorer?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/kihustle-topical-authority-scorer-17fd4c0c
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_LVVk9m0vIljvSlgOqbat9

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 kihustle-topical-authority-scorer-17fd4c0c -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Score the topical authority for my site on the topic 'AI side hustles', using coverage terms like 'automation', 'passive income', 'ChatGPT tools', and 'freelancing with AI', with 15 supporting pages.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a programmatic, quantified signal of how well a website or content strategy covers a given topic — especially useful for SEO audits, content gap analysis, or pre-launch authority checks for niche or affiliate sites. Best suited for solopreneurs and digital publishers evaluating topical depth before investing in more content.

## Known failure modes

- Missing or empty 'topic' field returns a validation error
- Invalid data types for 'supporting_pages' (non-integer) cause request rejection
- Empty 'coverage_terms' array may result in a low or null score
- Network timeout if the scoring computation takes too long
- Ambiguous or very short topics may produce low-confidence results

## How this service works

Kostenlose Guides, Solo-Playbooks und Artikel zu KI, Automation und Side Hustles — für Menschen, die mit echten Systemen online Einkommen aufbauen wollen. Transparent finanziert über faire Affiliate-Links.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with a result field (e.g. 'processed') and a status field (e.g. 'success'), indicating the computed topical authority score outcome for the submitted topic and coverage configuration.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "topic": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "coverage_terms": {
   "type": "array",
   "items": {
    "type": "string"
   }
  },
  "supporting_pages": {
   "type": "integer"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "result": "processed",
  "status": "success"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/kihustle-topical-authority-scorer-17fd4c0c/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from kihustle.tech](https://www.zero.xyz/host/kihustle.tech/llms.txt)