# KiteEndpoints.ai - Fear & Greed Index

> KiteEndpoints.ai - Fear & Greed Index is a paid API for AI agents from kite-endpoints.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.17/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Fetches the current Crypto Fear & Greed Index score and sentiment classification

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://kite-endpoints.vercel.app/api/fear-greed
- Price: $0.17/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/kiteendpoints-ai-fear-greed-index-d79da9bf
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_fCeV4e672t0XdyQxUK8Oa

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 kiteendpoints-ai-fear-greed-index-d79da9bf -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: What's the current Crypto Fear & Greed Index score right now — is the market in fear or greed?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a quick, pay-per-use lookup of the crypto Fear & Greed Index without maintaining a subscription to a dedicated sentiment data provider. Useful for agents that need occasional market sentiment context without committing to a monthly API plan.

## Known failure modes

- Upstream data source unavailable, returning stale or error response
- Payment failure via USDC/x402 blocking the request
- Generic schema response with no meaningful index data populated
- Rate limiting or server error from the Vercel deployment

## How this service works

400+ paid API endpoints. Social media, AI, crypto, finance, weather, ecommerce, tools. Pay per request with USDC on Base chain.

## Output

Returns the current Fear & Greed Index value (typically 0–100) along with a sentiment classification label such as 'Extreme Fear', 'Fear', 'Neutral', 'Greed', or 'Extreme Greed', reflecting the prevailing emotional tone of the crypto market.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "example": {
  "result": {
   "data": "example response"
  }
 },
 "properties": {
  "result": {
   "type": "object",
   "description": "API response data"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/kiteendpoints-ai-fear-greed-index-d79da9bf/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from kite-endpoints.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/kite-endpoints.vercel.app/llms.txt)