# Lodestar Price API

> Lodestar Price API is a paid API for AI agents from kite-hub-v3.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.19/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-25).

Retrieves the current price of the Lodestar (LODE) cryptocurrency token

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://kite-hub-v3.vercel.app/api/lodestar-price?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.19/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-25
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/lodestar-price-api-2d243e68
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Q5Jvh-saJqHmElH_TbQWj

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 lodestar-price-api-2d243e68 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: What's the current price of the Lodestar (LODE) token right now?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a quick, pay-per-request price lookup for the Lodestar (LODE) token without requiring a subscription to a full crypto data provider. Suitable for agents that only occasionally need LODE price data and prefer microtransaction-based billing via USDC on Base chain.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not received or insufficient USDC balance resulting in 402 error
- Upstream price data source unavailable causing 503 or timeout
- Invalid or malformed request body causing 400 error
- Token price data temporarily stale or unavailable

## 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 a JSON object containing price data for the Lodestar (LODE) token, likely including the current market price and possibly related metrics such as currency denomination or timestamp.

## 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/lodestar-price-api-2d243e68/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from kite-hub-v3.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/kite-hub-v3.vercel.app/llms.txt)