# ManyLives Track Records – Best 5-Minute Strategies by Return

> ManyLives Track Records – Best 5-Minute Strategies by Return is a paid API for AI agents from api.manylives.me, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-10).

Returns a ranked list of the top-performing 5-minute trading strategies by return over the last 7 days, pulled from ManyLives' on-chain-locked backtest records across 2,000+ crypto and stock strategies.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.manylives.me/paid/strategies/5m-best-return?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-10
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/manylives-track-records-best-5-minute-strategies-by-return-8287afeb
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_GdEGgP23dGyftIDLBAC75

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 manylives-track-records-best-5-minute-strategies-by-return-8287afeb
```

Example prompt: Pull the current ManyLives ranking of 5-minute strategies sorted by best return after costs so I can see which ones are performing best over the last 7 days.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a pre-ranked, ready-to-use list of the best 5-minute strategies by return, especially when you want on-chain-verified backtest provenance rather than self-reported performance. Prefer this over building your own strategy screener when you want fast, pay-per-call access with no account setup and verifiable results locked on the Base network.

## Known failure modes

- Payment failure: x402 micropayment not processed, request rejected before data is returned
- No strategies match criteria: empty results list if no 5-minute strategies have sufficient data for the 7-day window
- Stale on-chain data: computed* fields may lag real-time if Base network indexing is delayed
- Rate limiting or gateway errors if the pay-per-call infrastructure is under load
- Malformed response if on-chain record verification fails mid-query

## How this service works

Pay-per-call tools for people building AI agents: live web search and page contents, point-in-time crypto market data and news for backtests (no lookahead), verifiable track records of 1,000 crypto strategies locked on the Base network, company profiles, quick AI and batch prices. Ask us to turn a public website into a JSON endpoint. Pay per call, no account, free trial.

## Output

A JSON object containing a ranked list of 5-minute trading strategies sorted by return after costs over the last 7 days. Each entry includes a strategy ID, rank, return percentages across multiple time windows (e.g. 1h, 5y), and the data source (on-chain or computed). Also includes a level indicator (e.g. intermediate) and a description of the ranking criteria.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "required": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "list": "Best 5-minute strategies by return",
  "level": "intermediate",
  "results": [
   {
    "id": "CRY-1h-042",
    "rank": 1,
    "all_windows": {
     "1h": {
      "source": "on-chain",
      "return_pct": 0.4
     },
     "5y": {
      "source": "computed*",
      "return_pct": 120.5
     }
    }
   }
  ],
  "criteria": "5-minute calls, highest return after costs over the last 7d"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/manylives-track-records-best-5-minute-strategies-by-return-8287afeb/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.manylives.me](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.manylives.me/llms.txt)