# Monid X402 News API (Pay-Per-Call)

> Monid X402 News API (Pay-Per-Call) is a paid API for AI agents from x402-proxy.monid.workers.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.1/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Fetches news articles by category via a pay-per-call proxy, charging $0.10 USDC per request through x402 micropayments on Base, powered by NewsData.io.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://x402-proxy.monid.workers.dev/api/news
- Price: $0.1/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/monid-x402-news-api-pay-per-call-39f9f6ba
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_UgOjjGwGTCMaxdqWxY_jV

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 monid-x402-news-api-pay-per-call-39f9f6ba
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the latest top news headlines in the technology category for me?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need categorized news headlines via a pay-per-call micropayment model using x402 on Base (USDC), especially if you are already integrated with the x402 payment protocol and want lightweight, per-use news access without a subscription. Prefer alternatives if you need full-text articles, advanced search filters, or do not have an x402-compatible wallet.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not completed or insufficient USDC balance — returns 402 Payment Required with no data
- Invalid or unsupported category string — may return empty results array
- NewsData.io upstream outage — proxy returns an error or empty results
- Missing category query parameter — defaults to 'general' category
- Rate limits on underlying NewsData.io account — may return reduced or empty results

## How this service works

Pay-per-call API proxy reselling Monid tools via x402 payments on Base. Each endpoint requires a USDC micropayment before returning data.

## Output

Returns a JSON object containing the source ('NewsData.io'), the requested category string, and a results array of news articles matching that category. The results array may include article titles, descriptions, publication dates, and URLs depending on availability.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "properties": {
    "queryParams": {
     "category": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "News category"
     }
    }
   }
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "properties": {
    "example": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "source": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "results": {
       "type": "array"
      },
      "category": {
       "type": "string"
      }
     }
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "source": "NewsData.io",
  "results": [],
  "category": "general"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/monid-x402-news-api-pay-per-call-39f9f6ba/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
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