# Nikkei 225 Spot Index Quote (Delayed)

> Nikkei 225 Spot Index Quote (Delayed) is a paid API for AI agents from finance-api.kdlcfa.workers.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns a delayed spot quote for the Nikkei 225 Japanese stock market index via Yahoo Finance

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://finance-api.kdlcfa.workers.dev/nikkei-index
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/nikkei-225-spot-index-quote-delayed-8266a2df
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_wYff94p59IVgzRnY8Ud0O

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 nikkei-225-spot-index-quote-delayed-8266a2df
```

Example prompt: What's the current Nikkei 225 index level? Give me the latest delayed spot quote for the Japanese market.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a quick, low-cost delayed quote for the Nikkei 225 Japanese equity index without needing a full market data subscription. Ideal for macro dashboards, research workflows, or agents monitoring global equity markets alongside other index endpoints on the same platform (FTSE 100, DAX, DXY).

## Known failure modes

- Yahoo Finance upstream outage causing stale or missing data
- Rate limiting or payment validation failure returning 402
- Network timeout from the Cloudflare Worker proxy
- Delayed data may lag real-time by 15-20 minutes per exchange rules

## How this service works

Nikkei 225 (Japan) spot index quote, delayed, via Yahoo Finance

## Output

Returns a delayed spot price quote for the Nikkei 225 index, including the current index level and likely associated metadata such as change, percentage change, and timestamp sourced from Yahoo Finance.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
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   "properties": {
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    },
    "method": {
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      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
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     "properties": {}
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   },
   "additionalProperties": false
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  "output": {
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 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/nikkei-225-spot-index-quote-delayed-8266a2df/health.json
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