# Orders of Magnitude Patent Search API

> Orders of Magnitude Patent Search API is a paid API for AI agents from x402-api-production-5133.up.railway.app, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-12).

Searches patent databases using a text query and returns relevant patent results, accessible via the x402 micropayment protocol at $0.01 USDC per call.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://x402-api-production-5133.up.railway.app/data/patent-search?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-12
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/orders-of-magnitude-patent-search-api-8dd8c23c
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_ODxwghyDhWALtNgU5m4EM

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 orders-of-magnitude-patent-search-api-8dd8c23c
```

Example prompt: Search for patents related to 'transformer neural network attention mechanisms' and show me what comes up.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to search patent databases programmatically at low cost ($0.01 per query) via a micropayment-enabled API, especially in agentic workflows that need to check prior art, assess patent landscapes, or perform IP research without requiring a subscription to a major patent database service.

## Known failure modes

- Missing or empty query parameter returns validation error
- Payment not fulfilled via x402 protocol results in 402 Payment Required response
- Overly broad or ambiguous queries may return irrelevant or low-quality results
- Service unavailability on Railway deployment may cause timeouts or 5xx errors
- No results found for highly specific or obscure query terms

## How this service works

Data and AI services via x402 payment protocol

## Output

Returns patent search results matching the query, likely including patent titles, identifiers, abstracts, or relevant metadata for patents related to the search terms. The exact schema is unspecified but expected to contain structured patent records.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "query"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "query": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Patent search query"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

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

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/orders-of-magnitude-patent-search-api-8dd8c23c/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
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