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Proofivy Library Server – TidBITS Article Fetch
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Proofivy Library Server – TidBITS Article Fetch is a paid API for AI agents from library.proofivy.com, paid per call via x402, $0.03/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).
Fetches the full text of a TidBITS article by URL or slug, returning the content along with a cryptographic Proofivy content ID (CID) as a verifiable commitment to the exact bytes served.
Price / call$0.03
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StatusUnknown
How this service works
Content fetch API. Pay per request via x402 and receive the article text together with its Proofivy content-id (CID), a cryptographic commitment to the exact bytes returned.
Output
A JSON object containing the full text of the requested TidBITS article, a status field indicating success or failure, and a Proofivy CID (a cryptographic hash commitment of the form bafkrei...) that uniquely and verifiably identifies the exact bytes returned.
Example use cases
Verifiable article archival pipeline
“Grab the TidBITS article at https://tidbits.com/2024/03/15/vision-pro-review/ and give me both the full text and its Proofivy CID — I want to store a tamper-evident copy for my archive.”
AI research assistant with provenance
“I'm writing a summary about Apple software updates. Can you pull the TidBITS article https://tidbits.com/2024/04/10/macos-sonoma-14-4-1/ and show me the content along with the cryptographic content ID to confirm what version of the article we used?”
Content integrity audit
“Fetch the TidBITS article https://tidbits.com/2023/11/20/apples-m3-chips-explained/ from the Proofivy library and return its CID — I need to check whether the article text matches a copy I saved earlier.”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://library.proofivy.com/tidbitsWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need the full text of a TidBITS article AND require a cryptographic proof (CID) that the content has not been altered — ideal for archival, audit, or AI pipelines where content provenance matters. Prefer it over generic web scrapers when verifiability is a requirement, or when TidBITS content is specifically needed rather than general-purpose web content.
Side effects
- Article URL or slug not found in the Proofivy library — returns error or empty content
- Payment via x402 fails or is insufficient — request is rejected before content is served
- Invalid or malformed content_url input — may return an error or unexpected result
- TidBITS article not yet indexed by Proofivy — content unavailable
- Network or upstream library server error — non-200 response
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| content_url | string | The URL or slug of the TidBITS article to retrieve |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"text": "The TidBITS article content...",
"status": "success",
"proofivy_cid": "bafkreiexample..."
}
}Tags
x402
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