# researcher.now Deep Research Run

> researcher.now Deep Research Run is a paid API for AI agents from researcher.now, paid per call via x402, $10/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Runs a deep-research job on a given topic and returns a cited, structured report with a public URL

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://researcher.now/v1/x402/runs
- Price: $10/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/researcher-now-deep-research-run-582026de
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_KLPXek3-2Zj2KrN8FRD5H

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 researcher-now-deep-research-run-582026de -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you run a deep research report on the competitive landscape of open-source large language models in 2024, with extra focus on licensing implications? I want a full cited document I can share with my team.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a comprehensive, cited research document on a topic rather than a quick lookup or a summary of a single source. It is ideal for producing shareable reports, policy briefs, competitive analyses, or background research where citation quality and depth matter. Prefer it over simple web search when the goal is a synthesized, multi-source narrative rather than raw search results.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or missing topic field returns a 400 error
- Insufficient payment or payment failure results in a 402 response
- Very broad or ambiguous topics may produce shallow or unfocused reports
- Depth or instructions parameters that conflict may degrade report quality
- Long-running research jobs may time out before completion
- The public report URL may take time to become available if the run is still processing

## How this service works

Run a Researcher deep-research run and receive a cited report. POST a JSON body { topic, depth?, instructions?, title? }; the response returns a run id and a public report URL. Variable price per request.

## Output

The endpoint returns a run ID and a publicly accessible URL pointing to the completed research report, which contains structured findings on the requested topic with inline citations to sources.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/researcher-now-deep-research-run-582026de/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from researcher.now](https://www.zero.xyz/host/researcher.now/llms.txt)