# RootData Job Changes API via claw402 x402 Payment Gateway

> RootData Job Changes API via claw402 x402 Payment Gateway is a paid API for AI agents from claw402.ai, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Retrieves recent job change data (new hires and resignations) from RootData via a USDC micropayment-gated endpoint

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://claw402.ai/api/v1/crypto/rootdata/job-changes
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/rootdata-job-changes-api-via-claw402-x402-payment-gateway-0b74dee4
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_oAJtNUsCJGCs5GqW06nJX

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 rootdata-job-changes-api-via-claw402-x402-payment-gateway-0b74dee4
```

Example prompt: Can you pull recent job changes from RootData — specifically new joiners and recent resignations — so I can see who's been moving around in the industry lately?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need lightweight, pay-per-call access to RootData job change signals without API key registration — ideal for agents doing one-off talent intelligence lookups, sales prospecting triggers, or industry monitoring in crypto/web3 contexts where USDC wallet payments are acceptable.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not received or insufficient USDC — returns HTTP 402 Payment Required
- Invalid or missing query parameters — returns error or empty data array
- RootData upstream unavailable — may return empty data or gateway error
- Malformed request structure — schema validation failure
- Rate limiting or quota exceeded at the upstream provider

## How this service works

Backed by vergex.trade. Pay for any API with USDC. No API keys. No registration. Just a wallet.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with a status code and a data array containing records of recent job changes, including both new hires and resignations at companies tracked by RootData.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "recent_joinees": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "recent_resignations": {
       "type": "string"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "code": 0,
  "data": []
 }
}
```

## More

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