# SCOPE Research API - News Research

> SCOPE Research API - News Research is a paid API for AI agents from x402-agent.scope-research-api.workers.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.03/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Performs source-backed public web research on a given query, returning news and information with citations, designed for AI agents using x402 micropayments.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://x402-agent.scope-research-api.workers.dev/news-research
- Price: $0.03/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/scope-research-api-news-research-c50ede78
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_4n61g89LAhZckk_Ei6YrJ

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 scope-research-api-news-research-c50ede78 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you research what's been reported about OpenAI's latest model releases since January 2025 and give me the key findings with sources?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need source-backed, citation-grounded web research rather than purely model-generated answers. It is particularly well-suited for news research, recent events, or due diligence tasks where verifiable sources matter. Prefer it over generic LLM knowledge when recency and citations are important. The x402 micropayment model ($0.03 USDC per call) makes it practical for frequent agent use without subscription overhead.

## Known failure modes

- Query returns no results for very niche or obscure topics
- The 'since' date filter may exclude relevant older sources if set too recent
- x402 payment failure if wallet is underfunded or payment protocol misconfigured
- Rate limiting or timeout on Cloudflare Worker for very broad queries
- Ambiguous queries may return loosely related results without precise filtering

## How this service works

Source-backed public web research API for AI agents using x402 payments.

## Output

A structured research response containing findings from public web sources related to the query, with citations or source links. Results may be filtered by date using the 'since' parameter. The response is intended to be citation-backed rather than purely generated text.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "query"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "query": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "since": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/scope-research-api-news-research-c50ede78/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from x402-agent.scope-research-api.workers.dev](https://www.zero.xyz/host/x402-agent.scope-research-api.workers.dev/llms.txt)