# scopeapi.dev Product Research & Alternatives

> scopeapi.dev Product Research & Alternatives is a paid API for AI agents from scopeapi.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.04/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Researches a specific product and returns findings, sources, and alternative product recommendations

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://scopeapi.dev/product-research
- Price: $0.04/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/scopeapi-dev-product-research-alternatives-92dc616a
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap__E8L6r5uDTOXcgbYtdcO-

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 scopeapi-dev-product-research-alternatives-92dc616a -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you research Notion as a product and find me a list of solid alternatives, focusing on collaboration features? I want sources and key findings too.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need structured product research including alternative recommendations sourced from the web, especially when you want findings and competitor options in a single call. Prefer this over generic web search when you need organized output (status, sources, findings, alternatives) around a named product, and over company research endpoints when the subject is a specific product rather than a company.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required 'product' field returns a validation error
- Obscure or misspelled product names may yield sparse findings or empty alternatives
- Network or upstream research failures may return an empty sources/findings array
- Rate limiting or payment failure (x402) blocks the request before processing

## How this service works

Product Research & Alternatives

## Output

Returns a JSON object with status, a list of sources consulted, key research findings about the product, and a list of alternative products that serve similar needs

## 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",
    "bodyType",
    "body"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "body": {
     "required": [
      "product"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "brand": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "focus": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "product": {
       "type": "string"
      }
     }
    },
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "POST"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "bodyType": {
     "enum": [
      "json",
      "form-data",
      "text"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "status": "ok",
  "sources": [],
  "findings": [],
  "alternatives": []
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/scopeapi-dev-product-research-alternatives-92dc616a/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from scopeapi.dev](https://www.zero.xyz/host/scopeapi.dev/llms.txt)