# Scout AgentX402 Web Reader

> Scout AgentX402 Web Reader is a paid API for AI agents from scout.agentx402.ai, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status down (last checked 2026-09-15).

Fetches a URL and returns clean markdown content, paid per successful read via x402 micropayments

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://scout.agentx402.ai/v1/read
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: down
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/scout-agentx402-web-reader-1bffe71e
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_1nN-vstniF8NXg4J6e500

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 scout-agentx402-web-reader-1bffe71e
```

Example prompt: Can you fetch the content of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown and return it as clean readable text so I can summarize it?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when an AI agent needs to read the textual content of any public webpage and receive it as clean markdown — without requiring an API key, OAuth, or SDK setup. It is ideal for agent pipelines that need pay-per-use web access with no upfront commitment, especially when combined with x402 micropayment infrastructure. Prefer this over browser automation tools when you simply need readable text content, not rendered JavaScript or screenshots.

## Known failure modes

- URL is unreachable or returns a non-2xx status — no charge, empty or error response
- Content too short or low-quality — no charge, fetch considered failed
- Invalid or malformed URL input — request rejected with error
- Rate limiting or server-side block on the target page — fetch fails silently
- Network timeout on the target resource — no charge

## How this service works

Agent-native web reader over x402 — send a URL, get back clean markdown: no signup, no API key, no SDK required. Pay-on-success: a fetch that fails or returns too little content settles nothing. Read $0.002; prepay $1 = 10,000 credits at 1/10 the per-op price. Docs: https://agentx402.ai

## Output

Returns clean markdown-formatted text extracted from the requested URL. If the fetch fails or returns too little content, no payment is charged. On success, the caller is billed $0.002 USDC via x402 micropayment.

## 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",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {}
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/scout-agentx402-web-reader-1bffe71e/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from scout.agentx402.ai](https://www.zero.xyz/host/scout.agentx402.ai/llms.txt)