# Speer Cyber Defense Security News Search

> Speer Cyber Defense Security News Search is a paid API for AI agents from api.speercyberdefense.com, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Searches and retrieves recent cybersecurity news articles matching a keyword query

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.speercyberdefense.com/v1/security/news/search
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/speer-cyber-defense-security-news-search-e3d4809b
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_VeMguAPElBYJVCD-km4w7

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 speer-cyber-defense-security-news-search-e3d4809b
```

Example prompt: Search Speer Cyber Defense for the latest security news about OpenSSL — pull up to 20 results.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to search cybersecurity news by keyword in real time and want pay-per-call pricing without a subscription. It is ideal for AI agents that need on-demand threat intelligence or security news lookups as part of a larger workflow, especially when you want to avoid paying for failed requests (HTTP 503 not billed). Prefer this over general web search when you need structured, cybersecurity-focused news results with a consistent JSON schema.

## Known failure modes

- Empty items array returned when no news matches the query keyword
- HTTP 402 payment required if USDC micropayment is not included
- HTTP 503 if the news feed or underlying data source is unavailable (not billed)
- Missing or invalid 'q' query parameter returns a validation error
- Rate limiting or quota exhaustion if the agent calls too frequently

## How this service works

Cybersecurity micropayments API for AI agents — pay-per-call USDC on Base and Solana (x402 v2). Free utility services under /v1/free/* and gateway select under /v1/gateway/* (Public). Paid cybersecurity analysis, CVE/security news feeds, Base blockchain intelligence, network intel utilities, composite domain/URL reports, research, conversion, verification, and feeds. Failed security analyses are not billed (HTTP 503).

## Output

Returns a JSON object with a boolean 'ok' status field, a list of matching security news items in 'items', a status string, and an 'updatedAt' timestamp indicating when the feed was last refreshed. The items array contains relevant cybersecurity news articles matching the search keyword.

## 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",
     "required": [
      "q"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "q": {
       "type": "string",
       "example": "openssl"
      },
      "limit": {
       "type": "number",
       "example": 20
      }
     },
     "additionalProperties": true
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "ok": {
       "type": "boolean"
      },
      "items": {
       "type": "array"
      },
      "status": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "updatedAt": {
       "type": "string",
       "format": "date-time"
      }
     }
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "ok": true,
  "items": [],
  "status": "ok",
  "updatedAt": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/speer-cyber-defense-security-news-search-e3d4809b/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.speercyberdefense.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.speercyberdefense.com/llms.txt)