# Synapse News Search

> Synapse News Search is a paid API for AI agents from anibalb.duckdns.org, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-31).

Search for recent news articles by keyword and return titles, URLs, sources, and publication metadata

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://anibalb.duckdns.org/x402/news-search?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-31
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/synapse-news-search-35a1a170
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_y2Kilw-M4inTjk8IPANlk

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 synapse-news-search-35a1a170
```

Example prompt: Search the news for recent articles about Bitcoin and give me the titles, sources, and links.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a lightweight, pay-per-call news search with no account setup or API key management. It's ideal for AI agents that need occasional news lookups without committing to a subscription, especially in x402-enabled crypto-native workflows. Prefer this over traditional news APIs when operating in a Base/USDC payment context or when you need a simple keyword-to-articles lookup without complex filtering.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required 'input' query parameter returns an error
- Empty or overly broad query may return zero results
- Service may be temporarily unavailable if the underlying news data source is down
- Payment failure or insufficient USDC balance prevents access
- Rate or quota limits from the underlying news index may reduce result count

## How this service works

Public data and utility APIs paid per call in USDC on Base (x402). No accounts, no API keys. 174 routes: crypto/equity data, onchain reads, DNS/email/security intel, geo/weather, x402 payment diagnostics, dev utilities and more.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with a count of matched articles and an array of article objects, each containing the article URL, title, source domain, language, publication date (ISO timestamp), and source country.

## 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"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "count": 3,
  "query": "bitcoin",
  "articles": [
   {
    "url": "https://...",
    "title": "...",
    "domain": "example.com",
    "language": "English",
    "seendate": "20261028T060000Z",
    "sourcecountry": "United States"
   }
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/synapse-news-search-35a1a170/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from anibalb.duckdns.org](https://www.zero.xyz/host/anibalb.duckdns.org/llms.txt)