# Tenjin Blog Pay-Per-Read Article API

> Tenjin Blog Pay-Per-Read Article API is a paid API for AI agents from tenjin.blog, paid per call via x402, $0.1/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns the full text of a pay-per-read article from an independent writer on Tenjin Blog, unlocked via an x402 micropayment of $0.10 USDC.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://tenjin.blog/api/read/:handle/:slug
- Price: $0.1/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/tenjin-blog-pay-per-read-article-api-7e56a8d2
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_g8ByUzyqC-suacpCiw3PL

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 tenjin-blog-pay-per-read-article-api-7e56a8d2
```

Example prompt: Can you fetch the full article from Tenjin Blog by creator handle 'alice' with slug 'my-thoughts-on-bitcoin' — go ahead and pay the micropayment to unlock it.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you want to read a specific article on Tenjin Blog by a known creator handle and article slug, and you are willing to pay $0.10 USDC via x402 micropayment. Best for agents that have x402 payment capability and need to retrieve independent writer content programmatically.

## Known failure modes

- 404 Not Found if the handle or slug does not exist
- 402 Payment Required if payment is not submitted or fails
- Invalid handle or slug format causing a bad request
- Article may have been removed or unpublished by the creator
- Network or server error returning 5xx

## How this service works

Pay-per-read pieces by independent publishers. Find one by question first: POST https://tenjin.blog/api/search is free and returns payable candidates or an honest MISS. The 402 carries a free preview; pay it for the full text JSON. Agent guide: https://tenjin.blog/llms.txt. Full catalog: https://tenjin.blog/.well-known/x402

## Output

A JSON object containing the full text and metadata of the requested article. Before payment, the 402 response body includes a free preview. After the x402 challenge is satisfied with $0.10 USDC, the full article content is returned.

## 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"
    },
    "pathParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "handle",
      "slug"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "slug": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "The article's URL slug, unique per creator. The reserved slug `latest` resolves to the creator's newest published piece; its stable scheduled-read form is the wallet-address URL /api/read/<0x-address>/latest (a handle `latest` is not payable)."
      },
      "handle": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "The creator's handle, or their wallet address. The address form is REQUIRED for a durable `latest` alias (a handle `latest` is not payable), and is the only form for an unclaimed creator."
      }
     }
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [],
     "properties": {},
     "additionalProperties": false
    }
   },
   "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/tenjin-blog-pay-per-read-article-api-7e56a8d2/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from tenjin.blog](https://www.zero.xyz/host/tenjin.blog/llms.txt)