# USDC/USD Live Price Feed

> USDC/USD Live Price Feed is a paid API for AI agents from api.x402node.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.004/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns the current real-time exchange price of USDC (USD Coin) against the US Dollar

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.x402node.dev/crypto/price/usdc/usd/usdc-usd
- Price: $0.004/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/usdc-usd-live-price-feed-8013c323
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_n4m-D09mu2730lwyf3vDw

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 usdc-usd-live-price-feed-8013c323
```

Example prompt: What's the current price of USDC in US dollars right now?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a zero-parameter, single-call real-time USDC/USD price with a structured JSON response including source attribution and timestamp. Ideal for confirming USDC peg stability, enriching payment flows, or monitoring stablecoin value programmatically. Prefer this over general crypto APIs when operating in an x402 micropayment context where per-call billing is acceptable.

## Known failure modes

- Price feed source unavailable — upstream data provider timeout or outage
- Payment failure — insufficient USDC balance for the $0.004 per-call fee
- Rate limiting — too many requests in a short period
- Network error — API server unreachable

## How this service works

Live USDC to USD price (USD Coin / US Dollar). Zero-param: GET returns current price. USDC稳定币美元实时价格行情。USDコイン/米ドル 価格。Precio USD Coin dólar. USD코인 달러 시세. usdc usd, usdc-usd, USDC price. Accepts payment on Base or Solana — either network works.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with the base currency (USDC), quote currency (USD), the trading pair identifier (usdc-usd), current price as a number, a timestamp (as_of), and the data source name.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/usdc-usd-live-price-feed-8013c323/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
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