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VIA Router — Research Brief
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VIA Router — Research Brief is a paid API for AI agents from via-router.floot.app, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-10).
Routes a plain-language intent to the best-matching API, service, product, or research source, returning a recommendation and alternatives paid via x402 USDC on Base.
Price / call$0.05
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
VIA is a paid buyer-side router for AI agents and humans. Compare APIs, services, products and sourced research with x402 USDC payments on Base.
Output
Returns a JSON object confirming payment, the original intent, settlement details (network and transaction hash on Base), the toll amount in USD, a recommendation object with a title and source, and a list of alternative services or APIs.
Example use cases
Finding the right web scraping API
“I need to pick a web scraping service for my agent — can you route my intent through VIA and compare what's available in the information market so I can see the top recommendation and alternatives?”
Sourcing a commerce product search tool
“Help me find the best product search API for an e-commerce agent I'm building — use VIA Router to look in the commerce market and return the recommendation with sources.”
Discovering travel booking services
“My agent needs to book flights — can you query VIA in the travel market to find and compare the best booking services available, paying with USDC on Base?”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://via-router.floot.app/_api/research_brief?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Choose VIA Router when your agent needs to dynamically discover and compare APIs, services, or research sources at runtime rather than having a hardcoded provider. Ideal when the best tool for a task is unknown or when you want a curated recommendation with alternatives. Particularly suited for agents operating across multiple domains (services, commerce, information, travel) that need a neutral buyer-side intermediary routing layer with micropayment settlement via x402 on Base.
Side effects
- Insufficient USDC balance for x402 payment — payment fails before routing occurs
- Intent string too vague or too short (minLength:2) — returns validation error
- Unsupported market enum value — request rejected with schema error
- Invalid country code format (must be exactly 2 uppercase letters) — validation failure
- No matching services found for the given intent — alternatives list may be empty
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| intent | string | Plain-language request to route |
| market | string | |
| country | string | |
| language | string |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"paid": true,
"intent": "Find a PDF text extractor",
"settlement": {
"network": "eip155:8453",
"transaction": "0x..."
},
"viaTollUsd": 0.001,
"alternatives": [],
"recommendation": {
"title": "PDF Text Extractor",
"source": "Apify Store"
}
}
}Tags
x402
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