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VIA Router — Sourced Research
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VIA Router — Sourced Research 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 a sourced research recommendation with up to three 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 with a recommendation (title and source), up to three alternatives, a boolean indicating payment success, settlement details (network and transaction hash on Base), and the toll amount in USD ($0.01).
Example use cases
Finding best data extraction tool
“I need a sourced recommendation for the best web scraping API available right now — can you route that through VIA's sourced research in the information market?”
Discovering travel booking options
“Use VIA Router's sourced research to find me the top travel booking service options for a US user — market is travel, language English.”
Comparing commerce product options
“I'm looking for the best e-commerce fulfillment service — can you get me a sourced research recommendation from VIA Router in the commerce market, country US?”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://via-router.floot.app/_api/sourced_research?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need a sourced, buyer-side research recommendation rather than raw API documentation or generic search results. It is ideal for AI agents that need to pay for a curated answer via USDC micropayment on Base and want a structured recommendation with alternatives rather than a list of unvetted links. Prefer it over generic web search when the intent maps cleanly to services, commerce, information, or travel markets.
Side effects
- Intent too short or ambiguous — minimum 2 characters required, may return no useful recommendation
- Invalid country code — must be ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 (two uppercase letters)
- Invalid market enum — must be one of: auto, services, commerce, information, travel
- Payment failure — x402 USDC payment on Base may fail if wallet has insufficient funds
- No recommendation found — alternatives list may be empty if no sourced match exists
- Language not supported — only 'en' and 'pt' are valid language values
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": 0.01,
"alternatives": [],
"recommendation": {
"title": "PDF Text Extractor",
"source": "Apify Store"
}
}
}Tags
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