# whatchuneed Local News API

> whatchuneed Local News API is a paid API for AI agents from whatchuneed.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.15/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Fetches local news articles and headlines based on a location or topic query

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://whatchuneed.vercel.app/api/news/local
- Price: $0.15/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/whatchuneed-local-news-api-d08bfad7
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_fGfawMAy5MO97JpfmwpPG

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 whatchuneed-local-news-api-d08bfad7 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull me the latest local news for Austin, Texas? I want to know what's happening in the city today.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need quick, pay-per-call local news retrieval without setting up a dedicated news API subscription. It is well-suited for AI agents that need occasional local news lookups across many different cities or regions without managing multiple API keys.

## Known failure modes

- Vague or ambiguous location input may return irrelevant or empty results
- No news available for very small or obscure locations
- Rate limiting or payment failure via x402 protocol may block access
- Malformed input string may return an error status
- Upstream news source may be temporarily unavailable

## How this service works

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## Output

Returns a result object containing local news articles or headlines relevant to the queried location or topic, along with a status field indicating success or failure of the request.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Request input"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "result": {
   "type": "object",
   "description": "Response data"
  },
  "status": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/whatchuneed-local-news-api-d08bfad7/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from whatchuneed.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/whatchuneed.vercel.app/llms.txt)