# whatchuneed Stock Quote

> whatchuneed Stock Quote is a paid API for AI agents from whatchuneed.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns real-time stock price, change, volume, and percent change for a given ticker symbol

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://whatchuneed.vercel.app/api/alpha/quote
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/whatchuneed-stock-quote-35f6eba3
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_QRDFMBJSpDXoMTaLsO0sI

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-stock-quote-35f6eba3 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: What is the current stock price for TSLA, including today's price change and trading volume?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a quick, pay-per-call real-time stock quote without committing to a subscription-based market data provider. Ideal for AI agents that need occasional equity price lookups across a broad set of tickers without managing multiple API keys.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or unrecognized ticker symbol returns an error or empty result
- Market closed hours may return stale or delayed data
- Network timeout or upstream data provider outage
- Rate limiting if too many calls are made in quick succession

## How this service works

320+ pay-per-call API endpoints across accommodation, LLM, code execution, crypto, medical, finance, and more. One API, one payment. Powered by x402 protocol.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with the stock symbol, current price (number), absolute price change (number), percent change (string), and trading volume (integer) for the requested ticker.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "symbol"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "symbol": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Stock ticker (e.g. AAPL, TSLA)"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "price": {
   "type": "number"
  },
  "change": {
   "type": "number"
  },
  "symbol": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "volume": {
   "type": "integer"
  },
  "changePercent": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/whatchuneed-stock-quote-35f6eba3/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)