# whatchuneed Stock Utility Endpoint

> whatchuneed Stock Utility Endpoint is a paid API for AI agents from whatchuneed.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Retrieves stock market data or performs stock-related lookups and analysis based on a free-text query input

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://whatchuneed.vercel.app/api/util/stock
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/whatchuneed-stock-utility-endpoint-2f30ffd5
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_nF7g-iEuVaa4AMYfc0Vny

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-utility-endpoint-2f30ffd5 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: What's the current stock price and key market data for NVDA right now?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a simple pay-per-call stock data lookup without managing API keys for dedicated financial data providers. Ideal for lightweight agent workflows that occasionally need stock prices without a full brokerage API integration, and when using the x402 payment protocol for micropayment-based access.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or unrecognized ticker symbol returns an error or empty result
- Network timeout from upstream financial data provider
- Malformed input string that cannot be parsed as a stock query
- Market closed periods may return stale or unavailable data
- Rate limiting or payment failure via x402 protocol

## 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 result object containing stock market data such as current price, ticker information, and related financial metrics for the queried stock symbol or company, along with a status field indicating success or failure.

## 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-stock-utility-endpoint-2f30ffd5/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)