# whatchuneed Top News API

> whatchuneed Top 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 the top news headlines and stories based on a natural-language query input

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://whatchuneed.vercel.app/api/news/top
- 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-top-news-api-54713cd4
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_UYJ3I99ij1ew4ScpFRgMp

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-top-news-api-54713cd4 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: What are the top news stories about AI and technology right now? Pull the latest headlines for me.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need pay-per-call, no-subscription access to top news headlines with a simple natural-language query interface, especially within an agent workflow that already uses the whatchuneed API ecosystem and x402 micropayment protocol.

## Known failure modes

- Vague or empty input string may return irrelevant or no results
- Network or upstream news source unavailability may cause errors
- Rate limiting or payment failure via x402 protocol may block the call
- Non-English or highly niche queries may return sparse results

## 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 top news stories or headlines relevant to the input query, 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-top-news-api-54713cd4/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)