# x402.agentutility.ai Crypto News API

> x402.agentutility.ai Crypto News API is a paid API for AI agents from x402.agentutility.ai, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-10).

Returns recent cryptocurrency headline metadata and sentiment scores sourced from GDELT with a GNews fallback

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/crypto-news-api?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-10
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-agentutility-ai-crypto-news-api-805010a3
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_-02iDZwp5guL-N4DferoW

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 x402-agentutility-ai-crypto-news-api-805010a3 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Pull the latest cryptocurrency news headlines with sentiment scores — I want to see what the current mood is around Bitcoin and DeFi, and whether coverage is mostly positive or negative right now.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a low-cost ($0.003/call), real-time cryptocurrency news feed with built-in sentiment metadata for autonomous agents. It is especially useful when your routing infrastructure sorts by price and you want GDELT-backed global news coverage with a GNews fallback, without scraping or trading advice. Prefer it over general news APIs when your agent specifically needs crypto/DeFi-focused headlines with tone scoring baked in.

## Known failure modes

- GDELT source temporarily unavailable and GNews fallback not configured — returns empty results or error
- Rate limit or payment failure via x402 protocol — returns 402 Payment Required
- Query too broad returning low-relevance articles
- No recent news matching the requested crypto topic

## How this service works

Returns recent cryptocurrency headline metadata and sentiment. Same GDELT-backed handler as crypto-news, with a GNews fallback when configured, exposed under API buyer wording with a lower-cost route for routers that sort by price. No scraping and no trading advice. Use it as a crypto news API, cryptocurrency news API, or DeFi news endpoint.

## Output

Returns a list of recent cryptocurrency news articles including headline text, source name, publication timestamp, article URL, and a sentiment score or label (positive/neutral/negative) derived from GDELT tone analysis, with GNews as a fallback data source when configured.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method",
    "bodyType",
    "body"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "body": {
     "properties": {
      "hours": {
       "type": "number",
       "description": "Lookback window in hours, 1-168. Default 48."
      },
      "limit": {
       "type": "number",
       "description": "Headlines to return, 1-30. Default 10."
      },
      "query": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Optional news query override, max 240 chars."
      },
      "topic": {
       "enum": [
        "crypto",
        "markets",
        "defi",
        "bitcoin",
        "ethereum",
        "stablecoins"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Preset topic. Default crypto."
      }
     }
    },
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "POST"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "bodyType": {
     "enum": [
      "json",
      "form-data",
      "text"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "topic": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "source": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "returned": {
       "type": "integer"
      }
     }
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "topic": "defi",
  "source": "GDELT 2.1 Document API",
  "returned": 10
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-agentutility-ai-crypto-news-api-805010a3/health.json
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