# x402-ai-hub Research API

> x402-ai-hub Research API is a paid API for AI agents from x402-ai-hub.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.1/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Runs AI-powered research, market intelligence, content briefs, and competitor analysis on demand

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://x402-ai-hub.vercel.app/api/research
- Price: $0.1/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-ai-hub-research-api-a54e955e
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_y1VXWKJda-xrAAsL937qg

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-ai-hub-research-api-a54e955e -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you do a competitor analysis on Notion and Obsidian — what are their key strengths, weaknesses, and market positioning? I need this for a market intelligence brief.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need AI-synthesized research, market intelligence, competitor analysis, or content briefs on demand without building your own research pipeline. Ideal for agents that need fast, cost-effective, pay-per-use research capabilities embedded into workflows.

## Known failure modes

- Vague or ambiguous query may produce generic or low-quality results
- Payment failure or insufficient USDC balance returns a 402 error
- Malformed request body returns a 4xx error
- Timeout or model unavailability may return a 5xx error
- Very niche topics may return limited or hallucinated information

## How this service works

Research, Market Intelligence, Content Briefs, Competitor Analysis — powered by AI

## Output

Returns an AI-generated result object containing the research output, which may include a structured summary, market data, competitive insights, or a content brief depending on the query type.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "example": {
  "result": {
   "data": "example response"
  }
 },
 "properties": {
  "result": {
   "type": "object",
   "description": "API response data"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-ai-hub-research-api-a54e955e/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from x402-ai-hub.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/x402-ai-hub.vercel.app/llms.txt)