# x402 Cartographer – Apify Actor Finder

> x402 Cartographer – Apify Actor Finder is a paid API for AI agents from finder.marknetic.co.uk, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-31).

Ranks Apify Store actors for a given scraping or automation task, returning up to 10 results scored by text relevance, 30-day users, and run success rate, with per-event pricing and x402 payment URLs.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://finder.marknetic.co.uk/apify?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-31
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-cartographer-apify-actor-finder-450087bf
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_SyWkis3V2TfqC36Zwc8Gw

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-cartographer-apify-actor-finder-450087bf
```

Example prompt: Find me the top 5 Apify actors for scraping Google Maps places, only ones payable via x402 and costing no more than $0.05 per run.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when an agent needs to programmatically discover and rank Apify actors for a specific scraping or automation task, especially when filtering by x402 payment compatibility or price ceiling. Prefer it over manual Apify Store browsing when you need ranked, scored recommendations rather than a raw search. Best suited for agent workflows that dynamically select the right scraper based on task description at runtime.

## Known failure modes

- No actors found for the task — returns empty list with no charge
- Invalid or missing 'need' parameter — request fails with validation error
- limit out of range (must be 1-10) — may return default of 5 or validation error
- max_price filter too restrictive — results list may be empty
- x402_only=true with no x402-enabled actors for that task — empty result, no charge

## How this service works

Picks Apify Store actors for a scraping or automation task such as 'instagram posts' or 'google maps places'. Returns up to 10 actors ranked by text match, 30-day users and run success rate, with per-event price and an x402 run URL. Not charged when nothing matches.

## Output

A ranked list of up to 10 Apify actors matching the task, each with actor name, relevance rank, 30-day user count, run success rate, price per primary charge event, and an x402-ready run URL. Returns an empty result (no charge) when no actors match the query.

## 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"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "need"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "need": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "task in plain words, e.g. instagram posts"
      },
      "limit": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "1-10 results (default 5)"
      },
      "max_price": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "max USD per primary charge event"
      },
      "x402_only": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "true (default): only actors payable via x402"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-cartographer-apify-actor-finder-450087bf/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from finder.marknetic.co.uk](https://www.zero.xyz/host/finder.marknetic.co.uk/llms.txt)