# X402 Hub Crypto News API (crypto-news54)

> X402 Hub Crypto News API (crypto-news54) is a paid API for AI agents from x402-hub.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.142946/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Fetches cryptocurrency news articles or data based on a query string, accessed via x402 micropayment on Base

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://x402-hub.vercel.app/api/crypto-news54
- Price: $0.142946/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-hub-crypto-news-api-crypto-news54-3defd67c
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_57xTAbuRH3lOOrloropUt

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-hub-crypto-news-api-crypto-news54-3defd67c -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Search the crypto news API for the latest articles about Bitcoin ETF approvals and give me a summary of what's going on.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need programmatic, pay-per-use access to crypto-specific news without a subscription, especially in agent workflows where x402 micropayments on Base are already supported. Prefer it for lightweight, on-demand news lookups about specific tokens, protocols, or crypto market events.

## Known failure modes

- Missing or empty query field returns a validation error
- Payment not completed results in HTTP 402 response requiring x402 micropayment
- Upstream news provider unavailable causes API to return error or empty data
- Vague or overly broad query may return low-relevance or empty results
- Network timeout if upstream API is slow to respond

## How this service works

63 paid API endpoints protected by x402 micropayments on Base

## Output

Returns a data object containing news content retrieved from an upstream crypto news source — typically including article titles, summaries, or structured news data matching the query.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "query"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "query": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Query parameter for the API"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "data": {
   "type": "object",
   "description": "Response data from upstream API"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-hub-crypto-news-api-crypto-news54-3defd67c/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from x402-hub.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/x402-hub.vercel.app/llms.txt)