# X402 Hub Crypto News

> X402 Hub Crypto News is a paid API for AI agents from x402-hub.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.055978/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Fetches cryptocurrency news articles matching a query, gated by x402 micropayment on Base

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://x402-hub.vercel.app/api/crypto-news
- Price: $0.055978/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-ec3141d1
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_tQtrBSdjaZ_a4vGJh5cRu

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-ec3141d1 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you search for the latest crypto news about Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solutions?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need programmatic, pay-per-use access to crypto news search without a monthly subscription, especially in x402-enabled agent workflows on Base where micropayments are native. Ideal for agents that only occasionally need news lookups and want to avoid subscription overhead.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not included or insufficient — returns HTTP 402 requiring x402 micropayment
- Empty or vague query may return irrelevant results
- Upstream news API unavailability may result in empty data response
- Rate limiting if called too frequently without valid payment
- Malformed request body missing the required 'query' field returns a 400 error

## How this service works

63 paid API endpoints protected by x402 micropayments on Base

## Output

Returns a data object containing news articles or headlines matching the query, sourced from upstream crypto news providers. Typically includes article titles, summaries, and metadata relevant to the queried cryptocurrency or blockchain topic.

## 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-ec3141d1/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)