# x402 News API

> x402 News API is a paid API for AI agents from x402-api-production-bd43.up.railway.app, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-20).

Returns recent news articles filtered by an optional topic, paid per-call via x402 micropayment protocol

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://x402-api-production-bd43.up.railway.app/news?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-20
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-news-api-a84d6d3e
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_CpeV2ePNfyQidLIfKCKl5

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-news-api-a84d6d3e
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the latest news articles about Bitcoin using the x402 news endpoint?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a quick, pay-per-call news lookup without a subscription to a traditional news API. It is ideal for agents that need occasional news retrieval on demand, especially when operating in a micropayment-native (x402) environment. Prefer this over NewsAPI or similar when avoiding monthly subscriptions or when already integrated with the x402 payment protocol.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not included or insufficient — 402 Payment Required response
- Topic parameter too vague or unsupported — may return empty or generic results
- Rate limiting if called in rapid succession
- Upstream news source unavailable — 502 or 503 error
- Invalid query parameter format — 400 Bad Request

## How this service works

Paid API endpoints for prices, weather, FX, news, gas, dominance, fear/greed, ATH, and more

## Output

A list of recent news articles or headlines relevant to the optional topic query, returned as structured data including titles, summaries, sources, and/or publication timestamps.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "limit": {
   "type": "integer",
   "description": "Number of stories (default: 10)"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-news-api-a84d6d3e/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from x402-api-production-bd43.up.railway.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/x402-api-production-bd43.up.railway.app/llms.txt)