# x402vid Niche Research

> x402vid Niche Research is a paid API for AI agents from x402vid.com, paid per call via x402, $0.07/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-22).

Analyzes a YouTube niche or keyword by sampling top videos and returning an AI-powered niche intelligence report

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://x402vid.com/tools/niche_research?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.07/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-22
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402vid-niche-research-3245adfa
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_D-wlAmOA7vBFiCA16Lv5d

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 x402vid-niche-research-3245adfa -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you research the 'home brewing beer' niche on YouTube — sample about 10 videos and give me an AI-powered report on how competitive it is and what's working?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need structured, AI-synthesized intelligence about a YouTube niche rather than raw YouTube search results. It is purpose-built for agents doing content strategy, channel planning, or competitive analysis on YouTube — not for general web search or non-YouTube video platforms. The pay-per-call USDC model makes it ideal for on-demand, programmatic niche research without subscription overhead.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required 'keyword' field returns a 400 validation error
- num_videos exceeding 12 may be clamped or rejected
- Obscure or very new niches may return sparse video samples with limited report depth
- Payment failure in USDC via x402 protocol will block the request
- Network timeouts if YouTube data retrieval is slow

## How this service works

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## Output

Returns a structured niche report object containing AI-generated intelligence about the researched keyword — including competitive signals, content patterns, and niche viability insights — alongside an array of sampled video objects used to generate the report, plus the original keyword echoed back.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "keyword"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "keyword": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Niche or seed keyword to research"
  },
  "num_videos": {
   "type": "integer",
   "description": "Videos to sample (default 8, max 12)"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "keyword": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "niche_report": {
   "type": "object"
  },
  "videos_sampled": {
   "type": "array",
   "items": {
    "type": "object"
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402vid-niche-research-3245adfa/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from x402vid.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/x402vid.com/llms.txt)