# Xynaptic Stars & Awards Digest

> Xynaptic Stars & Awards Digest is a paid API for AI agents from api.xynaptic.io, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-03).

Returns a curated digest of headlines about entertainment celebrities, tech industry figures, and major awards (Nobel, etc.), refreshed every 2 hours.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.xynaptic.io/v1/news-stars?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-03
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/xynaptic-stars-awards-digest-0be81cff
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Q_RaFEiXxFaEauZrOTu2e

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 xynaptic-stars-awards-digest-0be81cff
```

Example prompt: Pull up the latest Xynaptic Stars & Awards digest for me — I want to see the most recent headlines about celebrities, tech figures, and any major prizes or awards announced recently.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a pre-curated, multi-source digest of celebrity, entertainment, and awards news without having to query individual news APIs. Ideal for agents that need a quick, reliable snapshot of stars and prizes headlines on a regular polling cadence (every 2 hours). Prefer this over general news endpoints when the user specifically asks about celebrities, cinema, tech figures, or major awards.

## Known failure modes

- Content not yet refreshed if requested within 2-hour cache window — same digest returned until next refresh
- Service unavailable if payment of $0.01 USDC is not processed via x402 protocol
- Empty or sparse digest if no significant celebrity or awards news has occurred recently
- HTTP 402 Payment Required if payment header is missing or invalid

## How this service works

Xynaptic Stars & Awards v2 — structured events (celebrities, cinema, awards, Nobel Prize, last 3h): importance, lifecycle, entities, multi-source verification, agent-ready actions. Refreshed every 2 hours.

## Output

A structured digest of curated headlines covering entertainment celebrities, cinema stars, tech industry figures, and major award announcements (including Nobel Prize), updated every 2 hours. Each entry typically includes a headline, summary, and publication timestamp.

## 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",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "additionalProperties": {
      "type": "string"
     }
    }
   },
   "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/xynaptic-stars-awards-digest-0be81cff/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.xynaptic.io](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.xynaptic.io/llms.txt)