agentutility(7)$ man crypto-news-api
/crypto-news-api
PRICE / CALL
$0.003
USDC · base mainnet · scheme: exact
METHOD
POST
CLUSTER
webprobeCATEGORY
uncategorized
STATUS
● live
NAME
crypto-news-api — returns recent cryptocurrency headline metadata and sentiment
synonym alias of crypto-news — reuses the canonical handler.
SYNOPSIS
POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/crypto-news-api
Content-Type: application/json
X-PAYMENT: <signed-transferWithAuthorization>
{ ... }↳ first call →
402 Payment Required. Sign USDCtransferWithAuthorization, retry with theX-PAYMENT header.DESCRIPTION
Returns recent cryptocurrency headline metadata and sentiment. Same GDELT-backed handler as crypto-news, with a GNews fallback when configured, exposed under API buyer wording with a lower-cost route for routers that sort by price. No scraping and no trading advice. Use it as a crypto news API, cryptocurrency news API, or DeFi news endpoint.
INPUT — request schema
| property | type | description | req? |
|---|---|---|---|
| topic | string | Preset topic. Default crypto. enum: crypto · markets · defi · bitcoin · ethereum · stablecoins | optional |
| query | string | Optional news query override, max 240 chars. | optional |
| limit | number | Headlines to return, 1-30. Default 10. | optional |
| hours | number | Lookback window in hours, 1-168. Default 48. | optional |
OUTPUT — response shape
| field | type | description |
|---|---|---|
| topic | string | — |
| returned | string | — |
| source | string | — |
EXAMPLES — two ways to call
EXAMPLE 1 · curl
curl -X POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/crypto-news-api \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{ }'first response =
402 Payment Required with payment requirements; sign + retry with X-PAYMENT.EXAMPLE 2 · mcp
# Install the MCP package for this endpoint's cluster npx -y @agentutility/mcp-<cluster> # Required: EVM private key with USDC on Base export X402_PRIVATE_KEY=0x... # Then call the crypto-news-api tool from your MCP-aware agent.
MCP server handles payment automatically — your coding agent just calls the tool by name.
METADATA
- tags
- web-probecryptonewsapicrypto-news-api
- methods
- POST
- cluster
- webprobe
- price
- $0.003 USDC per call
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| url-metadata-extract | Extracts page metadata from any URL: title, description, Open Graph and Twitter Card tags, canonical link, and favicon. | $0.003 |
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SEE ALSO