agentutility(7)$ man buy-link-search
/buy-link-search
PRICE / CALL
$0.02
USDC · base mainnet · scheme: exact
METHOD
POST
CLUSTER
retailCATEGORY
uncategorized
STATUS
● live
NAME
buy-link-search — searches for products and returns ranked buy links with the retailer, snippet, and detected price
synonym alias of product-search — reuses the canonical handler.
SYNOPSIS
POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/buy-link-search
Content-Type: application/json
X-PAYMENT: <signed-transferWithAuthorization>
{ ... }↳ first call →
402 Payment Required. Sign USDCtransferWithAuthorization, retry with theX-PAYMENT header.DESCRIPTION
Searches for products and returns ranked buy links with the retailer, snippet, and detected price. Same shopping-intent search as product-search, with exact buy-link wording for purchasing agents. Use it as a buy link search API for product finding and retail research.
INPUT — request schema
| property | type | description | req? |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | Product to find, e.g. 'noise cancelling headphones under 200'. Max 300 chars. | required |
| num_results | number | Results to return, 1-20. Default 10. | optional |
| retailer | string | Optional retailer/domain to scope to, e.g. 'amazon.com'. | optional |
OUTPUT — response shape
| field | type | description |
|---|---|---|
| query | string | — |
| results | string | — |
| source | string | — |
EXAMPLES — two ways to call
EXAMPLE 1 · curl
curl -X POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/buy-link-search \
-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 buy-link-search tool from your MCP-aware agent.
MCP server handles payment automatically — your coding agent just calls the tool by name.
METADATA
- tags
- retailbuylinksearchbuy-link-search
- methods
- POST
- cluster
- retail
- price
- $0.02 USDC per call
ADJACENT — other endpoints in retail
| endpoint | description | price |
|---|---|---|
| find-products | Find products API (alias of product-search). | $0.02 |
| product-search | Searches shopping results for a product query (and optional retailer), returning ranked results with product title, buy link, retailer do… | $0.02 |
| shop-search | Shopping search API (alias of product-search). | $0.02 |
| return-policy-extract | Turns a merchant's raw return policy text into structured refund terms an agent can act on before buying or returning something. | $0.015 |
| warranty-parse | Turns raw warranty terms text from a manual, warranty card, or manufacturer page into a structured coverage record an agent can check bef… | $0.015 |
| product-describe | Writes conversion-focused product descriptions and listing copy from a product name and optional category, audience, and attributes. | $0.01 |
| product-description | Product description API (alias of product-describe). | $0.01 |
| sku-normalize | Turns a messy marketplace product title or SKU string into structured attributes for catalog matching: brand, model, variant, capacity, c… | $0.01 |
SEE ALSO