agentutility(7)$ man news-search
/news-search
PRICE / CALL
$0.005
USDC · base mainnet · scheme: exact
METHOD
POST
CLUSTER
webprobeCATEGORY
uncategorized
STATUS
● live
NAME
news-search — news search api / gdelt article search / public news feed lookup
synonym alias of crypto-news — reuses the canonical handler.
SYNOPSIS
POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/news-search
Content-Type: application/json
X-PAYMENT: <signed-transferWithAuthorization>
{ ... }↳ first call →
402 Payment Required. Sign USDCtransferWithAuthorization, retry with theX-PAYMENT header.DESCRIPTION
News search API / GDELT article search / public news feed lookup. Same news handler as crypto-news, with GDELT and a GNews fallback when configured, exposed for agents searching recent articles by keyword, company, ticker, market topic, or crypto topic and returning headline URLs, source domains, timestamps, language/country metadata, and sentiment. Data only; no trading advice.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| query | string | — |
| returned | string | — |
| source | string | — |
EXAMPLES — two ways to call
EXAMPLE 1 · curl
curl -X POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/news-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 news-search tool from your MCP-aware agent.
MCP server handles payment automatically — your coding agent just calls the tool by name.
METADATA
- tags
- web-probenewssearchnews-search
- methods
- POST
- cluster
- webprobe
- price
- $0.005 USDC per call
ADJACENT — other endpoints in webprobe
| endpoint | description | price |
|---|---|---|
| arxiv-bibtex | Turns an arXiv paper into a BibTeX entry: pulls title, authors, year, abstract, and DOI from the arXiv API and generates a properly-forma… | $0.005 |
| brand-name-score | Scores a candidate brand or startup name on quality and risk. | $0.005 |
| company-name-score | Scores the quality of a company name before you commit to domain, handle, trademark, and launch work. | $0.005 |
| crypto-headlines | Searches recent bitcoin, ethereum, and DeFi headlines via GDELT with a GNews fallback when configured, returning headline URLs, domains,… | $0.005 |
| crypto-news | Fetches recent cryptocurrency news headlines from GDELT with a GNews fallback when configured, filtered by crypto topic or caller query,… | $0.005 |
| disposable-email-check | Detects disposable and throwaway email addresses before they get through your signup form. | $0.005 |
| domain-availability | Checks whether a domain is registered and returns registrar, registration date, expiry date, days_until_expiry, and current EPP status flags. | $0.005 |
| Validates an email address end to end: syntax, MX reachability, disposable/temp-mail domains, role accounts, and SPF/DMARC/DKIM posture. | $0.005 |
SEE ALSO