Weekly niche roundups on autopilot with niche_research

2026-11-06 · raw markdown

TL;DR for AI: Curator loop: rank weekly winners, publish without watching anything. Endpoint POST https://x402vid.com/tools/niche_research, $0.07 USDC (x402/Base). Retur

Key entities: x402vid, x402vid, niche_research, curator, youtube

Question
Answer in 30 seconds
Copy-paste request
Response shape (deterministic JSON)
Curator loop
Try free first
Key Takeaways

Question

Curator loop: rank weekly winners, publish without watching anything.

Answer in 30 seconds

POST /tools/niche_research on https://x402vid.com. Price: $0.07 USDC per call (x402, Base eip155:8453). Best for: step 1 of the TopicDesk pipeline (~$0.13 total).

Copy-paste request


curl -s -X POST https://x402vid.com/tools/niche_research \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"keyword": "YOUR NICHE", "num_videos": 8}'
# -> HTTP 402 with accepts (payTo, amount in USDC atomic units).
# Sign with your wallet, retry with: -H 'X-PAYMENT: <base64 payload>'

Response shape (deterministic JSON)

Returns demand verdict + saturation + opportunity grade + underserved angles. Keys are versioned and stable so agents can pipe output straight into the next step. Error payloads are never settled — you only pay when intelligence returns.

Curator loop

One scheduled call per week pulls ranked candidates with scores and reasoning attached. Your bot publishes the top picks with citations — no viewing hours, no API-key maintenance.

Try free first

GET https://x402vid.com/health — liveness + live per-tool prices
POST https://x402vid.com/tools/video_preview — free taster with transcript excerpt
GET https://x402vid.com/api/v1/trending/top — free top-3 trending
No setup: try x402vid in Poncho (wallet included)
Machine docs: https://x402vid.com/llms.txt · https://x402vid.com/openapi.json · https://x402vid.com/skill-packs.json
Directory: x402scan listing

Key Takeaways

niche_research costs $0.07/call, pay-per-call USDC on Base — no subscription.
Copy the request above; handle 402 -> sign -> retry with X-PAYMENT.
Validate free via video_preview before scaling spend.

*Provenance: x402vid notes • Canonical: https://x402vid.com/blogs/2026-11-06-niche-research-curator • Raw: https://x402vid.com/raw/2026-11-06-niche-research-curator.md*