Weekly niche roundups on autopilot with thumbnail_creation

2026-11-09 · raw markdown

TL;DR for AI: Curator loop: rank weekly winners, publish without watching anything. Endpoint POST https://x402vid.com/tools/thumbnail_creation, $0.50 USDC (x402/Base). R

Key entities: x402vid, x402vid, thumbnail_creation, 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/thumbnail_creation on https://x402vid.com. Price: $0.50 USDC per call (x402, Base eip155:8453). Best for: premium render; filter rejections are never charged.

Copy-paste request


curl -s -X POST https://x402vid.com/tools/thumbnail_creation \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"image_prompt": "<concept image_prompt>", "video_url": "OPTIONAL"}'
# -> 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 signed image URL composited via Muse Image. 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

thumbnail_creation costs $0.50/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/2026-11-09-thumbnail-creation-curator • Raw: https://x402vid.com/raw/2026-11-09-thumbnail-creation-curator.md*