Weekly niche roundups on autopilot with video_preview

2026-11-12 · raw markdown

TL;DR for AI: Curator loop: rank weekly winners, publish without watching anything. Endpoint POST https://x402vid.com/tools/video_preview, free (x402/Base). Returns titl

Key entities: x402vid, x402vid, video_preview, 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/video_preview on https://x402vid.com. Price: free per call (x402, Base eip155:8453). Best for: FREE taster: prove quality before spending.

Copy-paste request


curl -s -X POST https://x402vid.com/tools/video_preview \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"video_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"}'

Returns 200 directly — no payment header, no wallet. Graduate anytime: paid calls start at $0.01 (search_and_rank_videos).

Response shape (deterministic JSON)

Returns title + channel + stats + ~2000-char transcript excerpt. Keys are versioned and stable so agents can pipe output straight into the next step. Error payloads return error JSON — nothing to settle, calls are free.

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

video_preview is free: no wallet, no payment header, no subscription.
Copy the request above; it returns 200 directly.
Graduating? Cheapest paid call is $0.01 (search_and_rank_videos).

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