{"uid":"cap_TwY4n0T9V8Fs3pKoPsw7U","slug":"weblens-monitor-create-7131e2ca","name":"WebLens Monitor Create","description":"# WebLens - Web Intelligence API, pay per call\n\nScrape, crawl, map and extract the web. No account, no API key, no monthly\nminimum — you pay for the calls you make and nothing else.\n\n## Pricing\nPage fetching starts at **$0.002**, whole-site crawling at\n**$0.0015/page**, and sitemap discovery at **$0.004**.\nComparable services bill $0.007-0.008 per request, or reach a lower per-page\nrate only on a $99/month commitment. WebLens has no commitment to reach.\n\n## Payment Protocol\nAll paid endpoints use the [x402 protocol](https://x402.org) for HTTP-native\nmicropayments (USDC on Base).\n\n## Cache Discount\nCached responses are **70% cheaper** than fresh fetches.","url":"https://api.weblens.dev/monitor/create?utm_source=zero.xyz","method":"POST","headers":{},"bodySchema":{"type":"object","properties":{"url":{"type":"string"},"webhookUrl":{"type":"string"}}},"responseSchema":{"type":"json","example":{}},"example":null,"exampleRequest":null,"tags":["x402"],"displayCostAmount":"0.01","displayCostAsset":"USDC","priceDynamic":false,"priceHint":null,"priceStatus":"priced","priceSource":"probe","requiresHandshake":false,"reviewCount":0,"rating":{"score":"0.00","successRate":"0.00","reviews":0,"stars":null,"state":"unrated"},"availabilityStatus":"unknown","priceObserved":null,"sessionDeposit":null,"pricing":{"kind":"static","summary":"$0.01/call","primary":{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.01","per":"call","confidence":"exact"},"accepted":[{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.01","per":"call","confidence":"exact"}]},"paymentMethods":[{"uid":"pm_9Ci9dEkq-0_uoigNo25_i","protocol":"x402","methodType":"crypto","chain":"base","mode":"charge","costAmount":"0.01","costPer":"request","priority":0,"asset":"0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913","unit":"request","depositMicros":null,"planRef":null}],"brandName":null,"brandSlug":null,"brandBaseUrl":null,"brandDocsUrl":null,"whatItDoes":"Creates a new web monitoring job that watches a URL for changes and triggers alerts","exampleAgentPrompt":"Set up a WebLens monitor to watch https://example.com/pricing for any content changes, checking every hour, and send me an alert when something updates.","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Competitor pricing page tracker","prompt":"Start monitoring https://competitor.com/pricing for me and alert me whenever the content changes — check it every 6 hours so I can stay on top of any pricing updates they make."},{"title":"Job listing availability watcher","prompt":"Can you set up a monitor on https://jobs.acmecorp.com/senior-engineer for me? I want to know the moment that listing changes or disappears — check it every 30 minutes."},{"title":"Government regulation update detection","prompt":"I need to watch https://sec.gov/rules/proposed for any new content. Set up a WebLens monitor to check it daily and flag me when anything on the page changes."}],"resultDescription":"Returns a JSON object containing the newly created monitor job's ID, the target URL, the configured check interval, current status (active/paused), and a timestamp for the next scheduled check. This job ID can be used to manage or cancel the monitor later.","failureModes":["Invalid or unreachable URL returns an error response","Missing required fields (e.g. no URL provided) results in a 400-level error","Payment failure via x402 protocol causes the job not to be created","Rate limits or account quota exceeded may block monitor creation","Malformed request body returns a validation error"],"whenToPreferThis":"Choose this endpoint when you need to set up ongoing, automated surveillance of a specific web page for content changes, rather than a one-time fetch or scrape. It is ideal when you want periodic checks and notifications rather than an immediate data extraction result. Prefer this over a single-fetch endpoint when you need continuous or scheduled monitoring without polling manually.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-10-11T06:44:09.642Z","isFirstParty":false,"canonicalSlug":"weblens-monitor-create-7131e2ca"}