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Keywords L402 API
Extract keywords from any text passage.
50 sats per call, paid over the Lightning Network. No API key and no signup: the first request answers 402 Payment Required with a Lightning invoice, and repeating the request with the proof of payment returns your data.
l402_keywords
50 sats
Parameters
text Source text
count Number of keywords
Call it with curl
The first call answers 402 with a Lightning invoice in the WWW-Authenticate header. Pay it from any Lightning wallet, then repeat the call with the L402 token and preimage.
curl -X POST https://lightningfaucet.com/api/ \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: L402 $MACAROON:$PREIMAGE" \
-d '{"action":"l402_keywords","text":"Lightning channels route payments off-chain and settle in milliseconds.","count":5}'
What comes back
A successful call returns JSON, with the delivered content merged over the standard L402 receipt fields. Example values, not live data.
{
"success": true,
"http_code": 200,
"service": "keywords",
"timestamp": "2026-09-11T15:04:05+00:00",
"paid_sats": 50,
"keywords": [
{
"keyword": "Lightning channels",
"relevance": 0.95
},
{
"keyword": "off-chain payments",
"relevance": 0.91
},
{
"keyword": "routing",
"relevance": 0.78
},
{
"keyword": "settlement",
"relevance": 0.74
},
{
"keyword": "milliseconds",
"relevance": 0.62
}
],
"text_length": 70,
"count": 5
}
Call it from an AI agent
With lightning-wallet-mcp the payment is handled for you. From the CLI:
lw pay-api "https://lightningfaucet.com/api/l402/keywords?text=Lightning+channels+route+payments+off-chain+and+settle+in+milliseconds.&count=5"
In Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP host, ask the agent to call pay_l402_api with that URL. The fee is 1% of the price, rounded down, so calls under 100 sats carry no platform fee.
Questions
How much does the Keywords API cost?
Each call costs 50 sats, paid as a Lightning invoice at request time. There is no subscription, no minimum and no monthly bill: you are charged for the calls you make.
Do I need an API key or an account?
No. Payment is the authentication. The first request answers 402 Payment Required with a Lightning invoice; settling it returns a preimage that authenticates the retry.
What does Keywords return?
A JSON object carrying keywords, text_length and count. See the example response above for the exact shape.
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