create_watch
Create a standing watch
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Keep watching a source between agent runs and alert when it changes. Persist watch_id and key; later poll_alerts with since=<last cursor> returns only what you missed. Required by type: url/rss/x402 need url; price needs coin plus a threshold; edgar needs ticker or cik. Create includes the baseline and 7 days of polling. Costs $0.005 USDC per call via x402 (Base) — no API key, no account. Calling without payment returns 402 with the payment requirements. Free alternative: GET https://longwatch.dev/demo for a free NVDA Form 4 sample, or POST https://longwatch.dev/try for a 24h watch — no wallet needed.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | string | yes | watch type |
| url | string | no | url|rss|x402: public URL to watch |
| coin | string | no | price: CoinGecko id, e.g. 'bitcoin' |
| above | number | no | price: alert when USD price crosses above this |
| below | number | no | price: alert when USD price crosses below this |
| move_pct_24h | number | no | price: alert when |24h change| exceeds this percent |
| ticker | string | no | edgar: stock ticker, e.g. 'NVDA' |
| cik | number | no | edgar: SEC CIK, as an alternative to ticker |
| forms | array | no | edgar: form filter, e.g. ["8-K","4"] |
| method | string | no | |
| body | object | no | |
| expected_network | string | no | |
| expected_scheme | string | no | |
| expected_amount_atomic | string | number | no | |
| webhook | object | no | optional: POST alerts to this URL as they occur (signed); polling still works |
| idempotency_key | string | no | unique retry key; the same key and input return the original watch without charging twice |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"url",
"rss",
"price",
"edgar",
"x402"
],
"description": "watch type"
},
"url": {
"type": "string",
"description": "url|rss|x402: public URL to watch"
},
"coin": {
"type": "string",
"description": "price: CoinGecko id, e.g. 'bitcoin'"
},
"above": {
"type": "number",
"description": "price: alert when USD price crosses above this"
},
"below": {
"type": "number",
"description": "price: alert when USD price crosses below this"
},
"move_pct_24h": {
"type": "number",
"description": "price: alert when |24h change| exceeds this percent"
},
"ticker": {
"type": "string",
"description": "edgar: stock ticker, e.g. 'NVDA'"
},
"cik": {
"type": "number",
"description": "edgar: SEC CIK, as an alternative to ticker"
},
"forms": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "edgar: form filter, e.g. [\"8-K\",\"4\"]"
},
"method": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"GET",
"POST",
"PUT",
"PATCH",
"DELETE",
"HEAD"
]
},
"body": {
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": {}
},
"expected_network": {
"type": "string"
},
"expected_scheme": {
"type": "string"
},
"expected_amount_atomic": {
"type": [
"string",
"number"
]
},
"webhook": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"url"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"description": "optional: POST alerts to this URL as they occur (signed); polling still works"
},
"idempotency_key": {
"type": "string",
"description": "unique retry key; the same key and input return the original watch without charging twice"
}
},
"required": [
"type"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}