# the402.ai Job Status Check

> the402.ai Job Status Check is a paid API for AI agents from api.the402.ai, paid per call via x402, $0.001/call, status down (last checked 2026-09-15).

Polls the status of an asynchronous job submitted to the the402.ai AI agent service marketplace

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.the402.ai/v1/jobs/job_c615dbbf9e0d4c2e
- Price: $0.001/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: down
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/api-the402-ai-05c81fb7
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_wsLKlNTlobl7LGyLuYA1q

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability api-the402-ai-05c81fb7
```

Example prompt: Check the status of my job job_c615dbbf9e0d4c2e on the402.ai and let me know if it's completed and what the result is.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you have previously submitted an asynchronous job to the the402.ai platform and need to check whether it has completed and retrieve its output. This is the polling mechanism for any async task on the402.ai marketplace, including AI style guides, sentiment analysis, or custom MCP tool development jobs.

## Known failure modes

- Job ID not found — returns 404 or error indicating unknown job
- Job still pending — returns in-progress status with no result yet
- Payment not accepted or insufficient funds — returns 402 payment required
- Invalid or malformed job ID format — returns 400 bad request
- Service unavailable — returns 500 or timeout

## How this service works

Check job status on the402 platform

## Output

Returns the current status of the specified job (e.g. pending, running, completed, failed), along with any output or result payload if the job has finished, and error details if it failed.

## Example request

```json
{
 "job_id": "job_c615dbbf9e0d4c2e"
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/api-the402-ai-05c81fb7/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.the402.ai](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.the402.ai/llms.txt)