# ASCII Art Text Generator

> ASCII Art Text Generator is a paid API for AI agents from whatchuneed.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Converts plain text into ASCII art using configurable font styles

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://whatchuneed.vercel.app/api/art/ascii
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/ascii-art-text-generator-bf660c97
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_yUjv4SyqEhwH0rR4FRJ4U

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 ascii-art-text-generator-bf660c97 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you turn the text 'HELLO WORLD' into ASCII art using the block font?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need quick, pay-per-call ASCII art generation without managing your own figlet/font library. Ideal for agents that occasionally need text art for README headers, CLI banners, or creative text outputs, and want to avoid standing up a dedicated text-art service.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required 'text' field returns an error
- Unsupported or misspelled font name may fall back to default or return an error
- Very long text strings may produce oversized or malformed art
- Payment failure (402) if USDC balance is insufficient
- Network timeout on the hosted Vercel endpoint

## How this service works

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## Output

Returns a JSON object containing the rendered ASCII art as a multi-line string in the 'art' field, and the font name that was used in the 'font' field.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "text"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "font": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Font style (standard, banner, block, etc.)"
  },
  "text": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Text to convert"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "art": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "font": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/ascii-art-text-generator-bf660c97/health.json
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