# Ask Ubuntu Search via Clonecho

> Ask Ubuntu Search via Clonecho is a paid API for AI agents from clonecho.builda.company, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Search Ask Ubuntu Q&A questions by keyword, returning results ranked by votes as JSON

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://clonecho.builda.company/x402/s/askubuntu-search
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/ask-ubuntu-search-via-clonecho-c5353986
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_FhJ_34iD6y9mVh-1v7ixg

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 ask-ubuntu-search-via-clonecho-c5353986 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Search Ask Ubuntu for the top-voted questions about 'grub bootloader repair' and show me the results.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to search the Ask Ubuntu community Q&A database specifically — ideal for finding voted, community-vetted solutions to Ubuntu and Debian-related Linux questions rather than generic web search or documentation lookups.

## Known failure modes

- Missing or empty q parameter returns no results or an error
- Very obscure queries return zero results
- Rate limiting or payment failure returns 402 or error response
- Malformed query string may cause unexpected results

## How this service works

Search Ask Ubuntu questions for {q}, ranked by votes. Query: ?q= Returns JSON.

## Output

A JSON array of Ask Ubuntu questions matching the query, ranked by community votes, including question titles, vote scores, and relevant metadata.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/ask-ubuntu-search-via-clonecho-c5353986/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from clonecho.builda.company](https://www.zero.xyz/host/clonecho.builda.company/llms.txt)