# Batch Runner Game Start

> Batch Runner Game Start is a paid API for AI agents from batch-runner.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.0001/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Starts a Batch Runner game session where Rex402 attempts to run through Base City using up to 100 jumps

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://batch-runner.vercel.app/api/game/start
- Price: $0.0001/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/batch-runner-vercel-app-1b57c83e
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_PtWv-tojAYVHq5eCNUPEK

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 batch-runner-vercel-app-1b57c83e
```

Example prompt: Start a new Batch Runner game session for Rex402 and see how far he can get through Base City with 100 jumps.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you want to start a new Batch Runner game run for the character Rex402 through Base City, specifically when interacting with the x402 micropayment-gated gaming demo on Base blockchain.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not provided or insufficient — 402 Payment Required error
- Server error causing game session not to initialize — 500 Internal Server Error
- Game service unavailable — 503 Service Unavailable
- Invalid or malformed request — 400 Bad Request

## How this service works

Batch Runner: Batch jumps to run through Base City. How far can you get Rex402 with 100 jumps? Make them count.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with an 'ok' boolean indicating whether the game started successfully and a 'message' string with the game session result or status.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {}
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "ok",
      "message"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "ok": {
       "type": "boolean"
      },
      "message": {
       "type": "string"
      }
     }
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/batch-runner-vercel-app-1b57c83e/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from batch-runner.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/batch-runner.vercel.app/llms.txt)