# Cable Type Vision Identifier

> Cable Type Vision Identifier is a paid API for AI agents from material.halowerk.com, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Analyzes a cable photograph via OpenAI vision model to identify cable type candidates, conductor material, core count, and visible markings as structured JSON

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://material.halowerk.com/cable-type-vision
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/cable-type-vision-identifier-741604e7
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_NqSP-5g5KRiLbnpDStjDd

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 cable-type-vision-identifier-741604e7 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you look at this cable photo and tell me what type it is, what the conductor material might be, and how many cores it has? Here's the image: https://example.com/cable-photo.jpg

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you have a publicly accessible HTTPS photo of a cable and need automated identification of its type, conductor material, or core count without manual lookup. It is purpose-built for cable-specific vision analysis with structured JSON output, unlike general-purpose vision APIs that require prompt engineering. It fits best in workflows involving field inspection, scrap sorting, material auditing, or procurement verification where a human photo is available but specification documentation is not.

## Known failure modes

- Non-HTTPS image URL provided — rejected by SSRF guard
- Image URL is not publicly accessible or returns 4xx/5xx
- Image is not a cable photograph — vision model returns low-confidence or irrelevant results
- Image format is not JPEG, PNG, WebP, or non-animated GIF
- Image URL exceeds 2048 characters
- Cable markings are too obscured or image quality too low for readable extraction — values returned as null
- OpenAI vision model unavailable or rate-limited — upstream error propagated

## How this service works

Downloads one HTTPS image through the hub SSRF guard, then asks the configured OpenAI vision model for strict structured JSON. It reports observed features and readable markings, at most five ranked type candidates, and conductor material, core count or cross-section only where the image supports them; unknown values remain null or unknown. The result is identification assistance, not an electrical safety clearance, approval, voltage-state determination or substitute for inspection and testing.

## Output

A structured JSON object containing: observed visual features of the cable, any readable text or markings on the cable jacket, up to five ranked cable type candidates with confidence ordering, conductor material (copper/aluminum/unknown), core count or cross-section where visually determinable, and null/unknown for any values the image does not support. The result is identification assistance only, not a safety clearance or electrical approval.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "image_url": {
   "type": "string",
   "pattern": "^https://",
   "maxLength": 2048,
   "minLength": 12,
   "description": "Public HTTPS URL of one JPEG, PNG, WebP or non-animated GIF cable photograph."
  }
 }
}
```

## More

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