# CCC Studios Text-to-ASCII Art API

> CCC Studios Text-to-ASCII Art API is a paid API for AI agents from cccstudios.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Converts a text string into ASCII art using a specified font, paid via micropayment

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://cccstudios.vercel.app/api/text-to-ascii
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/ccc-studios-text-to-ascii-art-api-b0b83a73
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_zx4erMpzupowi2SmG0z_j

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 ccc-studios-text-to-ascii-art-api-b0b83a73
```

Example prompt: Can you render the word 'HELLO WORLD' as ASCII art using the 'banner' font?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to programmatically generate ASCII art from text with font control, especially in automated pipelines or agent workflows that can handle x402 micropayments on Base. Ideal for generating stylized banners, terminal decorations, or creative text output.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or unsupported font name returns an error
- Missing 'text' parameter results in a bad request
- Payment failure via x402 micropayment blocks conversion
- Empty or overly long text may be rejected
- Network timeout on the Vercel deployment

## How this service works

Convert images and text to ASCII art. Pay per conversion via x402 micropayments on Base.

## Output

Returns ASCII art output — a multi-line string of characters visually representing the input text in the chosen font style, suitable for terminals, banners, or decorative text displays.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "font": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Font name"
  },
  "text": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Text to render"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/ccc-studios-text-to-ascii-art-api-b0b83a73/health.json
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