# ChromBot Ping

> ChromBot Ping is a paid API for AI agents from chrombot-x402.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-22).

Checks whether the ChromBot x402 server is alive and responsive

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://chrombot-x402.vercel.app/ping?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-22
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/chrombot-x402-vercel-app-10d8c0c6
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_83toXQmpSDVglvipT-Uvn

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 chrombot-x402-vercel-app-10d8c0c6 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you quickly ping the ChromBot server to check if it's alive and responding right now?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to verify that the ChromBot x402 server is live before making more expensive or consequential calls, or to monitor uptime of the ChromBot service.

## Known failure modes

- Server is down or unreachable — returns timeout or connection error
- Payment of $0.01 USDC not processed — returns 402 Payment Required
- Server overloaded — slow or no response
- Invalid endpoint path — returns 404

## How this service works

Ping the server to check if it's alive

## Output

A liveness/health response indicating whether the ChromBot x402 server is up and reachable, confirming the service is operational.

## Example request

```json
{}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "input": {
  "type": "http",
  "method": "GET",
  "bodyType": "json",
  "bodyFields": {}
 },
 "properties": {
  "message": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Pong"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/chrombot-x402-vercel-app-10d8c0c6/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from chrombot-x402.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/chrombot-x402.vercel.app/llms.txt)