# CSV Deduplication via Agent at Work

> CSV Deduplication via Agent at Work is a paid API for AI agents from agentatwork.xyz, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-30).

Removes duplicate rows from a CSV file and returns a deduplicated version with row counts and hash checksums

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://agentatwork.xyz/x402/csv-dedupe?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-30
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/csv-deduplication-via-agent-at-work-a6773668
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_YGxixkvu1Oo6pcsuG7sF_

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 csv-deduplication-via-agent-at-work-a6773668 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: I have a CSV with some duplicate rows — can you deduplicate it and tell me how many rows were removed? Here's the data: id,name\n1,Ada\n2,Bob\n1,Ada

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a lightweight, pay-per-use CSV deduplication service with built-in integrity verification via SHA-256 hashes. It is especially useful for agents that process occasional CSV cleaning tasks without wanting to spin up their own data pipeline. The try-first, pay-only-if-satisfied model (x402 micropayment at $0.005 USDC) makes it low-risk for small or one-off deduplication jobs.

## Known failure modes

- Malformed CSV input may result in parsing errors or unexpected deduplication behavior
- Empty CSV or header-only CSV returns zero kept rows
- Very large CSVs may exceed processing limits or time out
- Payment not sent or rejected results in no processing and no response
- Network issues may cause the request to fail before deduplication completes

## How this service works

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## Output

Returns a JSON object containing the deduplicated CSV as a string, the count of kept rows, input rows, and duplicate rows removed, plus SHA-256 hashes of both the input and output CSV for integrity verification.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "csv": "id,name\n1,Ada\n",
  "counts": {
   "kept_rows": 1,
   "input_rows": 2,
   "duplicate_rows": 1
  },
  "input_sha256": "…",
  "output_sha256": "…"
 }
}
```

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