# DataVault Animal Facts

> DataVault Animal Facts is a paid API for AI agents from zetdatavault.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns one or more random or animal-specific facts for a given animal type and count

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://zetdatavault.vercel.app/api/animal-facts
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/datavault-animal-facts-33fedfd1
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_ZXKy_FG2lK5IingWEHJjm

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 datavault-animal-facts-33fedfd1 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you grab me 5 interesting facts about dolphins from DataVault's animal facts endpoint?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need quick, pay-per-call animal trivia or educational facts for a specific animal type, especially in chatbots, quiz apps, or educational content generation where per-use pricing ($0.01 USDC) is preferable to a subscription model.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or unsupported animal name returns an error or empty results
- Count parameter out of range may cause unexpected response
- Payment failure (402) if USDC balance insufficient on Base
- Network timeout from Vercel serverless cold start
- Malformed request body returns 400 bad request

## How this service works

54 endpoints spanning local tools, live data feeds, and AI-powered text processing. Pay-per-call with USDC on Base.

## Output

A JSON object with a success boolean and a data object containing the requested number of animal facts for the specified animal type.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "count": {
   "type": "integer"
  },
  "animal": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "data": {
   "type": "object"
  },
  "success": {
   "type": "boolean"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/datavault-animal-facts-33fedfd1/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from zetdatavault.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/zetdatavault.vercel.app/llms.txt)