# DataVault Cat Image

> DataVault Cat Image is a paid API for AI agents from zetavault.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Fetches one or more random cat images on demand for a small per-call USDC fee.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://zetavault.vercel.app/api/cat-image
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/datavault-cat-image-87138aef
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_liD9iGTe4K1NoZNHZDU2g

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-cat-image-87138aef -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you grab me 3 random cat images right now?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need quick, random cat images for display, testing, or entertainment purposes and want a simple pay-per-call model with no subscription required. Prefer this over free cat APIs when operating in a paid x402/USDC micropayment workflow on Base.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid count value (non-integer or negative) returns a validation error
- Upstream image source unavailable causes a fetch failure
- Payment not received results in a 402 response and no images returned
- Count exceeding allowed maximum may return an error or be capped

## 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

Returns a success flag and a data object containing one or more cat image URLs or image metadata objects, depending on the count requested.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

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

## 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-cat-image-87138aef/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from zetavault.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/zetavault.vercel.app/llms.txt)