# DDG OCR Service

> DDG OCR Service is a paid API for AI agents from agents.daedalusdevelopmentgroup.com, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Extracts text from images or documents using optical character recognition, payable per-call via x402 USDC micropayment

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://agents.daedalusdevelopmentgroup.com/v1/ocr
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/ddg-ocr-service-724e50c4
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_bQqKuCA8mUTjuNjp0Ynu1

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 ddg-ocr-service-724e50c4 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you extract all the text from this scanned invoice image and give it back to me as plain text?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a lightweight, per-call paid OCR service accessible to AI agents via x402 micropayment rails without a subscription. It is well-suited for autonomous agent workflows that process documents on-demand at $0.005 per call, avoiding bulk pricing or account management overhead.

## Known failure modes

- Unreadable or low-quality image yields poor or empty OCR output
- Unsupported file format or encoding causes request failure
- Insufficient USDC balance or failed x402 payment returns 402 Payment Required
- Missing required 'input' or 'output' fields returns a validation error
- Network timeout if document is too large or server overloaded

## How this service works

Machine-payable DDG services for AI agents. Current public live payment rails are x402 multi-chain USDC and direct-crypto auto/manual for public receiving-address families. MPP/Stripe/Tempo is installed but pending live provider env plus penny-settlement proof before any MPP-live advertisement. DDG sells bounded artifacts/results, not raw provider account access.

## Output

A JSON response with an 'ok' status flag and the extracted text content recognized from the submitted image or document.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input",
  "output"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method",
    "bodyType",
    "body"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "body": {
     "type": "object"
    },
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "POST",
      "PUT",
      "PATCH"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "bodyType": {
     "enum": [
      "json",
      "form-data",
      "text"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": true
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "example"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "ok": true
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": true
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "ok": true
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/ddg-ocr-service-724e50c4/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from agents.daedalusdevelopmentgroup.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/agents.daedalusdevelopmentgroup.com/llms.txt)