# Delx Format ISO Dates

> Delx Format ISO Dates is a paid API for AI agents from api.delx.ai, paid per call via x402, $0.001/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Converts an ISO 8601 date or timestamp string into a human-readable formatted date string for display in reports or messages.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.delx.ai/api/v1/x402/date-format
- Price: $0.001/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/delx-format-iso-dates-a89351d8
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_5hz6Amaur3DFEEWiwcrkC

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 delx-format-iso-dates-a89351d8 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Format the ISO date 2026-08-04T12:00:00Z into a human-readable string I can put in my weekly report.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when your agent needs a quick, deterministic, no-setup way to format a single ISO date string for display — no API key, no subscription, just a $0.001 USDC micro-payment per call. Ideal for agents assembling reports, notifications, or messages that need clean human-readable dates without adding a date library dependency.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or malformed ISO date string returns a structured validation error (not billed)
- Missing 'date' field in the request body results in a validation error
- Dates outside supported ranges may return an error
- Network timeout or service unavailability returns a 5xx error

## How this service works

Format an ISO date. Call when agents need a simple display pattern for reports or messages. Returns a formatted date string from an ISO input. $0.001 USDC per successful call via x402 on Base—deterministic first-party JSON, no API key, no subscription, and nothing is billed on structured validation errors.

## Output

Returns a formatted date string derived from the provided ISO 8601 date or timestamp input, suitable for use in user-facing reports, messages, or UI labels.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "date": {
   "type": "string",
   "format": "date-time",
   "description": "ISO-8601 date or timestamp (e.g. 2026-08-04 or 2026-08-04T12:00:00Z)."
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "text": "2026-08-04 12:00:00",
  "format": "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S",
  "schema": "delx/date-format/v1"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/delx-format-iso-dates-a89351d8/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.delx.ai](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.delx.ai/llms.txt)