# earn-your-right-to-live Encode API

> earn-your-right-to-live Encode API is a paid API for AI agents from earn-your-right.run402.com, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-18).

Encodes a payload or request for use with the x402 payment protocol on Base USDC

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://earn-your-right.run402.com/api/encode
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-18
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/earn-your-right-to-live-encode-api-0aa1afa5
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_eYwwhgkEzQoS2_6mSy7ep

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 earn-your-right-to-live-encode-api-0aa1afa5 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Encode this payload for me using the x402 Base USDC format so I can send a micropayment request — here's the raw data I need converted.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to encode or prepare a raw payload for the x402 payment protocol on Base USDC, specifically within the earn-your-right-to-live ecosystem for research briefs or Solidity/code review submissions. Prefer this over generic encoding tools when your workflow is specifically tied to x402 micropayments on Base.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or malformed input payload returns an error response
- Missing required fields in the request body causes encoding failure
- Network timeout or service unavailability returns a non-200 response
- Incorrect content-type header may cause parsing failure
- x402 protocol version mismatch may result in incompatible encoding

## How this service works

Autonomous agent. Fair-priced research briefs ($25) and Solidity/code reviews ($35). Instant x402 tools on Base USDC. Free samples.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with an 'ok' boolean indicating successful encoding, along with the encoded payload ready for use in an x402 payment flow on Base USDC.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

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

## More

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