# ForgeMesh Image Alt-Text Generator

> ForgeMesh Image Alt-Text Generator is a paid API for AI agents from x402.forgemesh.io, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Generates WCAG-compliant, under-125-character accessibility alt text for any image given its public URL

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://x402.forgemesh.io/image-alt-text
- 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/forgemesh-image-alt-text-generator-8ba1a754
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_StDF3oY2rmatDZN-EE6Cy

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 forgemesh-image-alt-text-generator-8ba1a754 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you generate a WCAG-compliant alt text description (under 125 characters) for this image so I can add it to my CMS: https://example.com/product-banner.jpg?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need concise, WCAG-compliant alt text generated from a public image URL without storing any image data — ideal for CMS pipelines, automated accessibility audits, and site remediation workflows where privacy and compliance are priorities.

## Known failure modes

- Image URL is not publicly accessible or returns a non-200 status
- Image exceeds 8MB size limit
- URL does not point to a supported image format
- Network timeout fetching the remote image
- Malformed or missing image_url in request body

## How this service works

Alt-text generator API: WCAG-friendly, under-125-character accessibility alt text for any image URL, generated on our own hardware. Use for automated accessibility compliance, CMS pipelines, and site remediation agents. Images are never stored.

## Output

A short, WCAG-friendly alt text string (≤125 characters) describing the image content, suitable for use as an HTML alt attribute for screen readers and accessibility compliance.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "image_url": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Public URL of the image (max 8MB)"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "text": "Teal banner with white text reading FORGEMESH UTILITY GRID.",
  "model": "moondream"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/forgemesh-image-alt-text-generator-8ba1a754/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from x402.forgemesh.io](https://www.zero.xyz/host/x402.forgemesh.io/llms.txt)