# GeekVault Strip EXIF

> GeekVault Strip EXIF is a paid API for AI agents from api.geekvault.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-30).

Removes EXIF metadata from an image file and returns the sanitized image bytes

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.geekvault.dev/img-tools/v1/strip-exif?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-30
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/geekvault-strip-exif-cb2eb929
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_AkHMgBtwDpOZ-gumWUrBu

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 geekvault-strip-exif-cb2eb929 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Strip all the EXIF metadata from this photo before I share it — I don't want anyone to see the GPS location or camera info embedded in it.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a lightweight, pay-per-call solution to strip EXIF from images without signing up for a service or managing API keys. Ideal for one-off privacy sanitization tasks, automated pipelines that need occasional EXIF removal, or agents handling user-uploaded images where USDC micropayments via x402 are acceptable.

## Known failure modes

- Image file is corrupted or unreadable — returns error
- Unsupported image format (e.g. non-JPEG/TIFF with no EXIF support) — may return unchanged file or error
- File field missing from multipart request — returns 400/validation error
- Payment not included or insufficient — returns 402 Payment Required
- Oversized file exceeds server limits — returns 413 or timeout

## How this service works

Network, docs, image, web, and dev utility tools paid per call via x402. No signup, no API keys, no subscriptions — just USDC on Base.

## Output

Returns a binary image file (as an octet-stream) identical to the input image but with all EXIF metadata removed. The response is the raw image bytes, ready to save or forward directly.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "file"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "file": {
   "type": "array"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "file"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "file": {
   "type": "array",
   "items": {
    "type": "integer",
    "format": "binary",
    "minimum": 0
   },
   "contentMediaType": "application/octet-stream"
  }
 },
 "description": "Cuerpo multipart/form-data con un único campo `file` (la imagen).\nSolo se usa para documentar el schema OpenAPI, nunca se instancia."
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/geekvault-strip-exif-cb2eb929/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.geekvault.dev](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.geekvault.dev/llms.txt)