# GlyphForge Color ASCII Art Converter

> GlyphForge Color ASCII Art Converter is a paid API for AI agents from glyphforge-delta.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.1/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Converts a base64-encoded image into ANSI-colored ASCII art with configurable width and character set

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://glyphforge-delta.vercel.app/api/color-ascii
- Price: $0.1/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/glyphforge-color-ascii-art-converter-adf9bf41
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_i9ff0GgArT-2v0o63_5O6

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 glyphforge-color-ascii-art-converter-adf9bf41 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Turn this photo into colored ASCII art using GlyphForge — make it 120 characters wide with the default character set, here's the image as base64: [base64 string].

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to convert an actual image (PNG, JPEG, or WEBP) into ANSI-colored ASCII art — particularly for terminal display, creative text art generation, or visual representation using characters. Prefer it over plain ASCII endpoints when color fidelity matters.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or malformed base64 image data returns an error
- Unsupported image format (non-PNG/JPEG/WEBP) may cause processing failure
- Payment failure via x402 micropayment protocol blocks the request
- Overly large width values may exceed processing limits
- Missing required 'image' field returns validation error

## How this service works

Convert images to ASCII, Braille, Unicode block art, and more. Paid API with x402 micropayments on Base.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with a success flag and a data object containing the ANSI-colored ASCII art string plus the output dimensions (width and height in characters).

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "image"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "image": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Base64-encoded image (PNG, JPEG, WEBP)"
  },
  "width": {
   "type": "integer",
   "description": "Output width in characters"
  },
  "charset": {
   "enum": [
    "standard",
    "detailed",
    "simple",
    "blocks"
   ],
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Character set for mapping"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "data": {
   "type": "object",
   "properties": {
    "width": {
     "type": "integer"
    },
    "height": {
     "type": "integer"
    },
    "coloredAscii": {
     "type": "string",
     "description": "The ANSI-colored ASCII art output"
    }
   }
  },
  "success": {
   "type": "boolean"
  }
 }
}
```

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