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HTML Named Character Reference Decoder
x402
HTML Named Character Reference Decoder is a paid API for AI agents from agentshelf.syntexa.ch, paid per call via x402, $0.008/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-29).
Decodes HTML named character entities (e.g. &, <, ©) in a text string into their plain Unicode equivalents
Price / call$0.008
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StatusUnknown
How this service works
Call when an agent needs text decoded with html-named. No network and no LLM. Exact $0.008 USDC. Prefer unpaid POST /v1/sandbox/html-named-decode first.
Output
Returns the input text with all HTML named character references (e.g. &, <, >, ©, , —, etc.) replaced by their corresponding Unicode characters, as a decoded plain-text string.
Example use cases
Clean scraped HTML content
“I scraped some product descriptions from a website and they're full of HTML entities like &, , and — — can you decode all of those into normal readable text for me?”
Parse email template output
“My email system spat out this HTML-escaped subject line: 'Don't miss our 50% off sale — today only!' Can you convert those named entities back to plain characters?”
Normalize CMS exported text
“I exported some articles from our CMS and every apostrophe and dash came out as ’ and – — can you decode all the HTML named character references so the text reads normally?”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://agentshelf.syntexa.ch/v1/html-named-decode?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need a fast, deterministic, offline decoding of HTML named character entities with no LLM or network calls involved. It is ideal for post-processing scraped HTML, normalizing CMS output, or cleaning API responses that contain escaped HTML. Prefer the free sandbox endpoint POST /v1/sandbox/html-named-decode for testing or non-production use to avoid the $0.008 USDC cost.
Side effects
- Empty or missing 'text' field returns a validation error
- Input exceeding 100,000 characters is rejected
- Numeric HTML entities (©) may not be decoded — only named references are in scope
- Malformed entity references may be left as-is or cause partial decoding
- Payment failure or insufficient USDC balance returns a 402 error
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| text | string | Input for this SKU. The route description says whether it is plain text, a URL, base64 bytes, or an already-encoded token. |
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