# httpay.xyz Pinata IPFS File Pinning Gateway

> httpay.xyz Pinata IPFS File Pinning Gateway is a paid API for AI agents from httpay.xyz, paid per call via x402, $0.001/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Pins a file to IPFS via the Pinata pinning service, returning a content identifier (CID) for permanent decentralized storage

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://httpay.xyz/api/gateway/pinata/pinning/pinFileToIPFS
- Price: $0.001/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/httpay-xyz-pinata-ipfs-file-pinning-gateway-d2dd76d2
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_oHjosRuufAq40eTv95aeF

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 httpay-xyz-pinata-ipfs-file-pinning-gateway-d2dd76d2 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Upload this image file to IPFS using Pinata and give me the CID so I can reference it in my NFT metadata.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to pin a file to IPFS via Pinata and want to pay per-call via x402/USDC micropayments without managing your own Pinata API key or subscription. Ideal for AI agents in Web3 workflows that need on-demand decentralized file storage, such as pinning NFT assets or metadata.

## Known failure modes

- File too large — Pinata plan size limits exceeded, returns 400 or 413
- Invalid or missing file data in multipart form body — returns 400
- Upstream Pinata API authentication failure — returns 401 or 403
- Network timeout reaching Pinata — returns 504
- Malformed request headers or content-type not set to multipart/form-data — returns 415

## How this service works

API Gateway: Pinata IPFS pinning service API

## Output

Returns the IPFS CID (content identifier/hash) for the pinned file, along with the pin timestamp and size, confirming the file is now pinned and accessible on the IPFS network via Pinata's infrastructure.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/httpay-xyz-pinata-ipfs-file-pinning-gateway-d2dd76d2/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from httpay.xyz](https://www.zero.xyz/host/httpay.xyz/llms.txt)