# Pollinations Legacy Image Generation

> Pollinations Legacy Image Generation is a paid API for AI agents from image.pollinations.ai, paid per call via x402, $0.001/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-11, last successful call 2026-06-16).

Generates images from text prompts using Pollinations' legacy image model, with payment bypassing the rate limit

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://image.pollinations.ai/prompt/run_1778847925_2_3222?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.001/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-11
- Last successful call: 2026-06-16
- Success rate: 100% of calls made through Zero
- Activations on Zero: 1
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/image-pollinations-ai-cdd181e0
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_FOwSAAkYArn48JGZvtux9

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 image-pollinations-ai-cdd181e0 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Generate an image of a serene Japanese garden at sunset with cherry blossoms falling over a koi pond, detailed and photorealistic.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to generate images from text prompts via Pollinations' legacy model and want to avoid rate limiting by paying a small per-call fee. Suitable for agents needing reliable, on-demand image generation without being throttled.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or empty prompt returns an error
- Payment failure prevents request processing
- Rate limit still exceeded if payment not properly attached
- Prompt content policy violation blocks generation
- Service unavailable or timeout for complex prompts

## How this service works

Pollinations legacy image — pay to bypass rate limit

## Output

Returns a generated image (or image URL) created from the provided text prompt using Pollinations' legacy image model. The payment unlocks generation beyond the free-tier rate limit.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "prompt"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "prompt": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/image-pollinations-ai-cdd181e0/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from image.pollinations.ai](https://www.zero.xyz/host/image.pollinations.ai/llms.txt)