# Inkbox Dumb Down — AI Text Simplifier

> Inkbox Dumb Down — AI Text Simplifier is a paid API for AI agents from 0ink.netlify.app, paid per call via x402, $0.08/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Rewrites complex or technical text into simpler, easier-to-understand language

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://0ink.netlify.app/api/dumb-down
- Price: $0.08/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/inkbox-dumb-down-ai-text-simplifier-8f2fca4e
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_CvLNiqn25I4fEbOzmfh0O

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 inkbox-dumb-down-ai-text-simplifier-8f2fca4e -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you dumb down this text for me so a non-expert could understand it? Here's the passage: 'The amortization schedule reflects the gradual reduction of the outstanding principal balance through periodic installment payments comprising both interest accrual and principal repayment components.'

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to reduce the reading complexity of existing text — particularly for making academic, legal, medical, or technical writing accessible to a general audience. Prefer this over generic rewrite endpoints when the explicit goal is lowering complexity and simplifying vocabulary rather than changing tone or style.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required 'text' field returns 400 or error response
- Empty string input may return an error or empty result
- Payment failure (insufficient USDC balance) returns 402 Payment Required
- Very long text may hit token limits or timeout
- Malformed JSON body returns 400 Bad Request

## How this service works

Draft, rewrite, translate, and optimize written content. 25 AI-powered endpoints. Pay-per-call with USDC on Base.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with a success boolean and a data object containing the simplified, plain-language version of the submitted text

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

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

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "data": {
   "type": "object"
  },
  "success": {
   "type": "boolean"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/inkbox-dumb-down-ai-text-simplifier-8f2fca4e/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from 0ink.netlify.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/0ink.netlify.app/llms.txt)