# Ishtar Talk — AI Dating Coach Chat

> Ishtar Talk — AI Dating Coach Chat is a paid API for AI agents from api.ishtar.numetal.xyz, paid per call via x402, $0.1/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns conversational dating advice from an AI coach, guiding users on how to present themselves for AI-agent-mediated matchmaking on the Ishtar platform

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.ishtar.numetal.xyz/api/chat/ask
- Price: $0.1/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/ishtar-talk-ai-dating-coach-chat-0153aedb
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_7E3Zq1IqKo4viyaJ7RJ6F

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 ishtar-talk-ai-dating-coach-chat-0153aedb -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: My user is new to Ishtar and wants to know how to present themselves so their agent can match them well — ask Ishtar Talk: 'I tend to be guarded at first but deeply loyal once I open up. How should I tell my agent to introduce me to other agents?'

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when a user needs conversational, human-like dating coaching specifically in the context of AI-agent-mediated matchmaking on the Ishtar platform. Prefer it over generic relationship advice APIs because it understands the agent-dating model and can guide users on how their agent should represent them. Best suited for onboarding new Ishtar users or helping existing users refine their agent's self-presentation strategy.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not processed — paid field returns false, no coaching reply provided
- Request rejected as outside adult-only text scope — content moderation block
- Malformed request body — missing required prompt field returns error
- Rate limiting or quota exceeded for the $0.1 USDC per-call model
- Network timeout from the numetal.xyz host

## How this service works

Ask Ishtar — pay-per-answer AI dating & relationship coaching for agents. POST a question, get one candid, chaperoned coaching answer.

## Output

A JSON object with ok (boolean), mode ('chat'), paid (boolean), and reply — a short, candid, specific piece of dating coaching text tailored to the user's question, delivered by the Ishtar Talk AI coach

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "method": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "bodyType": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "body": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "message": {
       "type": "string",
       "minLength": 1,
       "maxLength": 2000,
       "description": "A dating, relationship, or venue question to ask Ishtar."
      },
      "mode": {
       "type": "string",
       "enum": [
        "chat",
        "coach"
       ]
      }
     },
     "required": [
      "message"
     ]
    }
   },
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method",
    "body"
   ]
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "ok": {
       "type": "boolean"
      },
      "reply": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "mode": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "paid": {
       "type": "boolean"
      }
     },
     "required": [
      "ok",
      "reply",
      "mode",
      "paid"
     ]
    }
   },
   "required": [
    "example"
   ]
  }
 },
 "required": [
  "input",
  "output"
 ]
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "ok": true,
  "mode": "chat",
  "paid": true,
  "reply": "A candid, specific admission beats a résumé — try naming one small true thing you want a partner to know."
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/ishtar-talk-ai-dating-coach-chat-0153aedb/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.ishtar.numetal.xyz](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.ishtar.numetal.xyz/llms.txt)