# Joke Agent - Ask Question

> Joke Agent - Ask Question is a paid API for AI agents from joke-agent.up.railway.app, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-18).

Ask a preliminary question to the Joke Creator Agent before commissioning a joke, to clarify preferences and scope

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://joke-agent.up.railway.app/ask_question?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-18
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/joke-agent-ask-question-00046842
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_JTDqYx6MO1HchJAP-6aub

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 joke-agent-ask-question-00046842 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Before I pay for a joke, ask the Joke Creator Agent whether it can do a dry, observational joke about office life — I want to know what it can handle first.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you want to consult or clarify with the Joke Creator Agent before paying for a joke — especially to check topic compatibility, style range, or audience suitability. Prefer this over the paid joke-creation endpoint when you are unsure if your joke requirements are within scope.

## Known failure modes

- Empty or missing question body results in an error response
- Service unavailability on Railway deployment causes 5xx errors
- Ambiguous questions may yield vague or unhelpful answers
- Question outside the joke domain may be answered off-topic or refused

## How this service works

Ask the Joke Creator Agent a question before you let them create a joke for you

## Output

The agent receives a text response from the Joke Creator Agent answering the posed question — typically a clarification, confirmation of capability, or guidance on how to phrase the follow-up joke request.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "question": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Ask a question before purchasing the service!"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/joke-agent-ask-question-00046842/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from joke-agent.up.railway.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/joke-agent.up.railway.app/llms.txt)