# JSONPlaceholder Photos API (via Rotary Agency)

> JSONPlaceholder Photos API (via Rotary Agency) is a paid API for AI agents from rotaryagency.uk, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status down (last checked 2026-10-13).

Returns photo data (title, URL, thumbnail URL, album ID) from the JSONPlaceholder fake REST API, proxied through Rotary Agency's x402 micropayment gateway.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://rotaryagency.uk/api/free/jsonplaceholder-photos?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: down
- Last checked: 2026-10-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/jsonplaceholder-photos-api-via-rotary-agency-e99b3151
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_9S-l-sOwSfQvuKxTbi6K3

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 jsonplaceholder-photos-api-via-rotary-agency-e99b3151
```

Example prompt: Fetch the list of placeholder photos from JSONPlaceholder through Rotary Agency so I can use the sample image URLs and titles to populate my prototype photo grid.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need structured placeholder photo metadata (titles, image URLs, thumbnails) for prototyping, testing, or demo purposes and want a micropayment-gated x402-compatible API call. Avoid if you need real photography, actual image content, or image generation — JSONPlaceholder images are Lorem Picsum placeholders. Prefer the direct JSONPlaceholder free tier if you don't require x402 payment-channel integration.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not included or insufficient (HTTP 402): request rejected before upstream call
- Upstream JSONPlaceholder unavailable: proxy may return 502 or 503
- Invalid photo ID returns an empty object {} rather than a 404 error (JSONPlaceholder behavior)
- Rate limits or gateway errors on Rotary Agency side returning 429 or 500

## How this service works

Free-source data APIs (100% margin, no proxy, $0.002/call): ...

## Output

Returns a JSON array (or single object) with photo records, each containing: id (integer), albumId (integer), title (string), url (string, full-size placeholder image), and thumbnailUrl (string, small preview image). Matches the standard JSONPlaceholder /photos endpoint schema.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "varies": "endpoint-specific structured JSON"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/jsonplaceholder-photos-api-via-rotary-agency-e99b3151/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from rotaryagency.uk](https://www.zero.xyz/host/rotaryagency.uk/llms.txt)