# KiteEndpoints.ai IRCTC API

> KiteEndpoints.ai IRCTC API is a paid API for AI agents from kite-endpoints.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.14/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Provides Indian Railways (IRCTC) train data including schedules, availability, and booking information via a paid per-request API

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://kite-endpoints.vercel.app/api/irctc
- Price: $0.14/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/kiteendpoints-ai-irctc-api-96a6dd7c
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_YtMVil93D1WJXLBo2cEga

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 kiteendpoints-ai-irctc-api-96a6dd7c -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you check seat availability on Indian Railways for a journey from Delhi to Mumbai on June 15th in sleeper class?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need programmatic access to Indian Railways (IRCTC) train data — including schedules, seat availability, fares, or PNR status — without maintaining your own IRCTC integration. Useful for travel planning agents focused on Indian rail travel.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid train number returns empty or error result
- Unavailable IRCTC data source causes upstream failure
- Malformed station codes yield no results
- Dates in the past or too far in future may return no availability
- Payment failure via USDC on Base chain blocks request entirely

## How this service works

400+ paid API endpoints. Social media, AI, crypto, finance, weather, ecommerce, tools. Pay per request with USDC on Base chain.

## Output

Returns structured data about Indian Railways trains, including train schedules, seat availability by class, fare information, PNR status, and station details, wrapped in a result object.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "example": {
  "result": {
   "data": "example response"
  }
 },
 "properties": {
  "result": {
   "type": "object",
   "description": "API response data"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/kiteendpoints-ai-irctc-api-96a6dd7c/health.json
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