# MD5-Base32-UTF16LE Digest

> MD5-Base32-UTF16LE Digest is a paid API for AI agents from agentshelf.syntexa.ch, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-02).

Computes an MD5 digest of text encoded as UTF-16LE bytes, then encodes the result as Base32

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://agentshelf.syntexa.ch/v1/digest-md5-base32-utf16?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-02
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/md5-base32-utf16le-digest-0c71d816
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_eNAXbjzMuu1ovtQ3Ys6kQ

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 md5-base32-utf16le-digest-0c71d816 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you compute the MD5 digest of the text 'Hello World' using UTF-16LE byte encoding and give me the result as a Base32-encoded string?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you specifically need an MD5 hash computed over the UTF-16LE byte representation of a string and encoded as Base32 — a niche but precise combination used in legacy Windows/NTLM-style authentication systems, certain checksum protocols, or interoperability scenarios requiring that exact encoding chain. If you only need a standard MD5 hex hash or a SHA-256 digest, use a simpler hashing endpoint instead. Prefer the free sandbox endpoint /v1/sandbox/digest-md5-base32-utf16 for testing before using this paid endpoint.

## Known failure modes

- Missing or empty 'text' field returns a validation error
- Missing or empty 'key' field may return an authentication or validation error
- Text exceeding 100,000 characters returns a payload-too-large error
- Key exceeding 512 characters returns a validation error
- Payment not provided or invalid returns a 402 Payment Required response
- Network timeout if the service is temporarily unavailable

## How this service works

Call when an agent needs a md5 digest of utf16le bytes, encoded as base32. Exact $0.01 USDC. Prefer unpaid POST /v1/sandbox/digest-md5-base32-utf16 first.

## Output

Returns a Base32-encoded string representing the MD5 digest of the input text after encoding it as UTF-16LE bytes. This is a deterministic hash output suitable for checksumming, deduplication, or legacy compatibility with systems that use UTF-16LE MD5 hashing.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "key": {
   "type": "string",
   "maxLength": 512,
   "minLength": 1,
   "description": "HMAC secret. Required on HMAC SKUs. Omit it for plain digests and checksums. The key is not stored."
  },
  "text": {
   "type": "string",
   "examples": [
    "hello"
   ],
   "maxLength": 100000,
   "minLength": 1,
   "description": "Message to digest. For raw-hex SKUs this is hex bytes; for utf16 or latin1 SKUs it is decoded with that encoding. Otherwise it is UTF-8 text."
  }
 }
}
```

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