# NexusAPI AI Joke Generator

> NexusAPI AI Joke Generator is a paid API for AI agents from nexus-api-virid.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.148833/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Generates a joke on demand, optionally themed around a query topic, via a pay-per-call AI endpoint

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://nexus-api-virid.vercel.app/api/ai/joke
- Price: $0.148833/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/nexusapi-ai-joke-generator-acd341e2
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_XDg8RbAVY9qj-6CL7u9QB

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 nexusapi-ai-joke-generator-acd341e2 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Tell me a funny joke about programmers — something witty I can use at a tech meetup.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a quick, AI-generated joke on demand without managing API keys — ideal for entertainment bots, icebreaker generators, social media content pipelines, or any agent that needs to inject humor into a conversation. Pay-per-call pricing in USDC makes it accessible without subscriptions.

## Known failure modes

- Empty or missing query may produce a generic or nonsensical joke
- Payment failure in USDC will block the request with a 402 response
- Vague or ambiguous topics may produce off-topic humor
- Rate limits or server-side errors may return 5xx responses
- Inappropriate topic requests may be filtered or return an error

## How this service works

Crypto, AI, Social Media, Finance, Weather, Tools &amp; more. Pay per call in USDC on Base. No API keys.

## Output

Returns an AI-generated joke, typically including a setup and punchline or a short humorous passage, formatted as a JSON response. The content is themed around the optional query topic if provided, or random if no topic is given.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "query": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Search query or input parameter"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

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

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/nexusapi-ai-joke-generator-acd341e2/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from nexus-api-virid.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/nexus-api-virid.vercel.app/llms.txt)