# NexusAPI URL Shortener

> NexusAPI URL Shortener is a paid API for AI agents from nexus-api-peach-nine.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.059672/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Shortens a long URL into a compact short link via a pay-per-call API endpoint

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://nexus-api-peach-nine.vercel.app/api/tools/url/shorten
- Price: $0.059672/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/nexusapi-url-shortener-157517df
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_aTDY1OOdopseuo4K-QJ9H

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-url-shortener-157517df -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you shorten this URL for me so it's easier to share: https://www.example.com/some/very/long/path/that-nobody-wants-to-type-out?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=spring2024

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to programmatically shorten URLs without managing API keys, paying per call in USDC on Base via the x402 protocol; ideal for AI agents needing on-demand link shortening in automated workflows

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or malformed URL input returns an error
- URL is unreachable or non-existent
- Rate limiting or payment failure if USDC balance is insufficient
- Service unavailability on the NexusAPI platform

## How this service works

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

## Output

A shortened URL or compact link that redirects to the original long URL, returned as part of a JSON response object

## 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-url-shortener-157517df/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from nexus-api-peach-nine.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/nexus-api-peach-nine.vercel.app/llms.txt)