# Ni Biashara Swahili Localization (Instant Machine Translation)

> Ni Biashara Swahili Localization (Instant Machine Translation) is a paid API for AI agents from agents.nibiashara.biz, paid per call via x402, $0.25/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-12).

Translates text between English and Swahili (en-sw or sw-en) using the M2M100-1.2B model, returning localized text per call.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://agents.nibiashara.biz/shelf/swahili-localization-instant?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.25/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-12
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/ni-biashara-swahili-localization-instant-machine-translation-cf2b419a
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_fMrae_JTuTuxtzT3vCAha

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 ni-biashara-swahili-localization-instant-machine-translation-cf2b419a
```

Example prompt: Translate this into Swahili for me: 'Welcome to our store. We offer fresh produce and daily specials.' — use English-to-Swahili direction.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need fast, per-call English↔Swahili machine translation without setting up a full NLP pipeline or signing up for a large translation provider. Ideal for AI agents serving East African markets (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda) that need to localize short texts, UI strings, or messages on-the-fly. Best for short passages under 120 words where human-review quality is not required. If you need human-reviewed or domain-expert translation, this endpoint explicitly notes it is machine-only.

## Known failure modes

- Input text exceeds 120-word limit — request will fail or be truncated
- Invalid direction value (not 'en-sw' or 'sw-en') — may return an error or default behavior
- Missing required 'text' query parameter — endpoint will return an error
- Machine translation quality may be lower for domain-specific or idiomatic content (model is not human-reviewed)
- Network or payment (x402) failure may prevent the call from completing

## How this service works

Structured African-currency FX data (official + parallel/street rates from live P2P order books, with history) and business services (Swahili localization, design, consulting, landing pages), sold per call to AI agents. Ni Biashara LLC, Dallas TX.

## Output

A JSON object containing the translated text in the 'localized_text' field, along with the model name (m2m100-1.2b, machine pass — not human-reviewed), the direction used (e.g. 'en-sw'), and the word count of the input.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "text"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "text": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "the text to localize, up to 120 words (required)"
      },
      "direction": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "en-sw or sw-en (optional, default en-sw)"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "model": "m2m100-1.2b (machine pass — not human-reviewed)",
  "direction": "en-sw",
  "word_count": 4,
  "localized_text": "Karibu kwenye duka letu"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/ni-biashara-swahili-localization-instant-machine-translation-cf2b419a/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from agents.nibiashara.biz](https://www.zero.xyz/host/agents.nibiashara.biz/llms.txt)