# Nova AI Translation API

> Nova AI Translation API is a paid API for AI agents from ova.orbonomy.xyz, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Translates text from one language to another using AI inference, with optional tone control, paid per-call in USDC on Base.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://ova.orbonomy.xyz/api/translate
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/nova-ai-translation-api-5588d4b2
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_cpLA6V9WeDa9zcsJr6pVA

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 nova-ai-translation-api-5588d4b2 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Translate this text to Japanese with a formal tone: 'We are pleased to announce the launch of our new product line and look forward to your continued support.'

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need on-demand, pay-per-call AI-powered text translation with optional tone control, billed in USDC on Base via the x402 protocol — especially suitable for agents that need lightweight, per-request billing without subscriptions. Prefer over general-purpose LLM calls when you want a structured translation response with explicit language codes and usage metadata.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required field `text` or `target_lang` returns a validation error
- Unsupported or invalid language code results in an error response
- Payment failure (insufficient USDC balance on Base) causes a 402 response and no translation is returned
- Very long text may exceed model context limits
- Auto-detection of source language may be inaccurate for short or ambiguous input

## How this service works

Pay-per-call AI inference. Chat, reason, translate, analyze, generate. USDC on Base.

## Output

A JSON object with a `data` field containing the translated text, detected or specified source language code, target language code, tone used, the model that performed the translation, and token usage stats. Also includes a `success` boolean and a `meta` object.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "text",
  "target_lang"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "text": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Text to translate"
  },
  "tone": {
   "enum": [
    "formal",
    "casual",
    "technical",
    "natural"
   ],
   "type": "string"
  },
  "source_lang": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Source language code (auto-detect if omitted)"
  },
  "target_lang": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Target language code (e.g. ja, zh, es, id)"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "data": {
   "type": "object",
   "properties": {
    "tone": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "model": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "usage": {
     "type": "object"
    },
    "source_lang": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "target_lang": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "translation": {
     "type": "string"
    }
   }
  },
  "meta": {
   "type": "object"
  },
  "success": {
   "type": "boolean"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/nova-ai-translation-api-5588d4b2/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from ova.orbonomy.xyz](https://www.zero.xyz/host/ova.orbonomy.xyz/llms.txt)