# Nova AI Translation API

> Nova AI Translation API is a paid API for AI agents from nova.orbonomy.xyz, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Translates text from one language to another using AI inference, with optional tone control and automatic source language detection, paid per-call in USDC.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://nova.orbonomy.xyz/api/translate
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/nova-ai-translation-api-6676b9b9
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_4wbXkfMs2zaUQwuZ2UtnT

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-6676b9b9 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Translate this text to Japanese using a formal tone: 'Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to working with you.' — auto-detect the source language.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need pay-per-use AI-powered translation with tone control and automatic source language detection, billed in USDC on Base — especially useful for agents that handle multilingual content on demand without a subscription commitment.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required fields (text or target_lang) returns a validation error
- Unsupported language code returns an error or unexpected output
- Insufficient USDC balance or payment failure causes 402 Payment Required response
- Very long text may exceed model token limits and return an error
- Invalid tone value may be ignored or cause a model error

## 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, model name, and token usage stats, plus a success boolean and meta object.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "text",
  "target_lang"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "text": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Text to translate"
  },
  "tone": {
   "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-6676b9b9/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from nova.orbonomy.xyz](https://www.zero.xyz/host/nova.orbonomy.xyz/llms.txt)