# Open5e D&D Backgrounds Search

> Open5e D&D Backgrounds Search is a paid API for AI agents from clonecho.builda.company, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Search open-license Dungeons & Dragons character backgrounds by keyword, returning matching backgrounds with skill proficiencies and other details as JSON.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://clonecho.builda.company/x402/s/open5e-backgrounds
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/open5e-d-d-backgrounds-search-2daf1a30
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_P6h9jSgLnmnz1mvgaaCnZ

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 open5e-d-d-backgrounds-search-2daf1a30 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you search for D&D character backgrounds related to 'criminal' and show me which skill proficiencies they grant?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to look up open-license D&D 5e character backgrounds by keyword, especially when you want to find backgrounds that grant specific skill proficiencies or match a particular theme (e.g. soldier, criminal, acolyte). Prefer this over manual rulebook lookups or general web searches for structured, machine-readable D&D background data.

## Known failure modes

- No results returned if the query keyword matches no backgrounds
- Empty or irrelevant results for very niche or misspelled keywords
- API returns error if the q parameter is missing or malformed
- Rate limiting or payment failure if the $0.02 USDC per-call fee is not processed

## How this service works

Search open-license D&D character backgrounds by keyword with skill proficiencies (param q). Query: ?q= Returns JSON.

## Output

A JSON array of D&D character backgrounds matching the keyword query, each including the background name, skill proficiencies granted, and associated metadata sourced from open-license D&D content via Open5e.

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