# Orthogonal Avatar Generator (Abstract API)

> Orthogonal Avatar Generator (Abstract API) is a paid API for AI agents from x402.orthogonal.com, paid per call via x402, $0.001/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Generates a personalized avatar image from a name or initials with customizable styling options.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://x402.orthogonal.com/abstractapi/v1
- Price: $0.001/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/orthogonal-avatar-generator-abstract-api-991bda94
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_kLjBvF9i0bA5kZtwTc0kl

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 orthogonal-avatar-generator-abstract-api-991bda94
```

Example prompt: Can you generate an avatar image for a user named 'Sarah Chen' — just something clean with her initials?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a quick, programmatic way to generate initials-based avatar images for users who haven't uploaded a profile photo — especially useful for onboarding flows, directory apps, or email templates. Prefer this over full AI image generation when you want lightweight, text-derived avatars rather than photorealistic or artistic images.

## Known failure modes

- Missing name parameter returns an error
- Invalid or empty name string may produce a generic fallback or error
- Network timeout on image generation
- Unsupported styling parameters may be ignored or return defaults
- Payment failure (insufficient USDC balance) blocks the request

## How this service works

Generate an avatar image from a name or initials with customizable styling.

## Output

Returns an avatar image (likely as image data or a URL) generated from the provided name or initials, styled with the selected customization options such as background color, font, and shape.

## 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",
     "properties": {
      "name": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "The name to generate an avatar for"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/orthogonal-avatar-generator-abstract-api-991bda94/health.json
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