# Pounds to US Tons Converter

> Pounds to US Tons Converter is a paid API for AI agents from agent402.tools, paid per call via x402, $0.001/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Converts a numeric mass value from pounds (lb) to US short tons via a simple GET request.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://agent402.tools/api/convert/pounds-to-us-tons
- 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/pounds-to-us-tons-converter-0f02fa09
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_glQRAZC9SGdSCNov3A3BO

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 pounds-to-us-tons-converter-0f02fa09
```

Example prompt: How many US tons is 6500 pounds?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a quick, programmatic pounds-to-US-short-tons conversion without setting up local unit conversion logic. Ideal for AI agents that need to convert mass units on the fly within a workflow, especially when already operating in an x402 payment-enabled environment.

## Known failure modes

- Missing 'value' query parameter returns an error
- Non-numeric value string causes a conversion error
- Payment of 0.001 USDC not provided results in 402 Payment Required
- Extremely large or small numbers may cause overflow or precision issues

## How this service works

Convert pounds to us tons (mass). Pass ?value=N.

## Output

Returns the converted mass value in US short tons corresponding to the input pounds value.

## 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": [
      "value"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "value": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Numeric value to convert"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  }
 }
}
```

## More

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