# Publishing Calc: Audiobook Running Time from Word Count

> Publishing Calc: Audiobook Running Time from Word Count is a paid API for AI agents from publishing-calc.x402tookit.com, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-29).

Calculates estimated audiobook running time (in hours and clock format) from a manuscript word count using a configurable narration pace.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://publishing-calc.x402tookit.com/audiobook-length?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-29
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/publishing-calc-audiobook-running-time-from-word-count-fd6c0ae7
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_d2Gm3zKs-rganec1DdQdQ

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## 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 publishing-calc-audiobook-running-time-from-word-count-fd6c0ae7
```

Example prompt: How long would the audiobook be for a manuscript with 85,000 words? Use a narration pace of 9,300 words per hour and give me the result in hours and clock time.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a fast, reliable audiobook length estimate from a word count, especially when you want to customize the narration pace. Ideal for authors, publishers, and production planners who need running time in both decimal hours and clock format. Prefer this over manual calculation or generic writing tools that don't offer audiobook-specific pace defaults.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required 'words' query parameter returns an error
- Non-numeric word count causes validation failure
- Very low word counts (e.g. 0 or negative) may return zero or nonsensical results
- Network or payment failure (x402) prevents response

## How this service works

Audiobook running time from a word count at about 9,300 words per hour (change it), as hours and clock time.

## Output

Returns the estimated audiobook running time as decimal hours, whole hours, extra minutes, and a formatted clock time string (e.g. '9h 8m'), along with the words-per-hour rate used, words-per-minute equivalent, and a summary string. May also include disclaimer or source notes.

## 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": [
      "words"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "words": {
       "type": "number",
       "description": "Word count of the book"
      },
      "wordsPerHour": {
       "type": "number",
       "description": "Narration pace in words per finished hour (default 9300, a common rule of thumb)"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "asOf": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
       ]
      },
      "hours": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "number"
       ]
      },
      "words": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "number"
       ]
      },
      "source": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
       ]
      },
      "reasons": {
       "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
       ],
       "items": {
        "type": "string"
       }
      },
      "summary": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
       ]
      },
      "verdict": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
       ]
      },
      "degraded": {
       "type": [
        "boolean",
        "null"
       ]
      },
      "clockTime": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
       ]
      },
      "disclaimer": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
       ]
      },
      "notChecked": {
       "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
       ],
       "items": {
        "type": "string"
       }
      },
      "wholeHours": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "number"
       ]
      },
      "extraMinutes": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "number"
       ]
      },
      "wordsPerHourUsed": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "number"
       ]
      },
      "wordsPerMinuteEquivalent": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "number"
       ]
      }
     }
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

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