# Random Cat Picture

> Random Cat Picture is a paid API for AI agents from api.x402.jobs, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns a random cat picture on each call

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.x402.jobs/@rawgroundbeef/random-cat-picture
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/rawgroundbeef-random-cat-picture-b40cbbd2
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Z_PD_8ip1vMypByNvbZlx

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 rawgroundbeef-random-cat-picture-b40cbbd2 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you grab me a random cat picture right now?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a quick, cheap ($0.01 USDC) random cat image on demand, especially in x402-payment-enabled pipelines or fun/novelty agent workflows that involve cats.

## Known failure modes

- Payment failure if USDC balance is insufficient
- Network timeout if upstream image source is unavailable
- Empty or null response if no images are available in the source pool
- HTTP 402 if payment is not properly submitted

## Output

A random cat image, likely returned as an image URL or binary image data, for a cost of $0.01 USDC per call.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/rawgroundbeef-random-cat-picture-b40cbbd2/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.x402.jobs](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.x402.jobs/llms.txt)