# Rotary Agency Dad Joke API

> Rotary Agency Dad Joke API is a paid API for AI agents from rotaryagency.uk, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status down (last checked 2026-10-18).

Returns a random dad joke as a structured JSON response

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://rotaryagency.uk/api/free/dadjoke?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: down
- Last checked: 2026-10-18
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/rotary-agency-dad-joke-api-c9539683
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_IXUI04SPgqSFuqiIKlA_3

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 rotary-agency-dad-joke-api-c9539683
```

Example prompt: Tell me a random dad joke — one of those wonderfully corny pun-based ones.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a quick, free-source dad joke or pun-based joke with minimal setup, delivered as structured JSON for easy parsing. Ideal for lightweight entertainment features, chatbots, newsletters, or any app that wants to inject humor without building its own joke database. At $0.002/call it's a pay-per-use model via x402 with no subscription needed.

## Known failure modes

- Service unavailable (5xx) if the upstream provider is down
- Payment required error if x402 payment header is missing or invalid
- Malformed JSON response if the endpoint has a bug
- Rate limiting if too many calls are made in a short window

## How this service works

Free-source data APIs (100% margin, no proxy, $0.002/call): ...

## Output

A JSON object containing a dad joke, typically including the joke text (setup and/or punchline) as structured fields.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "varies": "endpoint-specific structured JSON"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/rotary-agency-dad-joke-api-c9539683/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from rotaryagency.uk](https://www.zero.xyz/host/rotaryagency.uk/llms.txt)