# Solana Error Explainer

> Solana Error Explainer is a paid API for AI agents from solana-pulse-gateway-1021990235790.us-central1.run.app, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-13).

Translates a Solana transaction error (hex code, log line, or RPC error object) into a plain-language cause and recommended fix, without making any on-chain calls.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://solana-pulse-gateway-1021990235790.us-central1.run.app/api/tools/explain_error?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/solana-error-explainer-ec8cbfff
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_2-ngFslPhsStVxTt-11Rs

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 solana-error-explainer-ec8cbfff -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: My Solana transaction just failed with error code 0x1771 in the simulation logs — can you explain what that means and how to fix it before I retry?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint whenever a Solana transaction or simulation fails and you need to understand the root cause before retrying. It is faster and cheaper than re-simulating on-chain because it works offline. Prefer it over generic Solana documentation lookups when you have a concrete error code, log line, or RPC error object to decode.

## Known failure modes

- Unrecognized or proprietary program error codes may not resolve to a known description
- Malformed or incomplete error input may return a generic or empty explanation
- Very new Solana runtime errors not yet in the error database may not be recognized

## How this service works

Use whenever a Solana transaction or simulation fails, before retrying. Retrying without understanding the error wastes fees. Turns a Solana error (hex code, log line or RPC error object) into a plain-language cause and fix. Works offline; no chain call.

## Output

Returns a plain-language explanation of the error cause and a concrete recommended fix, derived entirely from decoding the provided error input without making any on-chain RPC calls.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/solana-error-explainer-ec8cbfff/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from solana-pulse-gateway-1021990235790.us-central1.run.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/solana-pulse-gateway-1021990235790.us-central1.run.app/llms.txt)