# whatchuneed Jobs Skills API

> whatchuneed Jobs Skills API is a paid API for AI agents from whatchuneed.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.2/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-29).

Retrieves or analyzes job skills information based on a natural language input query

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://whatchuneed.vercel.app/api/jobs/skills?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.2/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-29
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/whatchuneed-jobs-skills-api-b58d75d4
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Esg0GDOXfGn7Cmbn4lFNu

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 whatchuneed-jobs-skills-api-b58d75d4 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: What are the key skills required for a senior data scientist job? I want to know the most important technical and soft skills employers look for.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need quick, pay-per-call job skills lookup without maintaining a subscription or managing API keys. It is well-suited for agents that infrequently query job skill data and benefit from the x402 micropayment model. Prefer alternatives with richer structured schemas if you need detailed salary data, regional breakdowns, or sourced skill frequency statistics.

## Known failure modes

- Empty or vague input string may return generic or no results
- Highly niche job titles may not have skill data available
- Input in unsupported languages may yield poor results
- Service downtime or upstream failures may return error status
- Malformed request body missing the required 'input' field returns a validation error

## How this service works

320+ pay-per-call API endpoints across accommodation, LLM, code execution, crypto, medical, finance, and more. One API, one payment. Powered by x402 protocol.

## Output

Returns a result object containing job skill data relevant to the input query, including likely skill names, competency requirements, or skill categorizations associated with the queried job or topic, along with a status field indicating success or failure.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Request input"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "result": {
   "type": "object",
   "description": "Response data"
  },
  "status": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/whatchuneed-jobs-skills-api-b58d75d4/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from whatchuneed.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/whatchuneed.vercel.app/llms.txt)