# WhatChuNeed Shop Categories

> WhatChuNeed Shop Categories is a paid API for AI agents from whatchuneed.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.2/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Retrieves the list of available API service categories from the WhatChuNeed marketplace

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://whatchuneed.vercel.app/api/shop/categories
- Price: $0.2/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/whatchuneed-shop-categories-16a6dbe7
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_xyPQzCTIfGKr6lHQu8dXN

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-shop-categories-16a6dbe7 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Show me all the API categories available on WhatChuNeed so I can see what kinds of services I can use.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to discover or enumerate the top-level service categories available in the WhatChuNeed marketplace before drilling into specific endpoints. Prefer this for onboarding flows, capability mapping, or when building agents that need to dynamically route requests to the right service domain.

## Known failure modes

- Vague or missing input string may return empty or default results
- Service unavailability returns a non-200 status
- Malformed request body returns a validation error
- Payment not included results in HTTP 402 requiring x402 payment of $0.20 USDC

## 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 structured object containing the available API service categories in the WhatChuNeed marketplace, such as accommodation, LLM, code execution, crypto, medical, and finance, along with status information.

## 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-shop-categories-16a6dbe7/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)