# WhatChuNeed Utility Time API

> WhatChuNeed Utility Time API is a paid API for AI agents from whatchuneed.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-11-01).

Returns the current date and time as a utility function for AI agents and workflows.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://whatchuneed.vercel.app/api/util/time?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-11-01
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/whatchuneed-utility-time-api-d6029538
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Loj-3cOx9TElnNWzF4WLo

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-utility-time-api-d6029538 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: What is the current date and time right now?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when your AI agent needs a quick, pay-per-call lookup of the current date and time without maintaining your own time server or NTP dependency. Useful in workflows where a neutral, third-party time source is needed for logging, scheduling, or display purposes, especially when already integrated with the WhatChuNeed x402 payment ecosystem.

## Known failure modes

- Malformed or missing input field returns an error status
- Service unavailability results in a non-200 response or error result
- Ambiguous time query input may return unexpected or null result
- Network timeout if the upstream service is slow

## 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 the current date and time, likely including the current timestamp, date, time, and possibly timezone information, along with a status string 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-utility-time-api-d6029538/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)