# Wolfram|Alpha Simple Image

> Wolfram|Alpha Simple Image is a paid API for AI agents from Wolfram|Alpha at wolframalpha.mpp.paywithlocus.com, paid per call via MPP, $0.055/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-10).

Returns a rendered image (PNG) containing a visually formatted answer to a natural language computational or factual query using Wolfram|Alpha

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://wolframalpha.mpp.paywithlocus.com/wolframalpha/simple?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.055/call
- Payment: MPP
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-10
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Provider: Wolfram|Alpha
- Docs: https://products.wolframalpha.com/api
- Website: https://www.wolframalpha.com
- Tags: computation, math, science, knowledge-engine, data
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/wolfram-alpha-simple-eea35c7b
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_ecU5sA-NzZ8-RyMSOIl6E

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 wolfram-alpha-simple-eea35c7b -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Use Wolfram Alpha to compute the derivative of x^3 + 2x and give me the result as a formatted image, 700 pixels wide, with a white background and metric units.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a visually rich, image-format answer from Wolfram|Alpha — ideal for embedding computation results in UIs, documents, or chat interfaces. Prefer over Short Answer or Spoken when visual formatting, charts, or structured layout matters. Use Full Results instead if you need raw structured JSON data for further processing.

## Known failure modes

- Query not understood by Wolfram|Alpha — returns error or empty image
- Invalid color code for background — may default or return error
- Width value out of supported range — may return default size
- Query too ambiguous — returns generic or partial answer image
- Network timeout for complex computational queries

## How this service works

Get the full Wolfram|Alpha result page as a single image. Returns a GIF/PNG image with all pods rendered visually.

## Output

A rendered PNG image containing Wolfram|Alpha's visually formatted answer, including step-by-step results, charts, tables, or structured data depending on the query — styled according to specified layout, font size, and color parameters.

## Example request

```json
{
 "i": "what is 15 times 3"
}
```

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "i"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "i": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Natural language query"
  },
  "units": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "\"metric\" or \"imperial\""
  },
  "width": {
   "type": "number",
   "description": "Image width in pixels (default 500)"
  },
  "layout": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "\"divider\" (default) or \"labelbar\""
  },
  "fontsize": {
   "type": "number",
   "description": "Font size in points (default 14)"
  },
  "background": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Background color (e.g. \"F5F5F5\", \"transparent\")"
  },
  "foreground": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "\"black\" (default) or \"white\""
  }
 },
 "additionalProperties": true
}
```

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