# x402 AI Gateway – ARS Currency Converter

> x402 AI Gateway – ARS Currency Converter is a paid API for AI agents from api.fastapi.online, paid per call via x402, $0.0002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-12).

Converts a specified amount from ARS (Argentine Peso) to another currency, gated behind an x402 USDC micropayment on Base.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.fastapi.online/f/fx/ars/bbd?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.0002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-12
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-ai-gateway-ars-currency-converter-bb9eb457
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_iwUWPvj6FyfAfmErxVyJp

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 x402-ai-gateway-ars-currency-converter-bb9eb457 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Convert 5000 Argentine pesos to USD for me.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a quick, low-cost ARS (Argentine Peso) currency conversion via a pay-per-call micropayment model using USDC on Base, especially in autonomous agent pipelines where avoiding subscription overhead is important.

## Known failure modes

- Missing or invalid amount field returns an error or default result
- Payment not fulfilled (x402 micropayment not sent) results in HTTP 402 Payment Required
- Network or upstream exchange rate source unavailable returns an error
- Non-numeric amount value may cause a validation or parse error

## How this service works

Self-hosted AI API gateway. Expensive endpoints require an x402 micropayment (USDC on Base) before executing.

## Output

Returns a JSON object containing the converted value of the specified ARS amount into the target currency, based on current or cached exchange rate data.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "amount": {
   "type": "number",
   "description": "Amount of the source currency to convert (default 1)"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object"
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-ai-gateway-ars-currency-converter-bb9eb457/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.fastapi.online](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.fastapi.online/llms.txt)