# ZenVault Credits

> ZenVault Credits is a paid API for AI agents from api.zenvault.eu, paid per call via x402, $1/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-01).

Creates a new credits resource on ZenVault and returns it along with a one-time management token

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.zenvault.eu/v1/credits?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $1/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-01
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/zenvault-credits-c5f4919d
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_L_5cqop-OfE4T2iPwDrL9

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 zenvault-credits-c5f4919d -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Create a new credits resource on ZenVault for me so I can start using it to fund my automated agent runs — I'll need the management token to control it later.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to provision a new credits resource on ZenVault as part of setting up an agent's operational budget or payment rail. It is the right choice when you require a fresh credits allocation tied to a one-time management token — particularly for initializing new agent workflows, batch pipelines, or infrastructure setups that consume ZenVault-billed resources. Prefer this over alternatives when your agent ecosystem already operates within the ZenVault platform alongside its sibling services like key-value storage, work queues, and state saving.

## Known failure modes

- Payment failure: USDC payment of $1 not processed, returns payment error
- Invalid request body: missing or malformed fields return 400
- Token already used: management token is one-time and cannot be reissued if lost
- Rate limiting: too many creation requests in a short window
- Service unavailable: ZenVault infrastructure downtime returns 5xx

## How this service works

ZenVault PL5.credits

## Output

A JSON object containing the newly created credits resource details along with a one-time management token that can be used to administer or modify the credits resource afterward. The token is returned only once and cannot be retrieved again.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/zenvault-credits-c5f4919d/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.zenvault.eu](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.zenvault.eu/llms.txt)