Excuse generator API

Creates an absurd excuse an agent can use instead of apologizing when something is off.

Price$0.01per request

MethodPOST

Route/v1/fun/excuse

StatusLive

MIME typeapplication/json

Rate limit40/minute

CacheNo cache

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API URLhttps://x402.hexl.dev/v1/fun/excuse

Integration docs

Example request

{
  "prompt": "Why is the response late?",
  "issue": "The job stalled",
  "audience": "customer"
}

Example response

{
  "excuse": "We are not apologizing for 'Why is the response late?'. The current explanation is that the job stalled was intercepted by vibes, queue pressure, and a deeply unserious edge case.",
  "plausibility": "medium",
  "blameTarget": "ambient platform instability",
  "provider": "local-fallback"
}

Input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "prompt"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "prompt": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 4000,
      "examples": [
        "Why is the response late?"
      ]
    },
    "issue": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 2000,
      "examples": [
        "The job stalled"
      ]
    },
    "audience": {
      "type": "string",
      "examples": [
        "customer"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Output schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "excuse",
    "plausibility",
    "blameTarget",
    "provider"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "excuse": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "plausibility": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "low",
        "medium",
        "high"
      ]
    },
    "blameTarget": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "provider": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}