Lay out 8-30 clue/answer pairs into one connected freeform crossword (no black squares) an
Lay out 8-30 clue/answer pairs into one connected freeform crossword (no black squares) and return it as JSON: the letter grid, every slot with row/col/direction, standard row-major crossword numbering, Across and Down clue lists and the stats. A verifier proves every run of letters is exactly one supplied answer and every answer appears once. Deterministic per seed. For personalised puzzle gifts, newsletters, classroom sheets and games.
$0.02
price
—
calls / 30d
—
unique payers
2026-09-22
updated
Provider
Quietforge Docs API · verified
Payment (x402 accepts[])
[
{
"scheme": "exact",
"network": "eip155:8453",
"payTo": "0x3F5115236f25618c16021E983acaAF2CAaa1A35e",
"asset": "0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913",
"amount": "20000",
"amountUsd": 0.02,
"maxTimeoutSeconds": 300
}
]Output schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"title": {
"type": "string"
},
"subtitle": {
"type": "string"
},
"seed": {
"type": "integer"
},
"entries": {
"type": "integer"
},
"rows": {
"type": "integer"
},
"cols": {
"type": "integer"
},
"crossings": {
"type": "integer"
},
"grid": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "array"
},
"description": "rows of cells; letter or null"
},
"slots": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"numbering": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object"
}
},
"clues": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"across": {
"type": "array"
},
"down": {
"type": "array"
}
}
},
"verified": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"elapsed_ms": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"title",
"entries",
"grid",
"slots",
"numbering",
"clues"
]
}Example shape (generated from the schema above — not a captured live response)
{
"title": "string",
"subtitle": "string",
"seed": 0,
"entries": 0,
"rows": 0,
"cols": 0,
"crossings": 0,
"grid": [
[
"value"
]
],
"slots": [
{}
],
"numbering": [
{}
],
"clues": {
"across": [
"value"
],
"down": [
"value"
]
},
"verified": true,
"elapsed_ms": 0
}Use it
curl
curl "https://qf-api.quietforge-studio.workers.dev/v1/crossword" # -> 402 Payment Required, accepts[] lists how to pay # retry with a PAYMENT-SIGNATURE (or PAYMENT header) once paid
JavaScript
const res = await fetch("https://qf-api.quietforge-studio.workers.dev/v1/crossword");
if (res.status === 402) {
const { accepts } = await res.json();
// pay one of accepts[] via an x402 client, then retry with the payment header
}Python
import httpx
res = httpx.get("https://qf-api.quietforge-studio.workers.dev/v1/crossword")
if res.status_code == 402:
accepts = res.json()["accepts"]
# pay one of accepts[] via an x402 client, then retry with the payment headerMachine-readable
Everything on this page is also available as clean JSON at /resources/15997.json, and this resource appears in /discovery/resources and /discovery/search.