{"id":57077,"date":"2026-09-30T15:25:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T15:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobai.com\/?p=57077"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:50:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T16:50:28","slug":"safety-valves-for-sour-gas-and-h2s-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobai.com\/es\/blog\/safety-valves-for-sour-gas-and-h2s-service\/","title":{"rendered":"V\u00e1lvulas de seguridad para gas \u00e1cido y servicio con H2S"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n.zobai-sv-page{\n  --z-primary:#0f766e;\n  --z-primary-dark:#0b5f59;\n  --z-accent:#16a085;\n  --z-text:#20262d;\n  --z-muted:#5f6b75;\n  --z-line:#dfe6e8;\n  --z-soft:#f2f8f6;\n  --z-soft-2:#f8fbfa;\n  --z-warning:#8a5a12;\n  --z-radius-sm:8px;\n  --z-radius-md:12px;\n  --z-radius-lg:16px;\n  --z-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(15,118,110,.08);\n  --z-container:1180px;\n  width:100%;\n  max-width:var(--z-container);\n  margin:0 auto;\n  padding:24px;\n  box-sizing:border-box;\n  color:var(--z-text);\n  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cuerpo resistente a la corrosi\u00f3n, incluyan una descripci\u00f3n gen\u00e9rica de \u201cservicio \u00e1cido\u201d o est\u00e9n asociadas a una especificaci\u00f3n NACE. Una selecci\u00f3n cre\u00edble <a href=\"https:\/\/zobai.com\/es\/blog\/safety-valve-selection-guide\/\">de v\u00e1lvulas de seguridad<\/a> parte del entorno real que contiene H2S y del servicio de alivio que lo gobierna, y despu\u00e9s verifica qu\u00e9 componentes de la v\u00e1lvula est\u00e1n expuestos, qu\u00e9 requisitos de material aplican, si la v\u00e1lvula puede cumplir la funci\u00f3n de alivio de presi\u00f3n requerida, c\u00f3mo afecta el sistema de descarga a la configuraci\u00f3n y qu\u00e9 evidencia respalda la v\u00e1lvula ofrecida exactamente.<\/p>\n<p>Esa distinci\u00f3n es importante porque la calificaci\u00f3n del material para servicio \u00e1cido y la idoneidad del alivio de presi\u00f3n responden a preguntas de ingenier\u00eda diferentes. Una v\u00e1lvula puede emplear materiales aceptables seg\u00fan una especificaci\u00f3n aplicable de servicio \u00e1cido y aun as\u00ed no ser adecuada para la capacidad de alivio requerida, la base de presi\u00f3n de tarado, la condici\u00f3n de contrapresi\u00f3n o la disposici\u00f3n de descarga. A la inversa, una v\u00e1lvula con capacidad de alivio adecuada no es autom\u00e1ticamente apta para un entorno con H2S. Ambos aspectos de la decisi\u00f3n deben verificarse.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section id=\"define-service-envelope\">\n<h2>V\u00e1lvulas de seguridad para gas \u00e1cido: defina primero la exposici\u00f3n al H2S<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cContiene H2S\u201d no es una definici\u00f3n completa del servicio. Los requisitos de material aplicables a un sistema que contiene H2S dependen del entorno real y del marco de servicio \u00e1cido o especificaci\u00f3n de proyecto que gobierne el equipo.<\/p>\n<p>En la producci\u00f3n de petr\u00f3leo y gas y en el tratamiento de gas natural, NACE MR0175 \/ ISO 15156 suele formar parte de la base de materiales para servicio \u00e1cido. El refino de petr\u00f3leo y los procesos relacionados pueden referirse en cambio a NACE MR0103 \/ ISO 17945. Sus alcances no son id\u00e9nticos, por lo que la palabra \u201cNACE\u201d nunca debe tratarse como una especificaci\u00f3n universal que significa lo mismo en todas las plantas. La norma adoptada, la edici\u00f3n, la jurisdicci\u00f3n, la especificaci\u00f3n del propietario y el segmento de servicio deben confirmarse para el proyecto.<\/p>\n<p>El entorno del proceso tambi\u00e9n importa. Seg\u00fan la base de materiales aplicable y la familia de materiales, la revisi\u00f3n puede necesitar considerar factores como la presi\u00f3n parcial o la fugacidad del H2S, la exposici\u00f3n a agua o a fase acuosa, el pH, la temperatura, la composici\u00f3n del entorno, los cloruros y otras especies que influyen en el mecanismo de fisuraci\u00f3n o corrosi\u00f3n correspondiente. No debe suponerse que un entorno \u00e1cido h\u00famedo o con condensaci\u00f3n tenga las mismas implicaciones de material que una corriente de gas seco solo porque ambos contengan H2S.<\/p>\n<p>La condici\u00f3n de alivio merece la misma atenci\u00f3n. Los datos de operaci\u00f3n normal por s\u00ed solos pueden no describir lo que ve la v\u00e1lvula de seguridad cuando se abre. La presi\u00f3n de alivio, la temperatura de alivio, la fase del fluido, la composici\u00f3n durante el escenario de alivio que gobierna y el destino de la descarga pueden diferir de las condiciones normales de operaci\u00f3n. Si esas diferencias cambian la exposici\u00f3n de los componentes o el comportamiento del material, la revisi\u00f3n de servicio \u00e1cido debe seguir el escenario de alivio y no solo la condici\u00f3n normal del proceso.<\/p>\n<p>Por lo tanto, un conjunto de datos inicial \u00fatil incluye el equipo protegido, el escenario de alivio que gobierna, la composici\u00f3n y la fase del proceso, la informaci\u00f3n relevante sobre H2S, la presi\u00f3n y la temperatura de operaci\u00f3n, la presi\u00f3n de dise\u00f1o o MAWP cuando aplique, la presi\u00f3n de tarado, la presi\u00f3n y la temperatura de alivio, la capacidad de alivio requerida y las condiciones de contrapresi\u00f3n o descarga cuando afecten a la v\u00e1lvula o a sus materiales.<\/p>\n<p>El objetivo no es recopilar todas las variables posibles del proceso, sino definir el entorno con suficiente detalle para responder a una pregunta m\u00e1s concreta: <strong>what parts of this particular safety-valve configuration are exposed to what conditions, and what material or functional requirements follow from that exposure?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"whole-valve-review\">\n<h2>Review Sour-Service Suitability Across the Whole Valve<\/h2>\n<p>A sour-service review cannot stop at the body material.<\/p>\n<p>H2S-related cracking mechanisms are affected by more than alloy name. Where the applicable sour-service framework addresses sulfide stress cracking or related mechanisms, susceptibility can depend on the interaction of the environment, tensile stress, material strength or hardness, microstructure, welding or fabrication condition, and the actual component geometry and loading. Hard weld regions or high-strength components can therefore require attention even when the nominal material designation appears acceptable.<\/p>\n<p>That is why the valve should be reviewed as a system of components rather than as a single body casting.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on the design and exposure path, the review may need to include the body, nozzle, disc, guide, spindle or piston, bolting, bellows, pilot components and tubing, and other metallic parts whose degradation could affect pressure containment or basic valve function. Seats, gaskets, seals and other nonmetallic components require their own compatibility basis; metallic sour-service qualification does not automatically prove that an elastomer or sealing material is suitable for the same environment.<\/p>\n<p>The key phrase is <strong>depending on the design<\/strong>. Not every listed component is process-wetted in every safety valve. A spring may be isolated from the process in one configuration but exposed to a relevant environment in another. A balanced-bellows design changes the relationship between the process, discharge pressure and spring chamber. A pilot-operated valve adds pilot internals, sensing connections and tubing that do not exist in a conventional direct-acting valve.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"zobai-figure\" data-image-status=\"complete\" data-upload-status=\"final-upload-verified\" data-image-slot=\"image-01-whole-valve-sour-service-review\">\n  <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/zobai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sour-gas-safety-valve-whole-valve-review.webp\" alt=\"Safety valves for sour gas require review of pressure-retaining, wetted, trim, spring, bellows, seal and fastener zones.\" title=\"Safety Valves for Sour Gas and H2S Service - Engineering Diagram 1\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" class=\"wp-image-57107\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zobai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sour-gas-safety-valve-whole-valve-review.webp 1200w, https:\/\/zobai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sour-gas-safety-valve-whole-valve-review-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/zobai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sour-gas-safety-valve-whole-valve-review-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/zobai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sour-gas-safety-valve-whole-valve-review-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/zobai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sour-gas-safety-valve-whole-valve-review-16x12.webp 16w, https:\/\/zobai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sour-gas-safety-valve-whole-valve-review-400x300.webp 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption>Sour-service review extends across the whole valve and must follow actual exposure, stress and function rather than body grade alone.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For each important component, the engineer should be able to answer four questions:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Is the component actually exposed to the process, discharge gas, condensate, or another relevant environment?<\/li>\n<li>What function would be lost if that component suffered cracking, corrosion or degradation?<\/li>\n<li>Which material, fabrication or qualification requirement governs that component?<\/li>\n<li>What document demonstrates that the supplied component meets that requirement?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This approach avoids two common shortcuts: assuming that a corrosion-resistant body alloy makes the entire valve suitable, and assuming that a material name alone proves suitability regardless of hardness, fabrication condition, product form, environment or project requirement.<\/p>\n<p>It also prevents the opposite mistake. If current evidence does not confirm that an offered component meets a sour-service requirement, that does not automatically prove it is unsuitable. It means the requirement remains to be verified against the exact material and selected valve documentation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"separate-material-and-relief-function\">\n<h2>Keep Sour-Service Qualification Separate from Relief Capacity and Functional Selection<\/h2>\n<p>Material suitability is only one axis of safety-valve acceptance.<\/p>\n<p>The valve must still protect the equipment against the governing overpressure scenario. That means the required relieving load must be established, the selected device must have an appropriate set-pressure basis, and its relieving capacity must be supported by the applicable manufacturer or certification data under the relevant service conditions.<\/p>\n<p>These responsibilities should not be collapsed into one \u201cH2S valve\u201d specification.<\/p>\n<div class=\"zobai-table-wrap\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Sour-service qualification compared with pressure-relief verification\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Sour-service qualification asks<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Pressure-relief verification asks<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>What H2S-containing environment applies?<\/td>\n<td>\u00bfCu\u00e1l es el escenario de alivio que rige?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Which components are exposed?<\/td>\n<td>What relieving rate is required?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Which material and fabrication requirements apply?<\/td>\n<td>What set-pressure and relieving-pressure basis applies?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Is component material evidence traceable?<\/td>\n<td>What valve\/orifice provides sufficient documented capacity?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Are relevant seals, bellows or pilot parts compatible?<\/td>\n<td>How do fluid phase, temperature and back pressure affect selection?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Does the project accept the material basis?<\/td>\n<td>Does the selected valve satisfy the pressure-protection basis?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>A satisfactory answer in the left column does not prove the right column.<\/p>\n<p>Set pressure, for example, is not relieving capacity. An inlet or outlet connection size does not establish flow area or certified capacity. An orifice designation cannot be transferred between unrelated valve series or certification bases without confirming what that designation represents. Likewise, a valve that uses materials acceptable for the defined sour environment still has to be checked for <a href=\"https:\/\/zobai.com\/es\/blog\/safety-valve-sizing-and-certified-relieving-capacity-guide\/\">capacidad de alivio requerida<\/a>, stability, configuration, installation and discharge conditions.<\/p>\n<p>This separation is particularly important during replacement work. An existing valve and a proposed replacement may have the same nominal connections and set pressure while differing in orifice, capacity basis, back-pressure behavior, materials, certification or internal configuration. Appearance or nameplate similarity can help identify a candidate; it cannot establish full interchangeability.<\/p>\n<p>For a sour-service replacement, the verification should therefore carry both tracks to completion: <strong>material\/service compatibility and pressure-relief performance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"configuration-system-interactions\">\n<h2>Check Valve Configuration, Back Pressure, and Discharge-System Effects<\/h2>\n<p>Sour-service material selection does not remove the need to evaluate how the valve interacts with the relief system.<\/p>\n<p>A conventional spring-loaded valve, a balanced-bellows valve and a pilot-operated valve do not respond to <a href=\"https:\/\/zobai.com\/es\/engineering\/back-pressure-and-bellows\/\">contrapresi\u00f3n<\/a> in exactly the same way. That difference can matter when a valve discharges into a closed relief header, flare system or another system where superimposed or built-up back pressure occurs.<\/p>\n<p>A balanced bellows can be used in applications where reducing the influence of back pressure on the spring-loaded valve is important, but the words \u201cbalanced bellows\u201d do not mean that every back-pressure problem has been solved. Bellows integrity, the applicable manufacturer&#8217;s back-pressure limits, spring-chamber or bonnet venting, materials and the consequences of a bellows failure still belong to the review.<\/p>\n<p>Pilot-operated valves introduce another set of dependencies. Their behavior depends on the design of the pilot, pressure-sensing arrangement, dome or control-pressure relationship, pilot tubing and pilot exhaust arrangement. Where any of those components or connections can be exposed to the sour process or to a pressurized discharge system, the material and system review must include them. A pilot-operated design should therefore not be selected merely because it appears to isolate the main spring from the process.<\/p>\n<p>The same principle applies to discharge and venting. H2S is a hazardous toxic gas, so the destination of any process discharge, bonnet vent, bellows vent or pilot exhaust that can contain H2S deserves explicit engineering review. That does not mean every sour-service valve must use the same closed discharge arrangement. The correct routing depends on the valve design, relief system, facility requirements, process hazards and project specification.<\/p>\n<p>Back pressure also remains a functional variable. An engineer should identify whether it is superimposed or built-up, whether it is relatively constant or variable when that distinction affects the valve, and whether the selected configuration has documented limits for the actual condition. Naming a valve type is not a substitute for that verification.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"zobai-figure\" data-image-status=\"complete\" data-upload-status=\"final-upload-verified\" data-image-slot=\"image-02-configuration-back-pressure-discharge\">\n  <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/zobai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sour-gas-safety-valve-configuration-back-pressure.webp\" alt=\"Conceptual comparison of conventional, balanced-bellows and pilot-operated safety valve relationships with back pressure and sour-gas discharge handling.\" title=\"Safety Valves for Sour Gas and H2S Service - Engineering Diagram 2\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" class=\"wp-image-57108\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zobai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sour-gas-safety-valve-configuration-back-pressure.webp 1200w, https:\/\/zobai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sour-gas-safety-valve-configuration-back-pressure-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/zobai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sour-gas-safety-valve-configuration-back-pressure-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/zobai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sour-gas-safety-valve-configuration-back-pressure-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/zobai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sour-gas-safety-valve-configuration-back-pressure-16x12.webp 16w, https:\/\/zobai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sour-gas-safety-valve-configuration-back-pressure-400x300.webp 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption>Valve configuration, back pressure, venting, sensing and discharge containment must be checked together for the selected sour-gas service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The practical selection sequence is therefore:<\/p>\n<div class=\"zobai-callout\">\n<p><strong>service environment \u2192 relief duty \u2192 component exposure \u2192 material requirements \u2192 valve configuration \u2192 back-pressure\/discharge interaction \u2192 manufacturer and project verification.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Skipping the system steps can produce a valve that appears acceptable on a material list but does not behave as required in the installed relief system.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"requirements-evidence-basis\">\n<h2>Translate Sour-Service and Pressure-Relief Requirements into an Acceptance Basis<\/h2>\n<p>Standards are most useful when each one is allowed to prove only what it actually governs.<\/p>\n<p>For sour-service materials, the applicable framework may come from NACE MR0175 \/ ISO 15156, NACE MR0103 \/ ISO 17945, an owner specification, or another project-specific requirement. Which one governs depends on the facility, process sector, environment and contractual basis. Current editions and project adoption should be verified before exact requirements are placed in a datasheet or purchase specification.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zobai.com\/es\/standards\/\">Pressure-relief standards and codes<\/a> serve a different purpose. They may define or support pressure-relief sizing, selection, installation, testing, certification, pressure protection or system design. Their existence does not prove that the valve&#8217;s materials are suitable for H2S, just as a sour-service material specification does not prove pressure-relief capacity.<\/p>\n<p>A defensible acceptance basis therefore separates four evidence classes:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Service\/environment basis.<\/strong><br \/>\nWhat process and H2S-containing environment is being specified, and under which operating and relieving conditions?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Material and component basis.<\/strong><br \/>\nWhich metallic and nonmetallic components require service-specific review, and what material, hardness, fabrication, qualification or compatibility evidence applies to them?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pressure-relief performance basis.<\/strong><br \/>\nWhat relief scenario, required capacity, set pressure, relieving conditions, configuration and back-pressure conditions must the selected valve satisfy?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project and product evidence.<\/strong><br \/>\nWhich exact valve, drawing, datasheet, bill of materials, capacity information, test documentation and traceability records show that the offered configuration meets those requirements?<\/p>\n<p>This structure also prevents a common procurement problem: using a phrase such as \u201cNACE valve\u201d as though it were a complete purchase specification. It is not. The phrase does not by itself identify the applicable standard, edition, environmental limits, component scope, required valve capacity, configuration, test requirements or documentation package.<\/p>\n<p>The supplier&#8217;s evidence should therefore be traceable to the <strong>actual offered configuration<\/strong>, not merely to a generic product family.<\/p>\n<p>For ZOBAI, model-specific sour-service suitability, exact material packages, standards compliance and certified capacity must be confirmed against the selected valve documentation. General engineering guidance or a refinery-oriented product family does not establish those facts for every model.<\/p>\n<div class=\"zobai-callout\">\n<p><strong>Engineering and code boundary:<\/strong> This article provides a selection and verification framework. It does not replace the governing relief calculation, manufacturer capacity data, the project-adopted edition of the applicable code or sour-service specification, or the owner\/jurisdiction acceptance process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"rfq-and-acceptance\">\n<h2>What to Send in the RFQ\u2014and What to Verify Before Acceptance<\/h2>\n<p>A useful sour-service RFQ should make it possible for the supplier to identify an exact valve configuration rather than respond to a generic request for an \u201cH2S safety valve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Provide the information that materially affects the decision:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"zobai-rfq-list\">\n<li>protected equipment and governing relief scenario;<\/li>\n<li>process fluid, phase and relevant composition information;<\/li>\n<li>H2S service information required by the applicable project basis;<\/li>\n<li>normal operating pressure and temperature;<\/li>\n<li>design pressure or MAWP where relevant;<\/li>\n<li>presi\u00f3n de ajuste requerida;<\/li>\n<li>required relieving capacity or the approved calculation basis;<\/li>\n<li>presi\u00f3n de alivio y temperatura;<\/li>\n<li>superimposed and built-up back pressure where relevant;<\/li>\n<li>discharge destination and any containment requirements relevant to the valve;<\/li>\n<li>inlet and outlet connection requirements;<\/li>\n<li>applicable sour-service material specification and project edition, if already established;<\/li>\n<li>any project-mandated material, trim, seal, bellows, bolting or pilot requirements;<\/li>\n<li>inspection, traceability or documentation requirements;<\/li>\n<li>existing datasheet, nameplate and drawing information for a replacement application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The return package should then be reviewed against the actual offered valve. Depending on the project requirement, that review may include the valve datasheet and drawing, material identification and traceability for relevant components, required material-condition or hardness evidence, the selected valve&#8217;s capacity or sizing basis, and specified calibration, test or inspection records.<\/p>\n<p>The goal is not to demand the largest possible document package. It is to create a traceable chain:<\/p>\n<div class=\"zobai-callout\">\n<p><strong>defined service \u2192 applicable requirement \u2192 affected component or function \u2192 selected valve \u2192 supporting evidence.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>If one link in that chain is missing, the correct response is usually to identify what remains unconfirmed\u2014not to assume either compliance or non-compliance.<\/p>\n<p>That same discipline should be applied to replacement valves. Matching the existing connections, set pressure or external dimensions can narrow the search, but it does not establish the required capacity, internal material condition, back-pressure compatibility, certification basis or sour-service suitability.<\/p>\n<p>For an engineering review, provide the actual operating and relieving conditions, H2S service basis, required capacity, back-pressure and discharge information, applicable project specification, and any existing valve documentation. ZOBAI can then review the requirement against the documentation for the selected model rather than relying on a generic sour-service label.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<aside class=\"zobai-cta\" aria-label=\"Sour-service valve engineering review\">\n<p><strong>Need a model-specific sour-service review?<\/strong> Send the actual process, relief-duty, H2S-service, back-pressure, discharge and project-specification information so the selected valve can be reviewed against its documentation.<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"zobai-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/zobai.com\/es\/ask-an-engineer\/\">Request a Sour-Service Valve Engineering Review<\/a><br \/>\n  <\/aside>\n<\/article>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aprenda a definir la exposici\u00f3n al H2S, revisar los materiales y componentes de la v\u00e1lvula, separar la calificaci\u00f3n para servicio \u00e1cido de la capacidad de alivio y preparar los datos para la solicitud de cotizaci\u00f3n.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":57107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-applications-industry-guides"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zobai.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zobai.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zobai.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zobai.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zobai.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57077"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/zobai.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57077\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57128,"href":"https:\/\/zobai.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57077\/revisions\/57128"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zobai.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zobai.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zobai.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zobai.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}