# 4x402 Game Mercenary Scout

> 4x402 Game Mercenary Scout is a paid API for AI agents from 4x402.com, paid per call via x402, $0.25/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Scouts and retrieves mercenary unit information for a specific game session in the 4x402 strategy game

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://4x402.com/api/games/:id/mercs/scout
- Price: $0.25/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/4x402-com-7bef2f5d
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_ImJ3IKaiLwawxw06113u9

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 4x402-com-7bef2f5d -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Scout the available mercenaries in my 4x402 game session with ID game-7842 so I can see what units are up for hire.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to scout mercenary availability within a specific 4x402 strategy game session and are ready to pay $0.25 USDC per lookup via the x402 payment protocol.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or nonexistent game ID returns 404 not found
- Insufficient payment or missing x402 payment header returns 402 payment required
- Game session expired or ended returns error
- Malformed request body returns 400 bad request
- Rate limiting returns 429 too many requests

## Output

Returns a list of available mercenary units discoverable for the specified game session, including unit stats, availability, and recruitment details.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/4x402-com-7bef2f5d/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from 4x402.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/4x402.com/llms.txt)