# agents.dyoeway.org Merchant Store Safety Check

> agents.dyoeway.org Merchant Store Safety Check is a paid API for AI agents from agents.dyoeway.org, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Checks whether an online store is safe to buy from, returning a trust verdict (safe/caution/avoid) plus store signals like cart, returns, and payment methods.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://agents.dyoeway.org/merchant
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/agents-dyoeway-org-merchant-store-safety-check-091bf887
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_gu0_cutXuzVEdRDUVwOJo

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 agents-dyoeway-org-merchant-store-safety-check-091bf887
```

Example prompt: Before I buy from shopwithzara-deals.com, can you check if it's a safe store to buy from — I want to know the trust verdict and what payment methods or return policies they have?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when an agent or user needs to evaluate the safety or legitimacy of an online store before making a purchase — especially when the store is unfamiliar, recently discovered, or flagged as suspicious. Prefer this over generic trust-check endpoints because it is specifically optimized for e-commerce merchants and returns store-specific signals like cart presence, return policies, and payment methods.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or unreachable URL returns an error or degraded result
- Private/internal URLs may not be analyzable
- Newly created or low-traffic stores may have insufficient signals for a confident verdict
- Payment failure (insufficient USDC balance) blocks the call
- Obfuscated or cloaked storefronts may produce misleading signals

## How this service works

Is this online store safe to buy from? Scam/fraud check + trust verdict (safe/caution/avoid) + store signals (checkout, returns, payment methods) — counterparty trust for shopping & commerce agents before they pay. Input: ?url=

## Output

A trust verdict (safe, caution, or avoid) plus store signals including cart availability, return policy presence, and accepted payment methods — giving the agent a structured risk assessment of the merchant.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "url": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Store URL to check before buying"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/agents-dyoeway-org-merchant-store-safety-check-091bf887/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from agents.dyoeway.org](https://www.zero.xyz/host/agents.dyoeway.org/llms.txt)