# APEX Faucet Arc Cost Lookup

> APEX Faucet Arc Cost Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from apexfaucet.xyz, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-03).

Returns the current cost and token metrics for the Arc network APEX token, including price, holder count, and payment tier information.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://apexfaucet.xyz/api/x402/arc-cost?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-03
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/apex-faucet-arc-cost-lookup-a8502d08
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_DYxNI9KFPd9eEBRk4zE7p

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 apex-faucet-arc-cost-lookup-a8502d08
```

Example prompt: What's the current price and holder count for the APEX token on Arc, and how much does a query cost?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a quick, low-cost lookup of APEX token metrics on the Arc network — specifically price in USD, holder count, and cost/tier metadata — without needing to sign up or manage gas. Prefer it over general crypto data APIs when you specifically need Arc-native APEX token context and are already operating within an x402 payment flow.

## Known failure modes

- Non-200 response if x402 payment is not completed or payment amount is insufficient
- ok: false response if the token data source is unavailable
- Stale or missing price data if the underlying price feed is delayed
- Rate limiting if the endpoint is called beyond permitted frequency

## How this service works

What a given operation SHOULD cost on Arc right now, in dollars - a price list computed at the gas price read at this block, and the companion to /api/x402/arc-gas which measures what transactions ACTUALLY cost across a spread of blocks. Use this one to quote an operation, that one to budget for the tail: the 20 gwei floor holds most of the time but is not a cap, and the response says so.

## Output

A JSON object with a boolean success flag, a data object containing APEX token symbol, holder count, and USD price, plus the amount paid for the call, the tier label (e.g. 'cheap'), and the payment asset used (e.g. 'USDC').

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    }
   }
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "schema": {
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
   "ok": {
    "type": "boolean"
   },
   "data": {
    "type": "object"
   },
   "paid": {
    "type": "number"
   },
   "tier": {
    "type": "string"
   },
   "asset": {
    "type": "string"
   }
  }
 },
 "example": {
  "ok": true,
  "data": {
   "symbol": "APEX",
   "holders": 9902,
   "priceUsd": 0.0000041
  },
  "paid": 0.01,
  "tier": "cheap",
  "asset": "USDC"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/apex-faucet-arc-cost-lookup-a8502d08/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from apexfaucet.xyz](https://www.zero.xyz/host/apexfaucet.xyz/llms.txt)