# Crinkl Verified Commerce Signals

> Crinkl Verified Commerce Signals is a paid API for AI agents from api.crinkl.xyz, paid per call via x402, $0.001/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns privacy-thresholded, receipt-verified purchase signals and shopper activation data for commerce and marketing planning.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.crinkl.xyz/x402/crinkl-verified-commerce-signals
- Price: $0.001/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/api-crinkl-xyz-bccf1abe
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_TdC8YDlgBQwdbcp0y5z7x

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 api-crinkl-xyz-bccf1abe
```

Example prompt: Pull Crinkl's verified commerce signals for a first_campaign goal — I want to see receipt-backed shopper activation data to understand real purchase demand before we launch.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need verified, receipt-backed purchase signals for commerce marketing decisions — especially when privacy compliance matters, when planning campaigns tied to real shopper behavior, or when comparing retailer/category demand using proof-grounded data rather than modeled estimates.

## Known failure modes

- Missing or malformed 'type' or 'method' fields in input object returns a 400 validation error
- Invalid goal value may return empty or generic signal set
- Insufficient purchase data volume for requested goal may return a thresholded/suppressed result
- Payment failure (x402) returns 402 Payment Required before data is delivered
- Rate limiting or quota exhaustion returns 429 Too Many Requests

## How this service works

Verified purchase data API - access privacy-thresholded commerce signals and proof-backed shopper activation from rewarded consumer purchase evidence.

## Output

Returns privacy-thresholded commerce signals derived from verified consumer purchase receipts, including proof-backed shopper activation data and demand indicators relevant to the specified marketing goal (e.g., first_campaign, retailer_compare, metro_test, or campaign_measurement).

## 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"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "goal": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Optional marketing goal, for example first_campaign, retailer_compare, metro_test, or campaign_measurement."
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "object": "crinkl_paid_report",
  "license": {
   "tier": "x402_single_use",
   "redistribution": "not_allowed"
  },
  "privacy": {
   "smallCells": "suppressed",
   "rawReceipts": "not_returned",
   "walletHistories": "not_returned",
   "identifiablePurchaseRecords": "not_returned"
  },
  "results": {
   "dataType": "privacy_thresholded_commerce_signals",
   "endpoints": [
    {
     "route": "/x402/category-pulse",
     "answers": "Is verified category activity visible and directionally moving?",
     "priceUsd": "$0.025"
    },
    {
     "route": "/x402/merchant-category-signal",
     "answers": "Does a retailer/category pair clear threshold?",
     "priceUsd": "$0.05"
    },
    {
     "route": "/x402/campaign-fit-estimate",
     "answers": "Is this category/retailer ready for a first campaign?",
     "priceUsd": "$0.10"
    }
   ],
   "upgradePath": "Strong x402 signals can become campaign_or_enterprise opportunities for proof-backed shopper activation, verified-purchase outcomes, repeat spend, incremental sales, and buyer feedback.",
   "buyerUseCase": "retail media measurement, campaign testing, activation readiness, and commerce intelligence",
   "privacyClass": "aggregate_only_no_personal_data",
   "marketplaceCategory": "Data"
  },
  "reportId": "rpt_example_crinkl_verified_commerce_signals",
  "reportType": "crinkl_verified_commerce_signals",
  "productName": "Crinkl"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/api-crinkl-xyz-bccf1abe/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.crinkl.xyz](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.crinkl.xyz/llms.txt)