# Strale Insolvency Check

> Strale Insolvency Check is a paid API for AI agents from api.strale.io, paid per call via x402, $0.0216/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Check whether a company has active insolvency, bankruptcy, or winding-up proceedings, returning status and key dates (currently UK via Companies House).

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.strale.io/x402/insolvency-check
- Price: $0.0216/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/api-strale-io-950d0c0d
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Z_uNbMkIVX_H8QR4b5QYC

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-strale-io-950d0c0d
```

Example prompt: Can you check whether Carillion PLC in the UK has any insolvency, bankruptcy, or winding-up proceedings on record? Their company number is 02605406.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to programmatically verify whether a UK-registered company has active or historical insolvency, liquidation, administration, or winding-up proceedings, especially as part of a B2B due diligence, credit risk, or supplier vetting workflow. Prefer this over manual Companies House searches when you need structured, machine-readable output with key dates.

## Known failure modes

- Company not found — returns no match if the name doesn't correspond to a registered entity
- Country code not supported — currently only UK (GB) is covered; other country codes may return unsupported error
- Ambiguous company name — multiple matches possible if no company number provided
- Rate limiting or payment failure — x402 payment required per call; insufficient funds returns 402 error
- Missing required parameters — company_name or country_code absent returns validation error

## How this service works

Check if a company has any insolvency, bankruptcy, or winding-up proceedings. Currently covers UK (via Companies House). Returns status and key dates.

## Output

Returns the insolvency status of the company along with key dates such as filing date, type of proceeding (e.g. liquidation, administration, winding-up), and current status — sourced from Companies House for UK entities.

## Example request

```json
{
 "company_name": "Apple Inc",
 "country_code": "GB",
 "company_number": "03708646"
}
```

## 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",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "company_name",
      "country_code"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "company_name": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Company name"
      },
      "country_code": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Country code (ISO 2-letter)"
      },
      "company_number": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Company registration number if known (optional)"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  }
 }
}
```

## More

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