# the402.ai Service Delivery Verification & Payment Release

> the402.ai Service Delivery Verification & Payment Release is a paid API for AI agents from api.the402.ai, paid per call via x402, $0.001/call, status down (last checked 2026-09-15).

Verifies that a purchased service has been delivered and releases the associated payment to the provider

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.the402.ai/v1/threads/thread_d94793fec8d84a99/verify
- Price: $0.001/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: down
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/api-the402-ai-ff9ae94a
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_O3IFBfH76Ddnx2SAkandb

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-the402-ai-ff9ae94a -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: The domain availability check I purchased on the402 came back — please verify that the service was delivered for thread thread_d94793fec8d84a99 and release the payment.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint after a service has been purchased and fulfilled on the402.ai marketplace to confirm delivery and release the escrowed payment. This is the finalization step in the402 payment workflow — call it only after receiving a completed result from the purchased service thread. Prefer this over alternatives when operating within the402.ai service marketplace ecosystem.

## Known failure modes

- Thread ID not found or invalid — 404 error
- Service not yet delivered, payment cannot be released — delivery pending status
- Payment already released for this thread — duplicate release error
- Insufficient payment authorization on the thread — 402 or authorization error
- Thread in invalid state for verification — state machine conflict error

## How this service works

Verify service delivery and release payment

## Output

Returns a confirmation that the service delivery has been verified and the held payment has been released to the service provider, including delivery receipt and payment status.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "id"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "id": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/api-the402-ai-ff9ae94a/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.the402.ai](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.the402.ai/llms.txt)