# Aurenic DNS Lookup API

> Aurenic DNS Lookup API is a paid API for AI agents from api.aurenic.org, paid per call via x402, $0.001/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-30).

Performs DNS record lookups for a given domain, returning A, AAAA, MX, TXT, and NS records

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.aurenic.org/dns/:domain?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.001/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-30
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/aurenic-dns-lookup-api-f7283def
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_RpTK6dNGsQk0sg8UcmsTm

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 aurenic-dns-lookup-api-f7283def
```

Example prompt: Can you look up the DNS records for github.com — I need to see the A, MX, and TXT records?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a quick, pay-per-call DNS resolution without managing your own DNS resolver infrastructure. Ideal for agents that need to verify domain configuration, check email deliverability setup, or inspect network infrastructure on demand. At $0.001 USDC per call, it is cost-effective for lightweight or infrequent DNS lookups without a subscription.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or malformed domain name returns an error response
- Non-existent domain (NXDOMAIN) returns empty or error result
- Timeout if the upstream DNS resolver is slow or unresponsive
- Rate limiting if too many requests are made in quick succession
- Some record types may return empty arrays if not configured for the domain

## How this service works

DNS lookup: A, AAAA, MX, TXT, NS records

## Output

A JSON object containing DNS records for the queried domain, organized by record type: A (IPv4 addresses), AAAA (IPv6 addresses), MX (mail exchange servers with priority), TXT (text records including SPF, DKIM, and DMARC), and NS (authoritative nameservers).

## 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"
    },
    "pathParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "domain"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "domain": {
       "type": "string"
      }
     }
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {}
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/aurenic-dns-lookup-api-f7283def/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.aurenic.org](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.aurenic.org/llms.txt)