# BaseBuilder Ecommerce Skip Tracing

> BaseBuilder Ecommerce Skip Tracing is a paid API for AI agents from bbx-ecommerce.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.19677/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-10).

Performs skip tracing to locate individuals or entities by returning contact, address, and identity data from available records

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://bbx-ecommerce.vercel.app/api/skip-tracing?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.19677/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-10
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/basebuilder-ecommerce-skip-tracing-7a7e0417
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_x-_lxVBdEK6X928xWzw5O

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 basebuilder-ecommerce-skip-tracing-7a7e0417 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you run a skip trace on John Michael Doe, last known address 123 Elm Street, Springfield IL 62701, to find his current address and phone number?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to locate current contact or address information for an individual as part of an ecommerce workflow, such as fraud verification, collections, or re-engagement. It is priced per call at ~$0.20 USDC and operates within the BaseBuilder Ecommerce API hub, making it suitable for automated agent pipelines that require people-lookup as part of a broader commerce process.

## Known failure modes

- Insufficient input data to identify the individual — returns no results or low-confidence match
- Individual not found in available records — empty or null result
- Ambiguous identity match — multiple possible records returned
- Payment failure via x402 protocol — 402 status before data is returned
- Rate limiting or service unavailability — 5xx error from the API

## How this service works

BaseBuilder Ecommerce API hub - 19 paid endpoints

## Output

Returns current or updated contact information for the traced individual, potentially including verified address, phone numbers, email addresses, and associated identity records pulled from available data sources.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/basebuilder-ecommerce-skip-tracing-7a7e0417/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from bbx-ecommerce.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/bbx-ecommerce.vercel.app/llms.txt)