# Bitcoin Benji TX Status — Bitcoin Transaction Status Lookup

> Bitcoin Benji TX Status — Bitcoin Transaction Status Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from api.bitcoinbenji.com, paid per call via x402, $0.015/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns the current mempool or confirmation status of a Bitcoin transaction by its transaction ID

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.bitcoinbenji.com/bitcoin/tx-status
- Price: $0.015/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/bitcoin-benji-tx-status-bitcoin-transaction-status-lookup-9ce43836
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_5Lt9Z_0kO72ybDFv4PB1Q

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 bitcoin-benji-tx-status-bitcoin-transaction-status-lookup-9ce43836
```

Example prompt: Can you check the current status of this Bitcoin transaction — txid f4184fc596403b9d638783cf57adfe4c75c605f6356fbc91338530e9831e9e16 — and tell me if it's confirmed and how many confirmations it has?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need real-time, pay-per-call Bitcoin transaction status without committing to an API key or subscription. It is ideal for agents that only occasionally need to check tx status and want a Lightning-native micropayment model. Prefer this over block explorer scraping when you need a structured JSON response suitable for programmatic consumption.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or malformed txid returns an error response
- Transaction not found if txid doesn't exist on the Bitcoin network
- Payment required (402) if Lightning payment token is missing or invalid
- Rate limiting or access denial if the L402 macaroon is expired
- Network latency issues may cause stale mempool data

## How this service works

L402-gated APIs: real-time Bitcoin mempool intelligence and private AI inference. Pay-per-call via Lightning. Zero API keys. Zero subscriptions.

## Output

A JSON object describing the Bitcoin transaction's current status, including whether it is confirmed or still in the mempool, the number of block confirmations received, the block it was mined into (if applicable), and potentially fee and timestamp details.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json"
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/bitcoin-benji-tx-status-bitcoin-transaction-status-lookup-9ce43836/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.bitcoinbenji.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.bitcoinbenji.com/llms.txt)