# BizIntel API – NOAA Buoy Data Lookup

> BizIntel API – NOAA Buoy Data Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from bizintel-api.hahavoid0.workers.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.001/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns nearby NOAA ocean buoy stations and their current wave height readings for a given lat/lon coordinate and search radius.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://bizintel-api.hahavoid0.workers.dev/geography/noaa-buoys
- Price: $0.001/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/bizintel-api-noaa-buoy-data-lookup-63da22b7
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_KnE91NC4PB-3A8JylEReK

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 bizintel-api-noaa-buoy-data-lookup-63da22b7 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you find all NOAA ocean buoys within 75 nautical miles of latitude 34.0°N, longitude -119.7°W and tell me the current wave heights?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need real-time or recent NOAA ocean buoy data (wave heights, station IDs) for a specific geographic area. It is ideal for maritime planning, coastal monitoring, or any agent workflow that needs structured, proximity-based buoy station discovery without managing direct NOAA API credentials. Prefer this over raw NOAA API access when you want a pay-per-call, no-key-required integration.

## Known failure modes

- No buoys found within the specified radius — try increasing the radius
- Invalid or out-of-range latitude/longitude values cause validation errors
- Remote ocean coordinates far from NOAA buoy networks may return empty results
- Stale or unavailable NOAA data may result in outdated timestamps
- Network timeout from upstream NOAA data source

## How this service works

Scrapes NOAA NDBC public feeds for live wave height, water temp, and marine forecasts.

## Output

Returns a list of nearby NOAA buoy stations including their station IDs and current wave heights in meters, along with a confidence level, data timestamp, and any warnings or disclaimers. Also indicates whether the query location is supported.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "type": "string",
     "enum": [
      "POST"
     ]
    },
    "bodyType": {
     "type": "string",
     "enum": [
      "json",
      "form-data",
      "text"
     ]
    },
    "body": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "latitude",
      "longitude"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "latitude": {
       "type": "number"
      },
      "longitude": {
       "type": "number"
      },
      "radius": {
       "type": "number",
       "description": "Radius in nautical miles",
       "default": 100
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method",
    "bodyType",
    "body"
   ],
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   },
   "required": [
    "type"
   ]
  }
 },
 "required": [
  "input"
 ]
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "result": {
   "buoys": [
    {
     "stationId": "46053",
     "wave_height_meters": 1.2
    }
   ]
  },
  "warnings": [],
  "supported": true,
  "confidence": "high",
  "data_as_of": "2026-06",
  "disclaimer": "Informational support only. Not legal, tax, medical, veterinary, or financial advice. Verify with the cited official source or a qualified professional before acting."
 }
}
```

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