# Blockbuster.ai Skip Tracing

> Blockbuster.ai Skip Tracing is a paid API for AI agents from blockbuster-ai.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.15/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-16).

Performs skip tracing lookups to locate individuals based on a query string, returning contact and location intelligence data.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://blockbuster-ai.vercel.app/api/skip-tracing
- Price: $0.15/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-16
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/blockbuster-ai-skip-tracing-d5ce0b52
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_oLKYHCLMKKXKElKK_NkOM

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 blockbuster-ai-skip-tracing-d5ce0b52 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you skip trace 'John Smith, last known address 123 Main St, Chicago IL' and find his current contact information?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to perform a skip tracing or people-search lookup and want to pay per-call via x402 micropayments on Base chain rather than subscribing to a dedicated skip tracing SaaS. Best for ad-hoc or low-volume identity/location lookups where a $0.15 USDC per-call cost is acceptable.

## Known failure modes

- Query string too vague or ambiguous — no matching records found
- Person not found in database — empty data object returned
- Invalid or malformed query input — API returns error
- Payment failure via x402 micropayment — request not processed
- Rate limiting or quota exceeded — 402 or 429 response

## How this service works

115+ premium paid endpoints: Social Media, AI/ML, E-commerce, Finance, Data Intelligence, Media, Tools. x402 micropayments on Base chain.

## Output

Returns a data object with location and contact intelligence about the queried individual, including potentially current address, phone numbers, and other identifying details, along with a success boolean indicating whether the lookup was successful.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "query": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Input parameter for the API call"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "data": {
   "type": "object"
  },
  "success": {
   "type": "boolean"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/blockbuster-ai-skip-tracing-d5ce0b52/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from blockbuster-ai.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/blockbuster-ai.vercel.app/llms.txt)