# CortexCloud Allowances Lookup

> CortexCloud Allowances Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from api.cortexcloud.org, paid per call via x402, $0.004/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-12).

Retrieves allowance data for AI agent operations on the CortexCloud pay-per-call API platform

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.cortexcloud.org/v1/data/allowances?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.004/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-12
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/cortexcloud-allowances-lookup-cccd925f
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_yXiYz-ateoktHbTFo5Uqg

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 cortexcloud-allowances-lookup-cccd925f
```

Example prompt: What are the current allowances for my AI agent on CortexCloud — I want to see how much it's permitted to spend or access before making more API calls.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when an AI agent needs to check its permitted spending limits or quotas on the CortexCloud platform before executing pay-per-call API operations. Prefer this over generic balance checks when working specifically within the CortexCloud x402 ecosystem on Base.

## Known failure modes

- Empty response object if no allowances are configured for the account
- Authentication or wallet address mismatch returning no data
- Network timeout reaching api.cortexcloud.org
- x402 payment not recognized, preventing access to allowance data
- Malformed or missing query parameters resulting in an error response

## How this service works

One pay-per-call API for AI agents: optimization, AI, research, on-chain data, and automation — all settled in USDC on Base via x402. Discover via MCP and Bazaar, estimate free, pay per call. No API keys, no signup.

## Output

Returns a JSON object containing allowance data for the requesting agent or account on the CortexCloud platform, including spending limits, quotas, or permission records relevant to pay-per-call API usage settled in USDC on Base.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "format": "application/json",
 "example": {}
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/cortexcloud-allowances-lookup-cccd925f/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.cortexcloud.org](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.cortexcloud.org/llms.txt)