# Crawlspur Canonical Self-Reference Check

> Crawlspur Canonical Self-Reference Check is a paid API for AI agents from crawlspur.halowerk.com, paid per call via x402, $0.001/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Checks whether a webpage's canonical tag correctly points to itself (self-referencing canonical URL) on a given target URL.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://crawlspur.halowerk.com/v1/pruef/crawlspur/canonical-selbst/canonical
- 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/crawlspur-canonical-self-reference-check-14c9e7a1
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_YhqSKpWLksv6vXdBFW8Vy

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 crawlspur-canonical-self-reference-check-14c9e7a1 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Check if https://example.com/blog/my-post has a self-referencing canonical tag — I want to know if the canonical points to itself or somewhere else.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to programmatically verify that a specific page's canonical tag self-references correctly — ideal for automated SEO audits, pre-publish checks, or monitoring pipelines where canonical correctness is critical. Prefer this over generic HTML parsers when you need a structured pass/fail finding specifically for canonical self-reference validation.

## Known failure modes

- Target URL is unreachable or returns a non-200 HTTP status
- Page has no canonical tag present
- CSS selector matches zero or more than one element
- Target URL is not a valid public HTTP/HTTPS address
- Canonical tag exists but points to a different domain or path
- Network timeout when fetching the target page

## How this service works

Prüft am Objekt canonical den Befund selbstreferenzierende kanonische Adresse.

## Output

Returns a structured finding indicating whether the canonical tag on the target page is self-referencing, including the detected canonical URL value and whether it matches the page's own address, along with any discrepancies found.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "ziel": {
   "oneOf": [
    {
     "type": "string",
     "maxLength": 2048,
     "minLength": 1,
     "description": "Öffentliche HTTP(S)-Adresse; bei DNS-Befunden Domain oder öffentliche IP."
    },
    {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "adresse"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "adresse": {
       "type": "string",
       "maxLength": 2048,
       "minLength": 1
      },
      "selektor": {
       "type": "string",
       "maxLength": 240,
       "minLength": 1,
       "description": "CSS-Selektor: genau ein Objekt, sonst erster Treffer des Objektfilters."
      },
      "vergleich": {
       "type": "string",
       "maxLength": 2048,
       "description": "Öffentliche Vergleichsadresse für Link-, Sitemap- oder Sprachbefunde."
      },
      "user_agent": {
       "type": "string",
       "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9_-]{1,80}$"
      },
      "dkim_selektor": {
       "type": "string",
       "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9_-]{1,63}$"
      }
     },
     "additionalProperties": false
    }
   ]
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/crawlspur-canonical-self-reference-check-14c9e7a1/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from crawlspur.halowerk.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/crawlspur.halowerk.com/llms.txt)