# DNS A Record Lookup – dns.use.x402atlas.com

> DNS A Record Lookup – dns.use.x402atlas.com is a paid API for AI agents from dns.use.x402atlas.com, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Resolves a hostname or domain name to its IPv4 addresses via a DNS A record lookup, returning results as fast JSON.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://dns.use.x402atlas.com/a
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/dns-a-record-lookup-dns-use-x402atlas-com-d5ae2307
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_EjFu0_qKz_CVio2n79ocA

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 dns-a-record-lookup-dns-use-x402atlas-com-d5ae2307
```

Example prompt: What IPv4 addresses does github.com resolve to? Do a DNS A record lookup and give me the results.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to quickly resolve a hostname to its IPv4 address(es) in a programmatic, agent-friendly JSON format. Prefer this over shell tools or raw DNS resolvers when operating in an agentic workflow that supports x402 micropayments. Pair with the sibling WHOIS, MX, and TXT endpoints on the same service for comprehensive DNS intelligence.

## Known failure modes

- Hostname does not exist or has no A records — returns empty or error response
- Malformed hostname input — likely returns a 400 or validation error
- Payment not included or insufficient — returns 402 Payment Required
- DNS timeout or upstream resolver failure — returns 5xx or timeout error

## How this service works

DNS A record lookup — resolve any hostname or domain to its IPv4 addresses, returned as a clean JSON list. For host resolution, connectivity and uptime checks, IP-reputation enrichment and infrastructure mapping.

## Output

A JSON object containing the resolved IPv4 addresses for the queried hostname, returned as DNS A records.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "host"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "host": {
       "type": "string",
       "maxLength": 253,
       "minLength": 1,
       "description": "Bare hostname to resolve (not an IP literal, not localhost, not under a reserved suffix like .local/.internal)"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "host",
      "records",
      "queried_at"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "host": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "The queried hostname"
      },
      "records": {
       "type": "array",
       "items": {
        "type": "string"
       },
       "description": "IPv4 addresses (A records)"
      },
      "queried_at": {
       "type": "string",
       "format": "date-time",
       "description": "UTC timestamp of the lookup"
      }
     }
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "host": "example.com",
  "records": [
   "93.184.216.34"
  ],
  "queried_at": "2026-06-05T12:00:00Z"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/dns-a-record-lookup-dns-use-x402atlas-com-d5ae2307/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
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