# dns-a-via-google

> dns-a-via-google is a paid API for AI agents from dns.intel.rallylive.ca, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-01).

Resolves DNS A records for a domain using Google's 8.8.8.8 resolver via DNS over HTTPS, returning records, TTL, response code, DNSSEC validation status, and answer time.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://dns.intel.rallylive.ca/dns/a/via/google?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-01
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/dns-a-via-google-1311b8f3
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_DovAc_YgaT2udAK8v2bP8

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-via-google-1311b8f3
```

Example prompt: What A records does Google DNS (8.8.8.8) return for example.com, and is the answer DNSSEC-validated?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you specifically need to query Google's 8.8.8.8 resolver for A records — particularly when comparing Google's answers to other resolvers (Cloudflare, NextDNS, etc.) to detect propagation lag, split-horizon DNS, or resolver-specific filtering. Ideal for DNS propagation monitoring, DNSSEC validation checks, or diagnosing discrepancies between resolvers.

## Known failure modes

- Domain does not exist — returns NXDOMAIN response code with no records
- DNS resolution fails at Google's server — returns SERVFAIL with no records
- No A records exist for domain (e.g. only AAAA or CNAME) — returns NOERROR with empty record set
- Malformed or missing domain input — may return a 400-level error
- Network or resolver timeout — may return an error or null answer time

## How this service works

A records for a domain as answered by Google 8.8.8.8 (DNS over HTTPS): the records, TTL, response code (NOERROR/NXDOMAIN/SERVFAIL), whether the resolver validated DNSSEC, and the resolver's answer time. Compare resolvers to spot propagation lag, filtering or split-horizon answers. $0.01 per lookup.

## Output

Returns the A records (IPv4 addresses) for the queried domain as answered by Google 8.8.8.8 via DNS over HTTPS, along with the TTL of each record, the DNS response code (NOERROR, NXDOMAIN, or SERVFAIL), whether the resolver validated DNSSEC, and the time taken by Google to answer the query.

## 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",
     "properties": {}
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/dns-a-via-google-1311b8f3/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from dns.intel.rallylive.ca](https://www.zero.xyz/host/dns.intel.rallylive.ca/llms.txt)