# DNS CNAME Change Watch via OpenDNS

> DNS CNAME Change Watch via OpenDNS is a paid API for AI agents from dns.intel.rallylive.ca, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-21).

Checks the current CNAME DNS record for a domain via OpenDNS, compares it to the previous result, and returns whether it changed along with before/after field diffs.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://dns.intel.rallylive.ca/watch/dns/cname/via/opendns?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-21
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/dns-cname-change-watch-via-opendns-6d7c4093
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_to69aLWYZfFwSQGEIdSTu

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-cname-change-watch-via-opendns-6d7c4093
```

Example prompt: Keep an eye on the CNAME record for example.com using OpenDNS and let me know if it changes from what it was last time you checked.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to detect changes to a CNAME DNS record specifically as resolved by OpenDNS, and want a stateful diff against a prior baseline rather than just a raw DNS lookup. Ideal for scheduling periodic monitors, catching CDN switches, domain hijacking, or SaaS cutover events without managing your own state storage.

## Known failure modes

- Domain not previously queried — no baseline to compare against, so 'changed' will be false on first call
- Domain does not have a CNAME record — returns empty answer set
- OpenDNS resolution failure or NXDOMAIN — record not found
- Invalid or malformed domain input — request fails with error
- Payment not processed — x402 payment required before result is returned

## How this service works

Change watch for dns cname via opendns: runs the check, compares it with the result from your previous call for the same domain (kept 90 days) and returns the current answer, changed true/false, the fields that changed with before/after values, and when it was last seen. Schedule it to be alerted when this changes. $0.02 per check.

## Output

Returns the current CNAME DNS answer from OpenDNS, a boolean 'changed' field indicating whether the record differs from the previous call for the same domain, a list of fields that changed with their before and after values, and a timestamp of when the record was last seen. Previous results are retained for 90 days.

## 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-cname-change-watch-via-opendns-6d7c4093/health.json
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