# dns-ns-via-alidns-watch

> dns-ns-via-alidns-watch 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).

Monitors DNS NS records for a domain via AliDNS and detects changes compared to the previous check, returning diff details and a changed flag.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://dns.intel.rallylive.ca/watch/dns/ns/via/alidns?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-ns-via-alidns-watch-7dabe274
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_igPvVt8GNPVlSkqJhvQd2

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-ns-via-alidns-watch-7dabe274
```

Example prompt: Watch the NS records for example.com using AliDNS and tell me if they've changed since the last check — show me what changed and when it was last seen.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you specifically want to monitor NS record changes as seen from AliDNS (223.5.5.5), a Chinese anycast resolver useful for validating DNS propagation from Asian networks. Prefer this over one-shot NS lookup endpoints when you need change detection with diffing and historical comparison. Use when you need to schedule recurring checks and receive alerts on nameserver changes.

## Known failure modes

- Domain not found or invalid domain name returns an error or empty record set
- No previous check stored (first call for a domain) means 'changed' cannot be computed and may return a baseline result
- AliDNS upstream unavailable causes lookup failure
- Rate limiting or payment failure blocks the check
- Domain with no NS records returns empty result

## How this service works

Change watch for dns ns via alidns: 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 NS records as answered by AliDNS, a boolean 'changed' flag indicating whether they differ from the previous check, a list of fields that changed with before and after values, and a timestamp of when the records were last seen. Previous check 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-ns-via-alidns-watch-7dabe274/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
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