# DNS SOA Lookup via DNSPod (DoH)

> DNS SOA Lookup via DNSPod (DoH) is a paid API for AI agents from dns.intel.rallylive.ca, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-21).

Retrieves SOA records for a domain using DNSPod's DNS-over-HTTPS resolver (doh.pub), returning records, TTL, response code, DNSSEC validation status, and answer latency.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://dns.intel.rallylive.ca/dns/soa/via/dnspod?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-21
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/dns-soa-lookup-via-dnspod-doh-956e16bd
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_GtwYuBBRdfOzIO1TVfTBK

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-soa-lookup-via-dnspod-doh-956e16bd
```

Example prompt: What SOA record does DNSPod return for example.com right now — include the TTL, response code, whether DNSSEC was validated, and how fast the resolver answered?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you specifically need to see the SOA record as answered by DNSPod (doh.pub), such as when comparing resolver-specific propagation, detecting Chinese-CDN or DNSPod-specific filtering, auditing DNSSEC validation on that resolver, or building a multi-resolver SOA comparison. Prefer this over generic DNS tools when DNSPod's specific view of a zone matters.

## Known failure modes

- Domain does not exist — returns NXDOMAIN response code with empty records
- Resolver temporarily unavailable — returns SERVFAIL
- Invalid or malformed domain name input — may return error or SERVFAIL
- DNSPod filters the domain (e.g. malware/phishing policy) — returns NXDOMAIN or blocked response
- Network timeout from DNSPod — elevated answer time or failure

## How this service works

SOA records for a domain as answered by DNSPod (doh.pub) (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 SOA record(s) for the queried domain as seen by DNSPod's DoH resolver, including the full record data, TTL, DNS response code (NOERROR, NXDOMAIN, or SERVFAIL), a flag indicating whether DNSSEC was validated, and the resolver's answer time in milliseconds.

## 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-soa-lookup-via-dnspod-doh-956e16bd/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)