# EBT Child Tax Credit Estimator

> EBT Child Tax Credit Estimator is a paid API for AI agents from energybilltoolkit.co.uk, paid per call via x402, $0.001/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Estimates Child Tax Credit and related tax benefit eligibility based on income, filing status, and dependent information

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://energybilltoolkit.co.uk/mcp-ebt/api/ctc/estimate
- Price: $0.001/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/ebt-child-tax-credit-estimator-0106e87b
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_0bnv3JGWz2J7gusHXEp_S

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 ebt-child-tax-credit-estimator-0106e87b -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you estimate my Child Tax Credit? My modified adjusted gross income is $72,000, earned income is $68,000, I file as married filing jointly, I have 2 qualifying children, and no other dependents.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a quick, programmatic estimate of US Child Tax Credit eligibility without running a full tax return calculation. Ideal for benefits screening tools, financial planning agents, or social services applications that need per-call CTC estimates at low cost ($0.01 per call).

## Known failure modes

- Missing required fields such as filingStatus or qualifyingChildren may return a validation error
- Invalid filingStatus string values may be rejected
- Negative or unrealistically large income values may produce unexpected results
- Network or payment authorization failures for the x402 pay-per-use model

## How this service works

Pay-per-use EBT screening endpoint

## Output

Returns an estimated Child Tax Credit amount and/or eligibility assessment based on the provided income figures, filing status, and dependent counts. Likely includes credit amount calculation accounting for phase-out thresholds applicable to the given income level and filing status.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "magi": {
   "type": "number",
   "description": "Modified adjusted gross income (USD)"
  },
  "earnedIncome": {
   "type": "number",
   "description": "Earned income (USD)"
  },
  "filingStatus": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "otherDependents": {
   "type": "number"
  },
  "qualifyingChildren": {
   "type": "number"
  }
 }
}
```

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