# energybilltoolkit.co.uk UK Air Quality Lookup

> energybilltoolkit.co.uk UK Air Quality Lookup 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).

Resolves a UK postcode to current DEFRA UK-AIR pollutant readings from the nearest monitoring stations

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://energybilltoolkit.co.uk/air/api/tools/get-air-quality
- 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/energybilltoolkit-co-uk-9ba43eb5
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_rM0XJXz2qI-YKDWY7rid_

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 energybilltoolkit-co-uk-9ba43eb5 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: What are the current DEFRA UK-AIR pollutant readings near postcode SW1A 1AA? I want to know the pollution levels from the nearest monitoring stations.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need real-time, postcode-level air quality data sourced directly from DEFRA UK-AIR monitoring stations. Prefer this over generic air quality APIs when the user is specifically in the UK and needs official government-sourced pollutant readings tied to a precise postcode location.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or malformed UK postcode returns an error
- No nearby monitoring stations found for remote postcodes
- DEFRA UK-AIR upstream data unavailable or stale
- Postcode outside UK coverage area
- Missing required postcode parameter in request body

## How this service works

Resolve a UK postcode to current DEFRA UK-AIR pollutant readings from nearest monitoring stations.

## Output

Returns current air quality pollutant readings from DEFRA UK-AIR monitoring stations nearest to the provided UK postcode, including measured pollutant values and station metadata.

## Example request

```json
{
 "postcode": "SW1A 1AA"
}
```

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "postcode": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "UK postcode, e.g. KY6 3NY"
  }
 }
}
```

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