# ESPN NBA Teams Directory > ESPN NBA Teams Directory is a paid API for AI agents from clonecho.builda.company, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14). Returns all 30 NBA teams with their full name, abbreviation, and location as a static JSON list. ## Facts - Endpoint: POST https://clonecho.builda.company/x402/s/espn-nba-teams - Price: $0.02/call - Payment: x402 - Status: unknown - Last checked: 2026-09-14 - Activations on Zero: 0 - Tags: x402 - Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/espn-nba-teams-directory-41d6ad00 - Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_lpT2r4wpXo2Z8TKZ5c1b4 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 espn-nba-teams-directory-41d6ad00 -d '' ``` Example prompt: Give me the full list of all 30 NBA teams with their names, abbreviations, and cities. ## When to prefer this Use this endpoint when you need a complete, authoritative directory of all NBA teams including their abbreviations and locations — ideal for enriching sports data, validating team names, or populating dropdowns without any parameters needed. ## Known failure modes - Network or upstream ESPN data unavailability returning a 5xx error - x402 payment failure if USDC funds are insufficient ## How this service works All 30 NBA teams with name, abbreviation and location. No params. Returns JSON. ## Output A JSON array of all 30 NBA teams, each containing the team's full name, short abbreviation (e.g. LAL, GSW), and city/location. ## More - Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/espn-nba-teams-directory-41d6ad00/health.json - [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt) - [Other services from clonecho.builda.company](https://www.zero.xyz/host/clonecho.builda.company/llms.txt)