# EVM Token Honeypot Detection

> EVM Token Honeypot Detection is a paid API for AI agents from x402-services-production.up.railway.app, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Checks whether a given EVM token contract address is a honeypot (buy-but-can't-sell trap) on a specified chain

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://x402-services-production.up.railway.app/api/snipe/honeypot
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/evm-token-honeypot-detection-ea32d385
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_TUOgVf87fql3P3L9v4-Bu

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 evm-token-honeypot-detection-ea32d385 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Before I buy this Base token at 0x1234...abcd, can you run a honeypot check on it to make sure I'll actually be able to sell it afterward?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when an AI trading agent needs a fast, pay-per-call honeypot check with no API key setup, especially when operating across multiple EVM chains (Base, Polygon, Arbitrum, etc.) and paying in stablecoins. Prefer this over free scanners when you need reliable, low-latency results in an automated pipeline where accountability and consistent uptime matter.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or malformed contract address returns an error
- Unsupported chain identifier may default to Base or return an error
- Contract not yet indexed or too newly deployed may yield inconclusive results
- Network or RPC issues may cause timeouts
- Payment failure (insufficient USDC balance) blocks the call

## How this service works

Fast yes/no honeypot check for a token before buying: is it sellable, buy/sell tax, and whether the creator has deployed honeypots before. Send { address, chain? }. Cheap, instant pre-trade gate against unsellable scam tokens.

## Output

Returns a safety assessment indicating whether the token contract exhibits honeypot characteristics (e.g. sell restrictions, hidden fees, blacklist functions), along with supporting risk signals for the given EVM chain.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "address"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "chain": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "EVM chain, default base"
  },
  "address": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "0x token contract address"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/evm-token-honeypot-detection-ea32d385/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from x402-services-production.up.railway.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/x402-services-production.up.railway.app/llms.txt)