# ForgeMesh Link Destination Checker

> ForgeMesh Link Destination Checker is a paid API for AI agents from x402.forgemesh.io, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Resolves a shortened or forwarding URL to its final destination, returning the resolved address and full hop-by-hop redirect chain, with protection against internal-network targets.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://x402.forgemesh.io/link-destination-check
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/forgemesh-link-destination-checker-a46e1681
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_dDM1CnYjUPSH18DdQK8zh

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 forgemesh-link-destination-checker-a46e1681 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Before I click this link, can you check where it actually leads and show me every redirect hop along the way? The URL is https://bit.ly/3xAbc12 — I want to make sure it's not going somewhere sketchy.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to safely determine where a suspicious, shortened, or obfuscated URL leads before clicking or passing it to an automated browser. Ideal for phishing triage pipelines, affiliate link auditing, and pre-visit safety screening where exposing the actual destination URL and full redirect chain is required. Prefer this over generic HTTP clients because it handles multi-hop redirects, protects against SSRF via internal-network blocking, and returns the structured path rather than just following the link blindly.

## Known failure modes

- URL resolves to an internal/private network address — blocked for security
- URL is malformed or unparseable — returns validation error
- Target server times out or is unreachable — returns timeout error
- URL contains no redirects and resolves immediately to itself
- Too many redirect hops (redirect loop) — returns loop detection error

## How this service works

Link destination checker: reveals where a shortened or forwarding URL actually leads before you click it, returning the final resolved address and the full hop-by-hop redirect path. Protected against internal-network targets. Built for phishing triage, affiliate-link auditing, and safety screening ahead of automated browsing.

## Output

Returns the final resolved destination URL after all redirects, plus the complete ordered list of intermediate hop URLs traversed along the redirect chain. Internal/private network targets are blocked for safety.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "url": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "chain": [
   "https://bit.ly/example",
   "https://t.co/x",
   "https://example.com/landing"
  ],
  "final_url": "https://example.com/landing",
  "redirects": 2
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/forgemesh-link-destination-checker-a46e1681/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from x402.forgemesh.io](https://www.zero.xyz/host/x402.forgemesh.io/llms.txt)