# GeekVault Traceroute

> GeekVault Traceroute is a paid API for AI agents from api.geekvault.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.008/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-29).

Performs a traceroute to a specified host and returns the list of network hops along the path

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.geekvault.dev/net-tools/v1/traceroute?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.008/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-29
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/geekvault-traceroute-f7c5b936
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_I6nKC0CvhgtQMd1X2aNvk

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 geekvault-traceroute-f7c5b936
```

Example prompt: Can you run a traceroute to github.com and show me all the network hops along the path?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a quick, no-setup traceroute without installing OS-level tools or managing API keys. Ideal for AI agents doing network diagnostics, infrastructure monitoring, or debugging routing issues in automated workflows, especially when paying per-call via USDC on Base is acceptable over a subscription.

## Known failure modes

- Host not found or unresolvable — empty or error response
- Host unreachable or all hops timed out — partial hop list with asterisks or empty hops
- Network timeout if traceroute takes too long — incomplete results
- Invalid host input — likely 400 or error response
- Payment failure via x402 — 402 response before execution

## How this service works

Network, docs, image, web, and dev utility tools paid per call via x402. No signup, no API keys, no subscriptions — just USDC on Base.

## Output

Returns a JSON object containing the original host and an array of strings representing each hop (router/node) along the traceroute path from origin to destination.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "host"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "host": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "host",
  "hops"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "hops": {
   "type": "array",
   "items": {
    "type": "string"
   }
  },
  "host": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/geekvault-traceroute-f7c5b936/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.geekvault.dev](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.geekvault.dev/llms.txt)