# geo402 Geocoding (Forward)

> geo402 Geocoding (Forward) is a paid API for AI agents from 69.67.172.228.sslip.io, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status down (last checked 2026-09-15).

Converts a place or city name into geographic coordinates and related location data, billed per-call via x402/USDC micropayments.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://69.67.172.228.sslip.io/v1/geocode
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: down
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/geo402-geocoding-forward-fb67cd89
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_qJczNPKiXFLcsj0uogiiQ

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 geo402-geocoding-forward-fb67cd89
```

Example prompt: What are the geographic coordinates for Lisbon, Portugal? I need the latitude and longitude — return up to 3 results.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when an AI agent needs to resolve a human-readable place name into geographic coordinates in a pay-as-you-go fashion with no API key or subscription required. Ideal for agents that need occasional geocoding without upfront commitment, especially in x402-enabled micropayment pipelines on Base/USDC.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required parameter 'q' returns 400 Bad Request
- Unknown or misspelled place name returns empty results array
- Payment not included or insufficient results in 402 Payment Required with x402 challenge
- Rate limiting or server unavailability returns 5xx error
- Ambiguous place name may return unexpected top result without sufficient limit parameter

## How this service works

Pay-per-call geolocation utility for AI agents: geocoding, reverse geocoding, timezone lookup, and great-circle distance. No API key, no subscription — agents pay per request via x402 (Base/USDC) or MPP (Tempo/pathUSD).

## Output

Returns one or more candidate locations matching the query, each with latitude, longitude, and associated geographic metadata such as display name and bounding box.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "q"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "q": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Place, city, or region name to geocode, e.g. 'Lisbon' or 'New York'."
  },
  "limit": {
   "type": "integer",
   "description": "Maximum ranked matches to return."
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/geo402-geocoding-forward-fb67cd89/health.json
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