# GlobalRules - France Gift Giving Custom

> GlobalRules - France Gift Giving Custom is a paid API for AI agents from globalrules-api.onrender.com, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns the gift-giving customs and etiquette for France as a single verified data field.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://globalrules-api.onrender.com/api/v1/country/FR/gift_giving_custom
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/globalrules-france-gift-giving-custom-263036e9
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_JZlYmrYU1_WHxKoqmUBfD

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 globalrules-france-gift-giving-custom-263036e9
```

Example prompt: What are the gift-giving customs in France? I want to know what's appropriate or inappropriate to bring when invited to a French person's home.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a single, authoritative, pre-verified cultural fact about France's gift-giving customs without having to parse or cross-reference multiple sources. It is ideal for agents that need fast, structured country-specific cultural data for travel prep, business etiquette, or cross-cultural communication workflows. Prefer this over a web search when you need a structured JSON response with a known schema and verified sourcing.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or unsupported country code returns a 404 or error response
- Field name typo or unsupported field returns an error
- Service temporarily unavailable on Render cold start (first request after idle period may be slow)
- Payment failure via x402 protocol blocks access
- Data may be outdated if not recently reverified

## How this service works

One specific fact for one country: VAT/GST rate, public holidays by country, visa requirements for travelers, tipping customs, power plug type, minimum wage, corporate tax, digital nomad visa, customs duty-free allowance and more. 138 countries, 55 fields, verified sources. Example: /api/v1/country/JP/vat

## Output

A single JSON object containing the gift-giving custom description for France, along with the country code and the date the data was last verified. The custom field describes typical practices, taboos, and expectations around presenting gifts in French culture.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {}
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "country": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "updated": {
       "type": "string"
      }
     }
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

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