# GlowPulse Pregnancy-Safe Ingredient Checker

> GlowPulse Pregnancy-Safe Ingredient Checker is a paid API for AI agents from glowpulse-nine.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.1/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Returns a pregnancy-safety verdict for skincare ingredients, flagging any ingredients to avoid or use with caution during pregnancy

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://glowpulse-nine.vercel.app/api/glow/pregnancy-safe
- Price: $0.1/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/glowpulse-pregnancy-safe-ingredient-checker-7d26ffdc
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_tUUZNiCCz7DiJbww8TFyS

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 glowpulse-pregnancy-safe-ingredient-checker-7d26ffdc
```

Example prompt: Can you check if my skincare routine ingredients — retinol, niacinamide, and salicylic acid — are safe to use during pregnancy and flag anything I should avoid?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need authoritative, per-ingredient pregnancy-safety guidance specifically for skincare and cosmetic INCI ingredients. Prefer this over general ingredient lookup endpoints when the user is pregnant or planning pregnancy and wants clear 'avoid/caution/safe' verdicts rather than general function descriptions. It is more targeted than a broad ingredient safety checker and more actionable than a generic cosmetic database.

## Known failure modes

- Missing or empty ingredient list parameter returns an error or empty flagged list
- Unrecognized INCI ingredient names may not be flagged even if unsafe
- Non-standard ingredient name formatting may cause missed matches
- API returns no result for very novel or obscure cosmetic ingredients
- x402 micropayment failure results in 402 response with no data returned

## How this service works

Is this skincare ingredient safe during pregnancy? Pregnancy and nursing safety screen for ingredients or products — AAD-informed flagged-ingredient list, safe alternatives, and a professional-consultation notice. Not a substitute for OB/derm advice.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with an overall_verdict string (e.g. 'caution — flagged ingredients present') and a list of flagged_ingredients, each with the ingredient name and specific guidance (e.g. 'avoid' or 'use with caution') relevant to pregnancy safety.

## 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",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "lang": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "en | ko | ja | de | fr | es | pt (optional)"
      },
      "ingredients_or_product": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "retinol,salicylic acid | The Ordinary Retinol 0.5% (required)"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "errors": {
     "type": "object",
     "description": "Documented error responses, keyed by HTTP status code",
     "additionalProperties": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
       "description"
      ],
      "properties": {
       "example": {
        "type": "object"
       },
       "description": {
        "type": "string"
       }
      }
     }
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "overall_verdict": "caution — flagged ingredients present",
  "flagged_ingredients": [
   {
    "guidance": "avoid",
    "ingredient": "retinol"
   }
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/glowpulse-pregnancy-safe-ingredient-checker-7d26ffdc/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from glowpulse-nine.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/glowpulse-nine.vercel.app/llms.txt)