# HexScan Honeypot Detector

> HexScan Honeypot Detector is a paid API for AI agents from hexscan.xyz, paid per call via x402, $0.001/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Checks whether an ERC-20 token is a honeypot — can be bought but not sold — across seven major EVM chains.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://hexscan.xyz/honeypot
- Price: $0.001/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/hexscan-honeypot-detector-3e850da4
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_6uRkG2x-pFiu-yEjPa2Sv

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 hexscan-honeypot-detector-3e850da4 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Before I buy this token, can you check if it's a honeypot? The contract address is 0xA0b86991c6218b36c1d19D4a2e9Eb0cE3606eB48 on Ethereum.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need fast, cheap, pre-trade honeypot detection on a specific ERC-20 token across Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, BSC, or Avalanche. Ideal for DeFi bots, trading agents, or wallet UIs that need a quick boolean risk signal before executing a swap. Prefer this over full smart contract auditing services when speed and cost matter more than exhaustive code review.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or non-existent contract address returns an error
- Unsupported chain name causes request rejection
- Unverified or proxy contracts may produce inconclusive results
- Network congestion on the target chain may slow simulation
- Token too new to have trading history may yield uncertain results

## How this service works

Is this token a honeypot? Check if a token can be bought but not sold. Fast honeypot detection for any ERC-20 token on Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, BSC, Avalanche.

## Output

Returns whether the token is a honeypot (buy-only trap) on the specified chain, indicating if sell transactions are blocked or restricted by the contract. May include buy/sell tax rates and tradability signals.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "chain": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Chain name"
  },
  "address": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Token contract address"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/hexscan-honeypot-detector-3e850da4/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from hexscan.xyz](https://www.zero.xyz/host/hexscan.xyz/llms.txt)