# honeypot-check-ethereum

> honeypot-check-ethereum is a paid API for AI agents from chain.intel.rallylive.ca, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-02).

Simulates a buy and sell of an Ethereum ERC-20 token to detect honeypot scams and return sellability, real taxes, and the reason it may be a trap.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://chain.intel.rallylive.ca/token/honeypot/ethereum?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-02
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/honeypot-check-ethereum-16148059
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_BkJNsV5qIfDtyVDw5X_mt

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 honeypot-check-ethereum-16148059
```

Example prompt: Before I buy this token, can you run a honeypot check on Ethereum contract 0xabc123... and tell me if I'll actually be able to sell it afterwards, plus the real buy and sell taxes?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to check an ERC-20 token on Ethereum mainnet specifically before executing a buy. Prefer this over general token security scans when you need a quick buy/sell simulation with real tax numbers and a binary can_sell decision. Use the BSC or Polygon variants for tokens on those chains.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or non-existent contract address returns an error or empty result
- Token not yet listed on any DEX — simulation cannot proceed
- Network congestion may cause simulation timeout
- Token with no liquidity pool cannot be simulated
- Non-Ethereum chain addresses return errors — use chain-specific endpoints for BSC or Polygon

## How this service works

Ethereum: Can I sell this token? Honeypot detector: simulates a buy and a sell and returns is_honeypot, can_sell, real buy and sell tax and the reason. Check before an agent buys any new token. $0.02 per call.

## Output

Returns is_honeypot (boolean), can_sell (boolean), real buy tax percentage, real sell tax percentage, and a reason string explaining why the token may be a honeypot or what restrictions were detected during the simulated trade.

## 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"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/honeypot-check-ethereum-16148059/health.json
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