# India Data Gateway — Monsoon Rainfall Forecast by State

> India Data Gateway — Monsoon Rainfall Forecast by State is a paid API for AI agents from gateway.hillguava.xyz, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-08).

Returns monsoon rainfall forecasts (precipitation in mm by date) for sampled locations within a specified Indian state, sourced from open-meteo.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://gateway.hillguava.xyz/weather/monsoon/rainfall/%7Bstate%7D
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-08
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/india-data-gateway-monsoon-rainfall-forecast-by-state-f6d4d120
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_pf06BoeVqYHwGrPO8OB3J

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 india-data-gateway-monsoon-rainfall-forecast-by-state-f6d4d120
```

Example prompt: What's the monsoon rainfall forecast for Kerala — give me precipitation in mm by date across key locations in the state.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need monsoon-specific rainfall forecast data broken down by locations within an Indian state, paid per-call with no API key required — ideal for agents handling India-specific agricultural, travel, logistics, or climate queries needing precipitation forecasts.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or misspelled state name returns an error or empty data
- State name not recognized as an Indian state returns no results
- Network timeout or gateway unavailability returns HTTP 5xx
- Payment not completed (x402 flow failure) results in 402 Payment Required response
- Rate limiting may occur with excessive calls

## How this service works

The India data layer for AI agents. Pay only for the calls you make — no API keys, no accounts, no minimums, no rate limits. One x402 origin covering Indian weather (forecasts, monsoon), markets (stocks, indices, F&O with Black-Scholes Greeks, historical, mutual funds), RBI macro, identity/format verification (IFSC, pincode, GSTIN), NSE market holidays, panchang (Hindu almanac), and live cricket scores. Settle per call in USDC on Base.

## Output

A JSON object containing the queried state name, data source (open-meteo), number of locations sampled, and an array of location-level forecasts each with dated precipitation amounts in millimeters.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "data": [
   {
    "forecast": [
     {
      "date": "2026-06-23",
      "precipitation_mm": 8.2
     }
    ],
    "location": "Kochi"
   }
  ],
  "state": "Kerala",
  "source": "open-meteo",
  "locations_sampled": 3
 }
}
```

## More

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