# Local Business Growth Snapshot

> Local Business Growth Snapshot is a paid API for AI agents from codex-local-growth-snapshot.netlify.app, paid per call via x402, $0.99/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Generates a structured local-business growth snapshot with prioritized fixes, a 3-day action plan, and an executive summary from supplied Google Business profile observations and website details.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://codex-local-growth-snapshot.netlify.app/paid/local-opportunity-brief
- Price: $0.99/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/local-business-growth-snapshot-0326b8bf
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_BbSkOZQd72hUf6CUaHaaj

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 local-business-growth-snapshot-0326b8bf -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you run a quick local growth snapshot for my restaurant 'Tacos Los Reyes' in Port Arthur, TX? Our Google profile has almost no photos and only a handful of reviews, and we don't have a website yet — I really want to drive more lunch calls and catering inquiries.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a fast, structured, actionable local-business audit grounded in Google Business Profile observations and stated growth goals — especially for SMB verticals like restaurants, salons, auto repair, or retail. Prefer this over generic SEO tools when the user wants a prioritized fix list and a concrete short-term action plan rather than raw metrics or keyword data.

## Known failure modes

- 402 Payment Required — request lacks valid x402 payment header or USDC payment is missing/insufficient
- 400 Bad Request — required fields missing or malformed (e.g. invalid URL format for website_url)
- Missing or vague google_profile_notes may result in generic recommendations with low specificity
- Invalid or unrecognized business_type may reduce vertical-specific accuracy of recommendations
- Network timeout or 5xx if the Netlify function is cold-starting or unavailable

## How this service works

Generate a structured local-business growth snapshot from supplied Google Business / website observations. Protected by x402; unauthenticated requests return 402 Payment Required.

## Output

Returns a JSON object containing the detected business vertical, a ranked list of top fixes with issue descriptions and explanations of why they matter, a first-3-days action plan, an executive summary of the highest-leverage opportunities, an owner-facing message, and a reference to the full snapshot product.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "city": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "City, region, or local market."
  },
  "goal": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Desired outcome such as more calls, bookings, catering leads, foot traffic, or reputation improvement."
  },
  "website_url": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Website URL if known."
  },
  "business_name": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Business name to audit."
  },
  "business_type": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Business vertical such as restaurant, salon, auto repair, retail, or local service."
  },
  "google_profile_notes": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Known Google Business observations: missing photos, thin reviews, stale posts, wrong hours, no website, etc."
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "service": "Local Opportunity Brief",
  "business": {
   "name": "Tacos Los Reyes",
   "market": "Port Arthur, TX",
   "stated_goal": "more lunch rush calls and catering inquiries",
   "website_url": null,
   "detected_vertical": "restaurant"
  },
  "top_fixes": [
   {
    "fix": "Create or connect a simple location page with hours, photos, services, and one clear contact action.",
    "issue": "No website URL supplied",
    "why_it_matters": "Searchers who want proof, pricing, or a menu/service list may bounce before calling."
   },
   {
    "fix": "Upload 12 current photos: storefront, staff, product/service proof, price/menu board, and recent work.",
    "issue": "Weak photo proof",
    "why_it_matters": "Local buyers trust recent photos more than generic claims."
   },
   {
    "fix": "Ask every satisfied customer for one specific review; respond to all new reviews within 48 hours.",
    "issue": "Review volume is thin",
    "why_it_matters": "Competitors with fresher reviews look safer even when the service is worse."
   }
  ],
  "first_3_days": [
   "Day 1: Verify hours, address, phone, website link, and primary category across Google and the website.",
   "Day 2: Upload current proof photos and remove stale/low-trust imagery.",
   "Day 3: Publish the first Google Business post with a direct call/contact CTA."
  ],
  "generated_at": "2026-06-02T22:35:33.125Z",
  "full_snapshot": {
   "price": "$9.00",
   "endpoint": "https://codex-local-growth-snapshot.netlify.app/paid/local-business-snapshot"
  },
  "owner_message": "I pulled a quick scan on Tacos Los Reyes. The fastest win I see is making the profile easier to trust from Google: current photos, clean hours, review asks, and a simple weekly post loop. I can set up the starter system for a small monthly rate and show the first proof within 7 days.",
  "executive_summary": "Tacos Los Reyes can likely improve local conversion fastest by tightening Google/search proof, adding recent visual evidence, and making the next action obvious. The highest-leverage wedge is: Put menu, hours, photos, and ordering/catering CTA where Google searchers already land.",
  "opportunity_score": 58
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/local-business-growth-snapshot-0326b8bf/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from codex-local-growth-snapshot.netlify.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/codex-local-growth-snapshot.netlify.app/llms.txt)