# Locus Free Early Property Scan

> Locus Free Early Property Scan is a paid API for AI agents from api.locus.report, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-16).

Scans local records, parcel zoning rules, and risk signals for a US property address or ZIP code to surface factors affecting its use, cost, plans, or value.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.locus.report/api/locus-representatives
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-16
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/locus-free-early-property-scan-47ffe9ee
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_7Lwamen73gkOB8ZZYmk9R

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 locus-free-early-property-scan-47ffe9ee -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you run a Locus early property scan on 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield, IL 62704 and tell me about any zoning rules, local records, or risk signals that might affect its use or value?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when an agent or user needs a quick, low-cost ($0.05) early-stage property intelligence snapshot — especially before deeper paid due diligence — to surface zoning constraints, local record flags, or risk signals for a US address or ZIP code. Prefer this over generic real estate APIs when parcel-level rule scanning and risk signals are the primary need.

## Known failure modes

- Address not found or unrecognized — empty records array returned
- ZIP code too broad to resolve parcel-level data — may return limited results
- Invalid or missing address and ZIP — validation error
- API payment failure via x402 — 402 response before data is returned
- Service unavailable or timeout — 5xx error

## How this service works

Elected districts and representatives for an address. Perfect for: 'who represents this address', 'congressional district for an address', 'state legislative districts for a property', 'find my representatives', 'state senate and house district lookup'. Returns US congressional + state upper/lower districts (always, Census TIGERweb) plus current legislators where Open States is available. The representatives lane degrades cleanly when unkeyed. Charge-free when the address fails to resolve.

## Output

A JSON object containing a scan ID, list of local records, parcel rules, and risk signals associated with the property, plus a timestamp and any caveats about data completeness or recency.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "address": {
   "type": "string",
   "maxLength": 200,
   "minLength": 5
  },
  "latitude": {
   "type": "number",
   "maximum": 90,
   "minimum": -90
  },
  "longitude": {
   "type": "number",
   "maximum": 180,
   "minimum": -180
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "id": "locus_example",
  "caveats": [
   "Example artifact; not live data."
  ],
  "records": [],
  "generatedAt": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/locus-free-early-property-scan-47ffe9ee/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.locus.report](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.locus.report/llms.txt)