# Locus Nearby Places Property Scan

> Locus Nearby Places 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 2026-09-15).

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

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.locus.report/api/locus-nearby-places
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/locus-nearby-places-property-scan-d145b46a
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_5vTT04M7Y5tA2Qq7ksXvg

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-nearby-places-property-scan-d145b46a -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Run a Locus property scan on 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield, IL 62704 and tell me about any local records, parcel rules, or risk signals that might affect its use or value.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a quick, low-cost ($0.05) preliminary scan of a US property's local records, zoning rules, and risk signals — especially early in a due diligence or property evaluation workflow before committing to deeper research tools.

## Known failure modes

- Missing both address and zip results in a validation error
- Invalid or unrecognized US address may return empty records array
- Non-US addresses are not supported
- Payment failure (x402) prevents scan from executing
- Rate limiting or service unavailability returns a non-200 response

## How this service works

Nearby places of interest for an address. Perfect for: 'what is near this address', 'nearby schools / parks / grocery / transit', 'points of interest around a property', 'amenities near an address'. Returns categorized nearby features from OpenStreetMap with distance and direction from the point. National. Not a walkability score or a quality rating. Charge-free when nothing maps near the address.

## Output

A JSON object containing a unique scan ID, a list of records (local records, parcel rules, risk signals), generation timestamp, and any applicable caveats about the data returned.

## 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
  },
  "radiusMeters": {
   "type": "integer",
   "maximum": 3000,
   "minimum": 100
  }
 }
}
```

## 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-nearby-places-property-scan-d145b46a/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)