# Locus Property Scan

> Locus 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 2026-09-14).

Scans local records, parcel rules, and risk signals for a given property address to reveal factors affecting use, cost, plans, or future value.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.locus.report/api/locus-rent-estimate
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/locus-property-scan-0ca465cb
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap__NXnz0-u1fjaC7J5ieN-x

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-property-scan-0ca465cb -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you run a Locus property scan on 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield, IL to see if there are any zoning restrictions, risk signals, or local record issues that might affect its value or use?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a quick, low-cost ($0.05) property intelligence scan covering local records, zoning/parcel rules, and risk signals for a specific address. Prefer this over manual public record searches or expensive title reports when you want a fast automated snapshot of property-level risk and regulatory context, especially early in a due diligence or investment research workflow.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or unrecognized address returns empty records array or error
- Address too short or malformed triggers input validation error
- Property not found in local databases results in empty records with caveats
- Payment failure (x402) blocks request before scan runs
- Service timeout for properties in regions with slow record retrieval

## How this service works

Residential rent context for one US address: RentCast third-party long-term rent estimate, range, and comparable count, plus HUD Fair Market Rent area anchor when available. Facts only; Locus does not author valuations or rent predictions. Commercial/uncovered addresses return a free charge-free diagnostic. npx @velinussage/locus-agent-skill add.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with a scan ID, list of local records, applicable parcel rules, risk signals, and relevant caveats — along with a timestamp indicating when the scan was generated. The records array contains the findings that may affect the property's use, cost, development plans, or future value.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "address": {
   "type": "string",
   "maxLength": 200,
   "minLength": 5
  }
 }
}
```

## 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-property-scan-0ca465cb/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)