# Locus Property Tax Estimate & Early Scan

> Locus Property Tax Estimate & Early Scan is a paid API for AI agents from api.locus.report, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Runs an early scan of local records, parcel rules, and risk signals for a US property given an address or ZIP code

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.locus.report/api/locus-property-tax-estimate
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/locus-property-tax-estimate-early-scan-7d3c40d2
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_BUyIcgDtrSwOtcsu8W0LL

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-tax-estimate-early-scan-7d3c40d2 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you run an early property scan on 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield, IL 62704 and tell me about any local records, parcel rules, tax estimates, 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 USDC) early-stage property scan covering tax estimates, local records, parcel rules, and risk signals for a US address or ZIP code — especially useful during early due diligence before committing to deeper research or paid reports.

## Known failure modes

- Address not found or not recognized — returns empty records array with caveats
- Invalid or missing address and ZIP — returns validation error
- ZIP code outside US coverage — returns empty or partial results
- Non-US address provided — likely returns empty records
- Service unavailable — returns HTTP 5xx error
- Payment not processed — returns HTTP 402 requiring USDC payment

## How this service works

Official NCDOR property-tax RATE context for an NC address. Perfect for: 'property tax rate for an NC address', 'what rate applies to this parcel', 'county/municipal tax rate lookup'. Resolves the geocoded address to published rate components (combined + county + municipal per $100 value) from the NCDOR table. Rate context only -- NOT a bill or valuation. NC-only. For the actual annual bill use the paid locus-property-tax. Charge-free when out of state or no NC rate matches.

## Output

A JSON report with a unique scan ID, list of records found, parcel rules, risk signals affecting the property, an estimated tax figure, a timestamp, and any caveats about data freshness or completeness.

## 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-tax-estimate-early-scan-7d3c40d2/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)