# Lyft Fare Estimator MCP

> Lyft Fare Estimator MCP is a paid API for AI agents from api.m2mcent.com, paid per call via x402, $0.15/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-16).

Estimates Lyft ride fares between two locations, returning pricing and cost breakdowns for available ride types

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.m2mcent.com/lyft-fare-estimator-mcp/api/process?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.15/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-16
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/lyft-fare-estimator-mcp-f82006c7
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_b309i_NgWTAorqSF7_DFO

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 lyft-fare-estimator-mcp-f82006c7 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: How much would a Lyft ride cost from Union Station in Los Angeles to LAX airport right now? Give me the fare estimate including any surge pricing.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a quick, programmatic Lyft fare estimate for route planning, expense forecasting, or helping a user decide whether rideshare is cost-effective — especially when you need the estimate before committing to a booking. Prefer this over generic maps APIs when Lyft-specific pricing with surge awareness is needed.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or unrecognized pickup/dropoff location strings result in lookup failure
- Unsupported geographic regions outside Lyft service areas return no results
- Malformed input data string causes processing error
- Network timeouts or upstream Lyft API unavailability return error responses
- Missing required origin or destination data returns validation error

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## Output

Returns an estimated fare or price range for a Lyft ride on the requested route, including cost breakdowns by ride type, estimated duration, and any applicable surge pricing indicators.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "success": true
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/lyft-fare-estimator-mcp-f82006c7/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.m2mcent.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.m2mcent.com/llms.txt)