# MAC Address Parser

> MAC Address Parser is a paid API for AI agents from id-validators.x402tookit.com, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-29).

Parses and normalizes a MAC address in any notation, returning canonical forms, OUI, cast type, and administration scope.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://id-validators.x402tookit.com/mac-parse?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-29
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/mac-address-parser-f14d1536
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_71l0NP5eDmlI6_xSZ3qda

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 mac-address-parser-f14d1536
```

Example prompt: Can you parse the MAC address 00-1A-2B-3C-4D-5E and tell me its OUI, whether it's unicast or multicast, and give me the colon-separated canonical form?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to parse, normalize, or validate a MAC address in any common notation (colon, hyphen, bare hex, Cisco dot) and want structured output including OUI, cast type, and administration scope. It is purpose-built for MAC addresses specifically, unlike generic regex validators. Prefer it when downstream logic depends on canonical formatting or OUI lookup.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or malformed MAC address returns a non-null reasons array explaining the parse failure
- Missing 'id' query parameter results in a 400 or error response
- Ambiguous or partial MAC strings (too short/long) yield a verdict of invalid with reason codes
- OUI lookup may return null if the OUI is not found in the database

## How this service works

Parse a MAC address in any common notation: canonical forms, OUI, unicast or multicast, universal or local.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with the verdict (valid/invalid), bare hex, colon-separated, hyphen-separated, Cisco-dot, and OUI fields; flags for broadcast, cast (unicast/multicast), administration (universal/local), a summary, list of reasons, and optional disclaimer if data is degraded or not fully checked.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "id"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "id": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "MAC address, any separator"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "oui": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
       ]
      },
      "asOf": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
       ]
      },
      "bare": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
       ]
      },
      "cast": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
       ]
      },
      "cisco": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
       ]
      },
      "colon": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
       ]
      },
      "hyphen": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
       ]
      },
      "source": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
       ]
      },
      "reasons": {
       "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
       ]
      },
      "summary": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
       ]
      },
      "verdict": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
       ]
      },
      "degraded": {
       "type": [
        "boolean",
        "null"
       ]
      },
      "broadcast": {
       "type": [
        "boolean",
        "null"
       ]
      },
      "disclaimer": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
       ]
      },
      "notChecked": {
       "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
       ],
       "items": {
        "type": "string"
       }
      },
      "administration": {
       "type": [
        "null",
        "string"
       ]
      }
     }
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/mac-address-parser-f14d1536/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from id-validators.x402tookit.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/id-validators.x402tookit.com/llms.txt)