# MiCA Check – EU/EEA Crypto Authorisation Lookup

> MiCA Check – EU/EEA Crypto Authorisation Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from api.micacheck.workers.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-10).

Checks whether a crypto-asset service provider (CASP) or entity is authorised under MiCA in the EU/EEA by name or LEI, returning authorisation status, register details, and compliance flags from the ESMA Interim MiCA Register.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.micacheck.workers.dev/check?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-10
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/mica-check-eu-eea-crypto-authorisation-lookup-5e1941a3
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_dqx8BMTPwN5CXPUWLa4dk

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 mica-check-eu-eea-crypto-authorisation-lookup-5e1941a3
```

Example prompt: Can you check if Coinbase Europe is MiCA-authorised in the EU — look it up by name and tell me their home member state, which services they're licensed for, and whether they've been flagged as non-compliant?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to verify MiCA regulatory status for a specific crypto-asset service provider operating in the EU/EEA, whether for compliance due diligence, counterparty risk assessment, or end-user protection checks. It is the authoritative source backed by ESMA official data. Prefer this over general web searches or third-party aggregators when you need structured, machine-readable authorisation data with confidence scoring. It supports both free-text name lookups and precise LEI-based queries.

## Known failure modes

- Entity not found: match_confidence returns 'none' with an empty matches array if the name or LEI doesn't appear in the ESMA register
- Weak or ambiguous match: match_confidence may return 'weak' when the name is a partial or generic match, requiring manual verification
- Stale data risk: register data is refreshed daily from weekly ESMA publications, so very recent authorisations or revocations may not yet be reflected
- Invalid LEI format: submitting a malformed LEI (not exactly 20 characters) may result in an error or no match
- Payment failure: as an x402-priced endpoint, calls without valid USDC payment will be rejected

## How this service works

Is this crypto entity MiCA-authorised in the EU/EEA, in which register, with what status? Query params: name (string) OR lei (20-character LEI). JSON: match_confidence (exact|strong|weak|none), authorised (boolean), flagged_noncompliant (boolean), matches[] with register, legal_name, lei, home_member_state, competent_authority, status, services[], authorisation_date. Data source: ESMA Interim MiCA Register, official EU data; refreshed daily from weekly ESMA publications.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with match_confidence (exact, strong, weak, or none), a boolean authorised field, a flagged_noncompliant boolean, and a matches array. Each match entry includes the register name, legal_name, LEI, home_member_state, competent_authority, authorisation status, list of licensed services, and authorisation_date. Data is sourced from the official ESMA Interim MiCA Register, refreshed daily from weekly ESMA publications.

## 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",
     "properties": {}
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/mica-check-eu-eea-crypto-authorisation-lookup-5e1941a3/health.json
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