# NameIntel Social Handle Availability Check

> NameIntel Social Handle Availability Check is a paid API for AI agents from api.nameintel.io, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Checks whether a given name is available as a handle across specified social media platforms

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.nameintel.io/api/v1/check/social
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/nameintel-social-handle-availability-check-ca56ad8c
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_TiGoEBb88bh2rn8Ali8wj

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 nameintel-social-handle-availability-check-ca56ad8c -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you check if 'MorningBloom' is available as a handle on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and LinkedIn?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to check social media handle availability for a specific name across multiple platforms simultaneously. Prefer this over manual checking when building brand identity tools, vetting startup names, or automating pre-launch name research workflows. Use alongside the domain availability and trademark sibling endpoints for comprehensive name intelligence.

## Known failure modes

- Name too long (over 100 characters) returns validation error
- Invalid or unrecognized platform identifiers return error
- Empty name field returns 400 bad request
- Payment not included or insufficient returns 402
- Rate limiting or upstream platform API failures return 503
- Network timeout if platform checks are slow

## How this service works

Social handle availability check

## Output

Returns availability status for the specified name across the requested social media platforms, indicating which handles are free or already taken per platform.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "name": {
   "type": "string",
   "maxLength": 100,
   "minLength": 1
  },
  "tlds": {
   "type": "array",
   "items": {
    "type": "string"
   }
  },
  "platforms": {
   "type": "array",
   "items": {
    "type": "string"
   }
  },
  "niceClasses": {
   "type": "array",
   "items": {
    "type": "string"
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/nameintel-social-handle-availability-check-ca56ad8c/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.nameintel.io](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.nameintel.io/llms.txt)