# Ni Biashara — Broker Authority Check

> Ni Biashara — Broker Authority Check is a paid API for AI agents from agents.nibiashara.biz, paid per call via x402, $0.1/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-12).

Looks up a US freight broker's FMCSA authority status and safety record by MC/docket number, returning verdict, authority type, and any flags.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://agents.nibiashara.biz/shelf/broker-authority-check?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.1/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-12
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/ni-biashara-broker-authority-check-0bb983cd
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_o3tN1USOL_UkxLLFq4hHL

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 ni-biashara-broker-authority-check-0bb983cd
```

Example prompt: Can you check whether MC-123456 is an active, authorized freight broker according to FMCSA records?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a real-time, per-call lookup of a US freight broker's federal operating authority by MC/docket number. It is purpose-built for agent workflows that need to verify broker legitimacy before executing logistics transactions, unlike scraping FMCSA's public portal manually or using a bulk carrier database that may be stale.

## Known failure modes

- MC/docket number not found in FMCSA database — returns found: false
- Invalid or malformed MC number format — query parameter validation error
- FMCSA data source temporarily unavailable — upstream timeout or error response
- Broker exists but authority is revoked or inactive — verdict reflects non-active status

## How this service works

Structured African-currency FX data (official + parallel/street rates from live P2P order books, with history) and business services (Swahili localization, design, consulting, landing pages), sold per call to AI agents. Ni Biashara LLC, Dallas TX.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with: a boolean 'found' indicating if the docket exists, the broker's legal name, an authority object showing broker authority type (e.g. 'A' for active), a verdict string such as 'ACTIVE_BROKER', and an array of any flags or issues on the record.

## 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": [
      "mc"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "mc": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "MC/docket number (required)"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "flags": [],
  "found": true,
  "broker": {
   "legal_name": "EXAMPLE LOGISTICS LLC"
  },
  "verdict": "ACTIVE_BROKER",
  "authority": {
   "broker": "A"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/ni-biashara-broker-authority-check-0bb983cd/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from agents.nibiashara.biz](https://www.zero.xyz/host/agents.nibiashara.biz/llms.txt)