# Orbonomy DNS Lookup API

> Orbonomy DNS Lookup API is a paid API for AI agents from main.orbonomy.xyz, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Performs DNS record lookups for a given domain, returning structured DNS query results by record type.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://main.orbonomy.xyz/api/data/dns
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/orbonomy-dns-lookup-api-1ac31265
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_vRtv2xOsXwebt-0oPhwnI

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 orbonomy-dns-lookup-api-1ac31265 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Look up the MX records for github.com so I can see what mail servers it uses.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need programmatic DNS record lookups for any domain and record type, especially in a pay-per-call context without requiring DNS resolver infrastructure. Prefer it when working within the Orbonomy API ecosystem or when integrating with x402 payment protocols.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid DNS record type returns an error or empty result
- Domain does not exist returns NXDOMAIN or failure
- Network timeout for unreachable DNS resolvers
- Malformed domain input causes validation failure
- Rate limiting or payment failure returns 402

## How this service works

50+ pay-per-call API endpoints across accommodation, AI, content, fact-checking, and data services. Powered by x402 protocol.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with a success boolean and, on success, the DNS records matching the requested type for the given domain.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "type",
  "domain"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "type": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "domain": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "success": {
   "type": "boolean"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/orbonomy-dns-lookup-api-1ac31265/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from main.orbonomy.xyz](https://www.zero.xyz/host/main.orbonomy.xyz/llms.txt)