# Orbonomy DNS Lookup API

> Orbonomy DNS Lookup API is a paid API for AI agents from api.orbonomy.xyz, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Performs DNS record lookups for a given domain name and record type, returning DNS resolution results.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.orbonomy.xyz/api/data/dns
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/orbonomy-dns-lookup-api-c22678ee
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_pc02Q0aP4FHNSjAJIeJ35

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-c22678ee -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Look up the MX records for example.com so I can see which mail servers are configured for that domain.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need programmatic DNS record resolution without setting up your own DNS resolver, particularly in agent workflows that require domain intelligence, email configuration verification, or infrastructure checks. Prefer this over manual dig/nslookup when operating via API in an automated pipeline.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid DNS record type provided — returns error or empty results
- Domain does not exist — NXDOMAIN response or failure
- Network timeout during DNS resolution — returns failure
- Malformed domain input — validation error
- Missing required fields (type or domain) — 400 Bad Request

## How this service works

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## Output

A JSON object with a success boolean and DNS record data corresponding to the requested record type and 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-c22678ee/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
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