# OrionCmd DNS Security & Email Record Lookup

> OrionCmd DNS Security & Email Record Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from api.orioncmd.com, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-11).

Retrieves and analyzes DNS records (NS, MX, SPF, DMARC) and DNSSEC status for a given domain, surfacing email security posture and DNS misconfigurations.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.orioncmd.com/v1/dns?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-11
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/orioncmd-dns-security-email-record-lookup-97ce758d
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_GUtmelrd5_dz3CiqfpxIx

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 orioncmd-dns-security-email-record-lookup-97ce758d
```

Example prompt: Can you check the DNS records for stripe.com — specifically whether they have SPF, DMARC, and DNSSEC set up correctly?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a passive, read-only DNS and email security record check for any domain — particularly to audit SPF, DMARC, MX, NS, and DNSSEC configuration without triggering intrusive scans. Ideal for vendor assessments, client reporting, pre-send email deliverability checks, or automated security monitoring pipelines. Prefer this over generic DNS tools when you want findings surfaced in plain English alongside raw records.

## Known failure modes

- Domain does not exist or is not resolvable — likely returns empty records or error
- Invalid hostname format in query parameter — returns validation error
- DNS lookup timeout for slow or unresponsive nameservers
- Domain has no SPF/DMARC records — findings array may flag missing configurations
- DNSSEC not configured — reported as unsigned in the dnssec field

## How this service works

Passive-first monitoring for uptime, SSL/TLS, DNS, email security, internet exposure, WordPress core advisories, and breach exposure — with reachability probes, optional authorized scans, plain-English alerts, and client-ready reports.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with the domain's DNS records (NS, MX, SPF, DMARC and others), DNSSEC validation status (e.g. 'signed and validated'), and a findings array listing any detected misconfigurations or security gaps. Example output includes structured record values and an empty findings array when everything is healthy.

## 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": [
      "domain"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "domain": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Hostname or URL, e.g. example.com"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "dnssec": "signed and validated (AD bit set)",
  "domain": "example.com",
  "records": {
   "MX": [
    "0 ."
   ],
   "NS": [
    "a.iana-servers.net."
   ],
   "SPF": [
    "v=spf1 -all"
   ],
   "DMARC": [
    "v=DMARC1;p=reject"
   ]
  },
  "findings": []
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/orioncmd-dns-security-email-record-lookup-97ce758d/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.orioncmd.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.orioncmd.com/llms.txt)