# Orthogonal Business Status Checker

> Orthogonal Business Status Checker is a paid API for AI agents from x402.orthogonal.com, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Verifies whether a named business exists at a given address and whether it is currently open or closed

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://x402.orthogonal.com/voygr/v1/business-status
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/orthogonal-business-status-checker-d07da61a
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_bBfwfGWKfP45SgQ3-12V8

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 orthogonal-business-status-checker-d07da61a -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you check if Starbucks at 123 Main Street, Seattle, WA exists and whether it's open right now?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a fast, low-cost boolean-style check on whether a specific named business is present and operational at a known address. Ideal for pre-qualifying leads, validating delivery destinations, or confirming business hours before dispatching agents or couriers. Prefer this over full business data APIs when you only need existence and open/closed status rather than rich details like reviews, phone numbers, or hours schedules.

## Known failure modes

- Ambiguous address yields uncertain existence_status — may need more specific address input
- Business name mismatch or slight spelling variation may return not_exists when business does exist
- Newly opened or recently closed businesses may not reflect current status accurately
- No geographic data or unrecognized address format may result in uncertain for both fields
- Rate limiting or payment failures may block calls entirely

## How this service works

Check whether a business exists at the given address and whether it is open or closed. Returns existence_status (exists, not_exists, uncertain) and open_closed_status (open, closed, uncertain).

## Output

Returns two status fields: existence_status (one of: exists, not_exists, uncertain) indicating whether the named business was found at the given address, and open_closed_status (one of: open, closed, uncertain) indicating the current operating status of the business.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "name": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Business name"
  },
  "address": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Full street address"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/orthogonal-business-status-checker-d07da61a/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from x402.orthogonal.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/x402.orthogonal.com/llms.txt)