# PennyAPI Regulatory Watch – Texas Childcare Monitoring Metadata

> PennyAPI Regulatory Watch – Texas Childcare Monitoring Metadata is a paid API for AI agents from pennyregwatch.com, paid per call via x402, $0.001/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Fetches metadata about a public URL or hostname, supporting Texas childcare regulatory monitoring and HHSC record change alerting.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://pennyregwatch.com/v1/metadata
- Price: $0.001/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/pennyapi-regulatory-watch-texas-childcare-monitoring-metadata-0aaba476
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_7dEcwzNk1GCjGzHG4YqHu

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 pennyapi-regulatory-watch-texas-childcare-monitoring-metadata-0aaba476
```

Example prompt: Can you fetch the metadata for the Texas HHSC childcare licensing page at hhs.texas.gov/childcare so I can set up monitoring for regulatory changes?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need lightweight URL metadata (title, canonical URL, reachability) for public Texas childcare or HHSC regulatory pages, especially as a precursor step to configuring change monitoring or email alerts. Prefer it over full-page scrapers when you only need basic page identity information rather than full content extraction.

## Known failure modes

- Target URL is unreachable or returns a non-200 status — ok: false with error details
- Invalid or malformed URL provided — request validation error
- Target host blocks crawlers or returns no meaningful title — title may be null or empty
- Network timeout on slow government servers — request may fail or return partial data
- Non-HTTP(S) URLs rejected — only public HTTP/HTTPS targets supported

## How this service works

Monitor Texas childcare regulatory records and receive email alerts when important HHSC information changes.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with an 'ok' boolean indicating success, the resolved page title, the original target hostname or URL, and the canonical URL if available (null if none detected).

## 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",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "target"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "target": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Public HTTP(S) URL or hostname, 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": {
  "ok": true,
  "title": "Example Domain",
  "target": "example.com",
  "canonical": null
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/pennyapi-regulatory-watch-texas-childcare-monitoring-metadata-0aaba476/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from pennyregwatch.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/pennyregwatch.com/llms.txt)