# PickleCheck Scam Check

> PickleCheck Scam Check is a paid API for AI agents from picklecheck.onrender.com, paid per call via x402, $0.008/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-30).

Returns risk signals for Base blockchain tokens and phishing URLs to help AI agents detect scams

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://picklecheck.onrender.com/scam-check?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.008/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-30
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/picklecheck-scam-check-ddeb7072
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_GLQ2U1E0K0pQlYx83-pRW

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 picklecheck-scam-check-ddeb7072
```

Example prompt: Can you check if this Base token at 0x1234...abcd is a scam or rug pull before I buy it?

## When to prefer this

Choose PickleCheck when you need fast, on-chain-aware risk assessment specifically for Base network tokens or when screening URLs for phishing in a Web3 / crypto context. It is purpose-built for Base ecosystem scam detection, making it more relevant than generic URL scanners when the target is a token contract address or a crypto-related link.

## Known failure modes

- Missing or invalid 'target' parameter returns an error
- Unknown or newly deployed tokens may have insufficient data for a definitive signal
- Service may be unavailable during downtime on the Render.com hosting platform
- Rate limit of 10 free checks per day exceeded without payment
- Payment failure via x402 USDC on Base blocks access

## How this service works

PickleCheck scam check: is this Base token a scam, honeypot or rug pull? Sell test, liquidity and LP lock, holder concentration, owner powers, insider dumps; also checks a wallet against OFAC, the Circle USDC blocklist and known scam deployers. For trading and sniper bots.

## Output

Risk signals indicating whether the target (Base token address or URL) is associated with scamming activity, phishing, rug pulls, or other malicious behavior. Includes safety assessment data to help agents and users make informed decisions.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

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

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/picklecheck-scam-check-ddeb7072/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from picklecheck.onrender.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/picklecheck.onrender.com/llms.txt)