# TablePulse Expansion Check

> TablePulse Expansion Check is a paid API for AI agents from tablepulse.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.08/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Returns recommended expansion buy order and expansion intelligence for a given board game

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://tablepulse.vercel.app/api/table/expansion-check
- Price: $0.08/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/tablepulse-expansion-check-195e4e65
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_uOYY1zUPZ5D377-qegPk-

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 tablepulse-expansion-check-195e4e65
```

Example prompt: I just got Terraforming Mars and I'm loving it — what expansions should I buy and in what order do you recommend I pick them up?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when a user wants structured, opinionated guidance on which expansions to buy for a specific board game and in what order — especially when they want curated advice rather than raw BGG community data. Prefer this over generic search when the user needs a prioritized, ranked expansion list rather than just a catalogue.

## Known failure modes

- Unknown or misspelled base game name returns empty or error response
- Game with no expansions returns empty recommended_buy_order array
- Rate limiting or payment failure (x402) blocks access
- Niche or very new games may have limited expansion data

## How this service works

Board-game expansion check for a base game — which expansions are worth it, standalone/compatibility status, and buy order, grounded in current web reviews (never BoardGameGeek data).

## Output

A JSON object containing the base game name and an ordered list of recommended expansions to purchase, prioritized by value or logical play progression.

## 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",
     "properties": {
      "lang": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "en | de | fr | es | it | ja | pt | ar"
      },
      "base_game": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Terraforming Mars | Gloomhaven (required)"
      },
      "expansions": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "optional — comma-separated; omit to cover all notable expansions"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "errors": {
     "type": "object",
     "description": "Documented error responses, keyed by HTTP status code",
     "additionalProperties": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
       "description"
      ],
      "properties": {
       "example": {
        "type": "object"
       },
       "description": {
        "type": "string"
       }
      }
     }
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "base_game": "Terraforming Mars",
  "recommended_buy_order": [
   "Prelude",
   "Colonies"
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/tablepulse-expansion-check-195e4e65/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from tablepulse.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/tablepulse.vercel.app/llms.txt)