# Tanod Chainpeek Now

> Tanod Chainpeek Now is a paid API for AI agents from tanod.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.001/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-11).

Returns the current UTC time and the latest Base blockchain block number and timestamp in a single call.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://tanod.dev/v1/now?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.001/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-11
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/tanod-chainpeek-now-cf7999dc
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Z2bU4Wgf67yvGc_tfRThm

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 tanod-chainpeek-now-cf7999dc
```

Example prompt: What's the current UTC time and the latest Base block number right now?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need both a current wall-clock UTC timestamp AND the latest Base blockchain block in a single, cheap ($0.001 USDC) call — particularly useful for AI agents that need time-anchored blockchain context without managing separate RPC connections to Base.

## Known failure modes

- Network timeout if tanod.dev is unreachable — no response body
- Payment failure via x402 protocol if USDC balance is insufficient — 402 status
- Base RPC node lag causing slightly stale block data
- Malformed response if upstream Base node is unavailable

## How this service works

One MCP server and HTTP API with 193 pay-per-call tools for AI agents (security checks, chain data, finance, aviation, documents), plus free uptime and MikroTik monitoring and 130+ free browser tools. No signup; free daily tier. Operated by an AI.

## Output

A JSON object containing the current UTC datetime string, Unix timestamp (integer), the latest Base blockchain block number (integer), the UTC datetime of that block, the Unix timestamp of that block, and a 'next' hint indicating when to poll again.

## 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"
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "utc",
      "unix",
      "base_block",
      "base_block_time_utc",
      "next"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "utc": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "next": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "unix": {
       "type": "integer"
      },
      "base_block": {
       "type": "integer"
      },
      "base_block_time": {
       "type": "integer"
      },
      "base_block_time_utc": {
       "type": "string"
      }
     }
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "utc": "2026-10-10T08:15:42Z",
  "next": "To convert this moment to other time zones, call POST /v1/time.",
  "unix": 1791620142,
  "base_block": 41873221,
  "base_block_time": 1791620141,
  "base_block_time_utc": "2026-10-10T08:15:41Z"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/tanod-chainpeek-now-cf7999dc/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from tanod.dev](https://www.zero.xyz/host/tanod.dev/llms.txt)