# TariffMonkee Rental Check

> TariffMonkee Rental Check is a paid API for AI agents from tariffmonkee.com, paid per call via x402, $0.05/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Checks whether a Twitter/X account is a rental or rented-out account, returning a risk verdict for agent trust and fraud-prevention workflows.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://tariffmonkee.com/paid/tw-rental-check
- Price: $0.05/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/tariffmonkee-rental-check-7e8b9aab
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Qiw40aRs52nf4DAil7Cgd

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 tariffmonkee-rental-check-7e8b9aab -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you check whether the Twitter account @techguru99 is a rented or resold account — I need to know before we move forward with a sponsored post deal.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a lightweight, per-call check on whether a specific Twitter/X account is rented or has changed hands — particularly useful in influencer vetting, lead qualification, or trust-and-safety pipelines. Prefer it over manual review when you need a programmatic, pay-per-use signal without committing to a subscription. Best suited for spot-checking individual accounts rather than bulk crawls.

## Known failure modes

- Account not found or suspended — returns error or empty verdict
- Invalid or missing Twitter handle input — returns validation error
- Payment failure over x402 — returns HTTP 402 without processing
- Rate or network timeout — transient error requiring retry
- Account is private or restricted — limited signal availability may reduce verdict confidence

## How this service works

Small, single-purpose web data APIs that AI agents pay for per call in USDC over the x402 protocol (HTTP 402). No accounts, no API keys, no subscriptions.

## Output

A structured verdict indicating whether the queried Twitter/X account appears to be a rented or resold account, along with associated risk signals or confidence indicators used to support fraud-prevention decisions.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method",
    "bodyType",
    "body"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "body": {
     "type": "object"
    },
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "POST"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "bodyType": {
     "enum": [
      "json"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/tariffmonkee-rental-check-7e8b9aab/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from tariffmonkee.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/tariffmonkee.com/llms.txt)