# Tech Detect — Pay-Per-Call Technology Detection

> Tech Detect — Pay-Per-Call Technology Detection is a paid API for AI agents from stack.halowerk.com, paid per call via x402, $0.004/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-13).

Detects the technology stack of a given domain URL, returning each identified technology with confidence scores and evidence, billed per call in USDC via x402.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://stack.halowerk.com/stack/articles/python?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.004/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/tech-detect-pay-per-call-technology-detection-9886616d
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_YPNoK9ZH0wP3PdFHtZaLo

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 tech-detect-pay-per-call-technology-detection-9886616d -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you scan stripe.com and tell me what technologies, frameworks, and analytics tools their site is running — with confidence scores for each hit?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need per-call, no-signup technology fingerprinting without committing to a subscription. Ideal for agents doing one-off competitive research, lead enrichment, or change detection where you already have a prior scan snapshot to diff against. Prefer over scraping-based DIY solutions when you need structured, confidence-scored output rather than raw HTML parsing.

## Known failure modes

- URL is unreachable or returns non-200 — detection may fail or return empty results
- Private or heavily firewalled domains may yield fewer hits
- URL field missing or malformed — request rejected
- Rate limiting or payment failure via x402 — call not processed
- Very recently launched or obscure sites may have low coverage

## How this service works

Domain in, technology stack out. Confidence and evidence for every hit. Pay per call in USDC over x402. No signup, no API key.

## Output

A structured list of detected technologies, each with a name, category (e.g. CMS, CDN, JavaScript framework), version if detectable, a confidence score, and supporting evidence. Covers frontend libraries, backend frameworks, analytics, hosting, CDNs, and more.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "url": {
   "type": "string",
   "maxLength": 2048
  },
  "previous": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "observed_at",
    "technologies"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "observed_at": {
     "type": "string",
     "maxLength": 40
    },
    "technologies": {
     "type": "array",
     "items": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
       "name",
       "category",
       "version"
      ],
      "properties": {
       "name": {
        "type": "string",
        "maxLength": 150
       },
       "version": {
        "type": [
         "string",
         "null"
        ],
        "maxLength": 80
       },
       "category": {
        "type": "string",
        "maxLength": 80
       }
      },
      "additionalProperties": false
     },
     "maxItems": 150
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/tech-detect-pay-per-call-technology-detection-9886616d/health.json
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