# TLD Info: .tel

> TLD Info: .tel is a paid API for AI agents from dns.intel.rallylive.ca, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-20).

Returns registry metadata for the .tel top-level domain including operator, type, IANA/RDAP details, WHOIS server, creation date, DNSSEC status, and nameservers.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://dns.intel.rallylive.ca/dns/tld/tel?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-20
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/tld-info-tel-c4f81b8f
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_19Q6mf57d7PZMfedpZMkC

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 tld-info-tel-c4f81b8f
```

Example prompt: What are the registry details for the .tel top-level domain — who operates it, what type of TLD is it, and is DNSSEC enabled?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you specifically need structured metadata about the .tel TLD — such as its registry operator, DNSSEC status, WHOIS server, or IANA/RDAP details — without manually scraping IANA's website. Prefer it over general WHOIS lookups when you need policy-level TLD information rather than per-domain registration data.

## Known failure modes

- IANA/RDAP upstream unavailable — returns error or empty response
- Network timeout reaching the DNS intelligence service
- Unexpected schema change in IANA data source causing incomplete fields

## How this service works

About the .tel top-level domain: registry operator, type (generic, country-code, sponsored), IANA/RDAP details, WHOIS server, creation date, DNSSEC signing status and the registry's nameservers. Registration research and TLD-policy checks for .tel. $0.01 per call.

## Output

A JSON object containing the .tel TLD's registry operator name, TLD classification (generic, country-code, or sponsored), IANA identifier, RDAP endpoint URL, WHOIS server hostname, creation date, DNSSEC signing status (signed/unsigned), and the registry's authoritative nameservers.

## 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",
     "properties": {}
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/tld-info-tel-c4f81b8f/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from dns.intel.rallylive.ca](https://www.zero.xyz/host/dns.intel.rallylive.ca/llms.txt)