# Tolca QC RBQ Licence Check

> Tolca QC RBQ Licence Check is a paid API for AI agents from tolca.tonbot.ca, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-29).

Checks whether a Québec contractor holds an active RBQ (Régie du bâtiment du Québec) licence, returning status, categories, restrictions, and identity details.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://tolca.tonbot.ca/v1/qc-licence?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-29
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/tolca-qc-rbq-licence-check-01a8f4a3
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_KXZwiLr1yshYVsTt9ajyJ

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 tolca-qc-rbq-licence-check-01a8f4a3 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you check if Néolect inc. (NEQ 1166302126) has an active RBQ licence right now, and tell me what categories of work they're authorized to do?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a fast, cheap ($0.01) active/inactive licence status check for a Québec contractor and only need RBQ data. Prefer the sibling qc-contractor-check endpoint when you also need RENA registration status or penalty/disciplinary history. This endpoint is ideal for bulk screening many contractors quickly before deeper due diligence.

## Known failure modes

- No matching contractor found for the supplied name, NEQ, or licence number — returns empty or null result
- Ambiguous name match returning multiple candidates — caller should refine with NEQ or licence number
- RBQ data may have a lag of up to several hours from the last extraction timestamp
- Invalid NEQ format (must be 10 digits) or malformed licence number causes validation error
- Partial name searches may return unrelated contractors with similar names

## How this service works

Ask about any company or Québec contractor and get a verdict grounded in official registries, not guesses. Plus web search that reads the pages for you. Pay per call, no account.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with: active (boolean), RBQ licence number, business name, NEQ, municipality, restricted flag (boolean), authorized work categories (array of strings), and data source metadata including extraction timestamp and licence type.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "neq": {
   "type": "string",
   "example": "1166302126",
   "description": "Numéro d'entreprise du Québec (10 digits)"
  },
  "name": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Business name (exact or partial)"
  },
  "licence": {
   "type": "string",
   "example": "8315-8105-31",
   "description": "RBQ licence number"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "neq": "1166302126",
  "name": "Néolect inc.",
  "active": true,
  "source": {
   "id": "rbq",
   "license": "CC-BY 4.0",
   "extracted_at": "2026-10-14T06:00:00Z"
  },
  "licence": "8315-8105-31",
  "categories": [
   "1.2 Petits bâtiments",
   "16.0 Électricité"
  ],
  "restricted": false,
  "municipality": "Candiac"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/tolca-qc-rbq-licence-check-01a8f4a3/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
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