# VirusTotal URL Scanner via Locus x402

> VirusTotal URL Scanner via Locus x402 is a paid API for AI agents from virustotal.x402.paywithlocus.com, paid per call via x402, $0.085/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Scans a URL against 70+ antivirus engines and security tools using VirusTotal's threat intelligence platform, returning detection results and security analysis.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://virustotal.x402.paywithlocus.com/virustotal/url-scan
- Price: $0.085/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/virustotal-url-scanner-via-locus-x402-c2013f04
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_45dhX-R25Rpn30lyt0Hcr

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 virustotal-url-scanner-via-locus-x402-c2013f04 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you scan this URL for me — https://suspicious-downloads.net/setup.exe — and tell me if any antivirus engines flag it as malicious or dangerous?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to quickly check whether a specific URL is flagged as malicious by multiple antivirus engines simultaneously, especially when you want VirusTotal's comprehensive 70+ engine coverage accessed via a pay-per-use x402 micropayment model without managing your own VirusTotal API key. Ideal for one-off URL checks in automated security pipelines or agent-driven threat verification workflows.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or malformed URL input returns an error
- URL not yet indexed by VirusTotal may return limited results
- Payment failure (insufficient USDC balance) prevents scan execution
- Rate limiting if too many scans are submitted rapidly
- Timeout if VirusTotal analysis takes longer than expected

## How this service works

Threat intelligence platform — scan files by hash, URLs, domains, and IPs against 70+ antivirus engines and security tools.

## Output

Returns a JSON object with scan data including detection verdicts from 70+ antivirus engines and security tools, along with payment confirmation details (settled USDC amount) and a request ID with a status URL for async result retrieval. The 'data' field contains the VirusTotal analysis results.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "url": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "data": {},
  "payment": {
   "scheme": "exact",
   "settledUsdc": "0.001000",
   "authorizedMaxUsdc": "0.001000"
  },
  "request": {
   "id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
   "statusUrl": "/requests/00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000"
  },
  "success": true
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/virustotal-url-scanner-via-locus-x402-c2013f04/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
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