# x402 Brand Scout API

> x402 Brand Scout API is a paid API for AI agents from x402-apis-eta.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.5/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Looks up brand and business information by name, returning scouting data about the brand via pay-per-request micropayment

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://x402-apis-eta.vercel.app/api/brand-scout
- Price: $0.5/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-brand-scout-api-506277ca
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_UeTKSBHherY_CwESV1WVs

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 x402-brand-scout-api-506277ca
```

Example prompt: Can you scout the brand 'Patagonia' for me and pull up whatever business and brand information is available about them?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need quick, keyless brand lookup by name and are willing to pay $0.50 USDC per call via x402 micropayment. Ideal for AI agents that need brand intelligence on-demand without managing API keys or subscriptions.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required 'name' parameter returns a 400 error
- Unknown or unrecognized brand name may return empty or minimal results
- Payment failure (x402 protocol) results in 402 Payment Required before data is returned
- Network or upstream service timeout returns 5xx error

## How this service works

AI-agent-friendly APIs with instant micropayments via x402 protocol. No API keys, no accounts - just pay and access.

## Output

Returns brand and business profile data for the given company name, such as brand details, identity information, or other scouting intelligence associated with the named brand.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "name"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "name": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Brand/business name"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-brand-scout-api-506277ca/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from x402-apis-eta.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/x402-apis-eta.vercel.app/llms.txt)