# zaref.dev SA Benchmark Bond Yields

> zaref.dev SA Benchmark Bond Yields is a paid API for AI agents from zaref.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-14).

Returns current SARB closing yields for the R2030 and R209 South African government benchmark bonds, with source URL, effective date, and freshness flag.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://zaref.dev/v1/bond-yields?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/zaref-dev-sa-benchmark-bond-yields-788e5376
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Ka--Zp6PNAbHmb-RmEYg1

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 zaref-dev-sa-benchmark-bond-yields-788e5376
```

Example prompt: What are the latest SARB closing yields on the R2030 and R209 South African government benchmark bonds, and are they fresh?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need official, cited South African government benchmark bond yields (R2030 and R209) sourced directly from SARB, particularly when building fixed income tools, yield curve analyses, or financial applications requiring a verifiable South African reference rate with an audit trail (source URL + effective date).

## Known failure modes

- Data not yet updated for the current business day — freshness flag will indicate stale
- SARB source temporarily unavailable — upstream fetch may fail or return cached data
- Payment not completed via x402 — 402 Payment Required response returned
- Rate limit exceeded — too many requests in a short period

## How this service works

South African SA benchmark bond yields (SARB closing yields on the R2030 and R209 South African government benchmark bonds, key reference points for the domestic yield curve.) Clean cited JSON with official source URL, effective date and freshness flag.

## Output

A JSON object containing the current SARB closing yields for the R2030 and R209 benchmark bonds, along with the effective date of the data, the official source URL from SARB, and a freshness flag indicating whether the data is current.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

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

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "data": "current values with citations",
  "stale": false,
  "series": "bond-yields",
  "source_url": "https://www.resbank.co.za/en/home/what-we-do/statistics/key-statistics/current-market-rates",
  "effective_date": "2026-07-23"
 }
}
```

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