# zaref.dev South African Repo & Prime Rate

> zaref.dev South African Repo & Prime Rate is a paid API for AI agents from zaref.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-17).

Returns the current SARB repo rate and prime lending rate with last MPC change date, effective date, and source citation as clean JSON

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://zaref.dev/v1/repo-prime?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-17
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/zaref-dev-south-african-repo-prime-rate-042f4a5d
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_KxG6QVIZnfawPLKVYTeb-

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-south-african-repo-prime-rate-042f4a5d
```

Example prompt: What is the current South African repo rate and prime lending rate, and when did the SARB last change them?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need authoritative, cited South African repo and prime lending rates in a single call with official source attribution and freshness metadata — ideal for financial calculations, compliance contexts, or any application needing verifiable SARB rate data without scraping.

## Known failure modes

- Service unavailable if upstream SARB data is unreachable
- Stale data indicated by freshness flag if SARB has not published an update
- Payment required error (402) if x402 payment not included or fails
- Rate data may lag briefly after a new MPC announcement

## How this service works

South African Repo & prime rate (SARB repo rate and prime lending rate, South Africa's benchmark interest rates, with last MPC change date.) Clean cited JSON with official source URL, effective date and freshness flag.

## Output

A JSON object containing the current SARB repo rate (percentage), prime lending rate (percentage), the date of the last MPC change, the effective date, an official source URL for citation, and a freshness flag indicating data currency.

## 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": "repo-prime",
  "source_url": "https://www.resbank.co.za/en/home/publications/publication-detail-pages/statements/monetary-policy-statements/2026/may",
  "effective_date": "2026-05-29"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/zaref-dev-south-african-repo-prime-rate-042f4a5d/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from zaref.dev](https://www.zero.xyz/host/zaref.dev/llms.txt)