# zaref Toll Route Calculator

> zaref Toll Route Calculator is a paid API for AI agents from zaref.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-23).

Returns toll costs for a specified South African road route and vehicle class as cited JSON

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://zaref.dev/calc/toll-route?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-23
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/zaref-toll-route-calculator-452f4591
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Ik7ypC_5t0TCmr550sDmy

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-toll-route-calculator-452f4591
```

Example prompt: What are the toll costs for a class 1 light motor vehicle travelling the N3 Johannesburg to Durban route in South Africa?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need authoritative, cited South African toll cost data for a specific named route and vehicle class. It is purpose-built for South African road infrastructure and provides structured per-plaza breakdowns, making it ideal for logistics cost modelling, travel budgeting, or fleet management applications operating in South Africa. Prefer this over generic mapping APIs that may not carry current SANRAL tariff data.

## Known failure modes

- Unknown or unsupported route name returns an error or empty result
- Invalid vehicle_class value returns a validation error
- Route not operated by SANRAL or covered concessionaire returns no data
- Stale tariff data if underlying government sources have not been updated

## How this service works

South African toll-route calculator. Total mainline toll cost for a full run of a national route at current gazetted tariffs. Computed from officially-sourced tables. Example: /calc/toll-route?route=N3&vehicle_class=1

## Output

Returns a JSON object with the total toll cost for the specified route and vehicle class, broken down by individual toll plaza, including tariff rates cited from official South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) or concessionaire sources.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "route": {
       "type": "string"
      },
      "vehicle_class": {
       "type": "string"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/zaref-toll-route-calculator-452f4591/health.json
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