# Zinin AI Overview Tracker

> Zinin AI Overview Tracker is a paid API for AI agents from api.timzinin.com, paid per call via x402, $0.1/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-01).

Checks whether a given search query returns an AI-generated overview/answer from a specified LLM, and returns the summary, cited sources, and metadata

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.timzinin.com/api/ai-overview-tracker?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.1/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-01
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/zinin-ai-overview-tracker-d0b66043
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_iCZnsJedyOjRp5BiNq5O6

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 zinin-ai-overview-tracker-d0b66043 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Check what AI overview comes up for the query 'best CRM for small business' in English using the perplexity/sonar model — I want to see the summary, which URLs get cited, and whether an AI answer was found at all.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to programmatically check AI-generated search overviews for specific queries, especially for SEO monitoring, brand visibility tracking, or competitive intelligence. It is particularly suited for agents that need to know which URLs or domains are cited by AI answer engines like Perplexity for a given keyword. Prefer this over traditional search APIs when the goal is specifically to inspect AI overview content and citations rather than standard organic search results.

## Known failure modes

- Query returns no AI overview (found: false) — valid response but no summary or citations
- Model identifier not supported — may return an error or empty result
- Network timeout if LLM provider is slow — run_ms may be high
- Invalid language code — may return unexpected results or error
- Rate limiting or payment failure via x402 — request rejected before execution

## How this service works

Pay-per-call data & tool APIs

## Output

Returns a JSON object with a meta block (run time in ms, settlement status, item count) and a results array. Each result includes: the query language, a boolean indicating whether an AI overview was found, the model used, the full query string, a human-readable summary, a checkedAt timestamp, an array of cited URLs, an array of cited domains, the answer snippet, and token usage (prompt and completion tokens).

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "lang": {
   "$ref": "#/definitions/bazaarShared0"
  },
  "models": {
   "type": "array",
   "maxItems": 5
  },
  "queries": {
   "type": "array",
   "maxItems": 20
  },
  "maxConcurrency": {
   "type": "integer",
   "maximum": 10,
   "minimum": 1
  },
  "openrouterApiKey": {
   "$ref": "#/definitions/bazaarShared0"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "meta": {
   "run_ms": 1200,
   "settled": true,
   "item_count": 1
  },
  "results": [
   {
    "lang": "en",
    "found": true,
    "model": "perplexity/sonar",
    "query": "best crm for small business",
    "summary": "perplexity/sonar on \"best crm for small business\": cites 5 sources: pcmag.com, zapier.com, techradar.com, fitsmallbusiness.com, fayedigital.com.",
    "checkedAt": "2026-07-28T15:50:06.215Z",
    "citedUrls": [
     "https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-small-business-crm-software",
     "https://zapier.com/blog/best-crms-for-small-business/",
     "https://www.techradar.com/best/best-crm-for-small-business",
     "https://fitsmallbusiness.com/best-crm-for-small-business/",
     "https://fayedigital.com/blog/best-crm-for-small-business/"
    ],
    "citedDomains": [
     "pcmag.com",
     "zapier.com",
     "techradar.com",
     "fitsmallbusiness.com",
     "fayedigital.com"
    ],
    "promptTokens": 33,
    "answerSnippet": "The **best CRM for a small business depends on your priorities**, but the most consistently recommended options in 2026 are **Bigin by Zoho CRM** for overall value and simplicity, and **HubSpot CRM** for teams that want a strong free/startup-friendly option...",
    "completionTokens": 398
   }
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/zinin-ai-overview-tracker-d0b66043/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.timzinin.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.timzinin.com/llms.txt)