# ZoningVerdict Q&A Lookup

> ZoningVerdict Q&A Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from zoningverdict.com, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status healthy (last checked 2026-10-13).

Returns independently reviewed zoning Q&A with citations for a given municipality, optionally filtered by topic or scanned for a district mention

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://zoningverdict.com/api/v1/questions?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: healthy
- Last checked: 2026-10-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/zoningverdict-q-a-lookup-f73f731a
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_uoZ3jcjgRIKmRogPJgkKG

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 zoningverdict-q-a-lookup-f73f731a
```

Example prompt: Pull all the reviewed Q&A about setbacks for rochester-hills from ZoningVerdict — I want the actual ordinance answers with citations, not just a database record.

## When to prefer this

Use ZoningVerdict when you need independently verified, citation-backed answers about what a zoning ordinance actually says — not just raw database records. Prefer it over generic zoning databases when you need human-reviewed Q&A with specific ordinance citations and last-reviewed dates, and when your municipality is within its coverage area (64 municipalities in 6 states).

## Known failure modes

- Municipality slug not in published list — returns empty or 404 response
- Topic enum value misspelled or not in allowed list — validation error
- Query text matches no district mention — returns empty questions array
- Rate limiting or payment failure via x402 — 402 Payment Required
- Municipality coverage gap — only 64 municipalities across 6 states, many cities unsupported

## How this service works

Reviewed zoning Q&A for one published municipality, optionally narrowed by topic or scanned for a district mention. Coverage: 64 municipalities in 6 states. Returns questions, answers, related districts, citations, pack_version, and last_reviewed_at. Positioning: Records tell you what's on file; ZoningVerdict tells you what the ordinance actually says, independently verified, with the citation. Responses include source citations and last-reviewed dates. Price: $0.01/call.

## Output

A JSON object containing metadata (municipality name, last_reviewed_at, pack_version, disclaimer, positioning) and an array of Q&A items each with a question, markdown answer, topic enum, related district codes, and source citations.

## Example request

```json
{
 "input": {
  "type": "http",
  "method": "GET",
  "queryParams": {
   "topic": "setbacks",
   "municipality": "rochester-hills"
  }
 }
}
```

## 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",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "municipality"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "query": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Optional text to scan for a district mention in reviewed Q&A."
      },
      "topic": {
       "enum": [
        "permitted_uses",
        "special_land_uses",
        "setbacks",
        "height",
        "lot_coverage",
        "lot_size",
        "parking",
        "adu",
        "accessory_structures",
        "fences",
        "signs",
        "home_occupation",
        "variance_process"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Optional ZoningVerdict topic key."
      },
      "municipality": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Published municipality slug, for example rochester-hills or rockwall-tx."
      }
     },
     "additionalProperties": false
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "meta",
      "questions"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "meta": {
       "type": "object",
       "required": [
        "municipality",
        "last_reviewed_at"
       ],
       "properties": {
        "disclaimer": {
         "type": "string"
        },
        "positioning": {
         "type": "string"
        },
        "municipality": {
         "type": "string"
        },
        "pack_version": {
         "type": [
          "number",
          "null"
         ]
        },
        "last_reviewed_at": {
         "type": [
          "string",
          "null"
         ]
        }
       }
      },
      "questions": {
       "type": "array",
       "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
         "slug",
         "question",
         "answer_md",
         "topic",
         "related_district_codes",
         "citations"
        ],
        "properties": {
         "slug": {
          "type": "string"
         },
         "topic": {
  
… (truncated)
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "questions",
  "disclaimer",
  "municipality",
  "pack_version",
  "ordinance_url",
  "last_reviewed_at"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "questions": {
   "type": "array",
   "items": {
    "type": "object",
    "required": [
     "slug",
     "topic",
     "question",
     "answer_md",
     "citations",
     "related_district_codes"
    ],
    "properties": {
     "slug": {
      "type": "string"
     },
     "topic": {
      "type": "string"
     },
     "question": {
      "type": "string"
     },
     "answer_md": {
      "type": "string"
     },
     "citations": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
       "type": "string"
      }
     },
     "related_district_codes": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
       "type": "string"
      }
     }
    }
   }
  },
  "disclaimer": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "municipality": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "pack_version": {
   "type": "number"
  },
  "ordinance_url": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "last_reviewed_at": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

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