{"uid":"cap_Mugt15eJ6o6ZweVF8285R","slug":"agent-utility-network-dns-lookup-api-0cbd922a","name":"Agent Utility Network DNS Lookup API","description":"Quality-scored paid utility APIs for AI agents over x402 on Base USDC.","url":"https://agent-utility-network.frosty-sound-4560.workers.dev/v1/paid/dns-lookup","method":"POST","headers":{},"bodySchema":{"type":"object","properties":{"types":{"type":"array","items":{"enum":["A","AAAA","CNAME","MX","TXT","NS"],"type":"string"},"maxItems":6},"hostname":{"type":"string","maxLength":253,"minLength":3}}},"responseSchema":{"type":"json","example":{"result":{"records":{"A":[{"ttl":300,"data":"93.184.216.34"}]},"hostname":"example.com"}}},"example":null,"exampleRequest":null,"tags":["x402"],"displayCostAmount":"0.002","displayCostAsset":"USDC","priceDynamic":false,"priceHint":null,"priceStatus":"priced","priceSource":"probe","requiresHandshake":false,"reviewCount":0,"rating":{"score":"0.00","successRate":"0.00","reviews":0,"stars":null,"state":"unrated"},"availabilityStatus":"unknown","priceObserved":null,"sessionDeposit":null,"pricing":{"kind":"static","summary":"$0.002/call","primary":{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.002","per":"call","confidence":"exact"},"accepted":[{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.002","per":"call","confidence":"exact"}]},"paymentMethods":[{"uid":"pm_L51cmmdxHOauIzDJNjtdj","protocol":"x402","methodType":"crypto","chain":"base","mode":"charge","costAmount":"0.002","costPer":"request","priority":0,"asset":"0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913","unit":"request","depositMicros":null,"planRef":null}],"brandName":null,"brandSlug":null,"brandBaseUrl":null,"brandDocsUrl":null,"whatItDoes":"Performs DNS record lookups for a given hostname, returning A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, and/or NS records with TTL data, paid via x402 on Base USDC.","exampleAgentPrompt":"Can you look up the A and MX DNS records for example.com?","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Verify email server configuration","prompt":"What are the MX and TXT DNS records for acme-corp.com? I want to check their email server setup and SPF configuration."},{"title":"Resolve domain IP address","prompt":"What IP address does github.com resolve to? Give me the A record and its TTL."},{"title":"Check nameserver delegation","prompt":"Can you fetch the NS and CNAME records for blog.example.com so I can verify the DNS delegation is set up correctly?"}],"resultDescription":"Returns a JSON object containing the queried hostname and a records map keyed by record type (e.g. A, MX, TXT), where each entry is an array of objects with 'ttl' (integer seconds) and 'data' (the record value string, e.g. an IP address, mail server hostname, or text value).","failureModes":["Hostname not found / NXDOMAIN — domain does not exist or has no records of the requested type","Invalid hostname format — if hostname is malformed or outside 3–253 character bounds","Unsupported record type requested — only A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, NS are valid","Payment failure — x402 payment not accepted or insufficient USDC balance","Timeout — upstream DNS resolver did not respond in time","Empty result — domain exists but has no records of the requested types"],"whenToPreferThis":"Choose this endpoint when an AI agent needs programmatic DNS resolution as part of an automated workflow — for example, verifying domain ownership, checking email infrastructure, resolving IPs for network diagnostics, or enriching data with DNS metadata. It is monetized per-call via x402/Base USDC, making it suitable for agents with crypto payment capabilities. Prefer this over free DNS APIs when operating within an x402-compatible agent framework that already handles micropayments.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-09-14T18:47:03.750Z","isFirstParty":false}