Resolve a hostname over public DNS and return parsed records. Query: host (required FQDN), types (comma-separated: A,AAAA,MX,TXT,NS,CAA,SRV,CNAME,PTR,SOA — default A,AAAA,MX,TXT,NS), resolver (cloudflare|google|quad9|opendns, optional). Returns one normalized JSON shape per record type with per-type error pass-through. Reserved/local TLDs (.local, .internal, .invalid, .test, localhost) are rejected. 4s per-query timeout.
/api/dns/lookupPAYMENT-SIGNATURE.The lookup API is a pay-per-call dns endpoint built for AI agents and autonomous software. Resolve a hostname over public DNS and return parsed records.
There is no signup and no API key. An agent (or any HTTP client) hits the endpoint, receives an x402 "402 Payment Required" challenge, signs a sub-cent USDC payment on Base or Solana, and retries — the data comes back on the paid request. That makes it a drop-in lookup data source for an agent tool-use loop, an MCP host, or a backend that needs dns data on demand without onboarding to yet another vendor portal.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
hostrequired | string | min 1 chars · max 253 chars |
types | string | match ^(A|AAAA|MX|TXT|NS|CAA|SRV|CNAME|PTR|SOA)(,(A|AAAA|MX|TXT|NS|CAA|SRV|CNAME|PTR|SOA)){0,9}$ |
resolver | string | one of: cloudflare | google | quad9 | opendns |
# 1. Probe with no auth → 402 envelope with PaymentRequirements curl -sS 'https://2s.io/api/dns/lookup?host=example&types=example&resolver=cloudflare' # 2. Sign + retry with PAYMENT-SIGNATURE: curl -sS 'https://2s.io/api/dns/lookup?host=example&types=example&resolver=cloudflare' \ -H 'PAYMENT-SIGNATURE: <base64-json-payload>' # Or use the canonical runner (handles probe → sign → retry): # EVM_PRIVATE_KEY=0x... node --env-file=.env.local \ # --experimental-strip-types scripts/x402-pay.ts \ # 'https://2s.io/api/dns/lookup?host=example&types=example&resolver=cloudflare'
import { TwoS } from '@2sio/sdk'
const client = new TwoS({
privateKey: process.env.EVM_PRIVATE_KEY as `0x${string}`,
})
const result = await client.dns.lookup({
"host": "example",
"types": "example",
"resolver": "cloudflare"
})
console.log('endpoint:', result.endpoint)
console.log('cost:', result.costUsd, 'USDC')
console.log('tx:', result.settlement?.txHash)
console.log('data:', result.data)import os
from twosio import TwoS
client = TwoS(private_key=os.environ["EVM_PRIVATE_KEY"])
result = client.dns.lookup(host="example", types="example", resolver="cloudflare")
print("endpoint:", result.endpoint)
print("cost:", result.cost_usd, "USDC")
print("tx:", (result.settlement or {}).get("tx_hash"))
print("data:", result.data)// 1. Add @2sio/mcp to your MCP host config (Claude Desktop example below).
// EVM_PRIVATE_KEY funds x402 payments per call.
// claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"2sio": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@2sio/mcp"],
"env": { "EVM_PRIVATE_KEY": "0x..." }
}
}
}
// 2. Once the server is running, agents call this tool via standard MCP:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "dns.lookup",
"arguments": {
"host": "example",
"types": "example",
"resolver": "cloudflare"
}
}
}| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
ok | boolean | one of: true |
items | array | |
total | integer | Total matching rows upstream; null when unknown. |
source | object |
{
"ok": true,
"items": [
{}
],
"total": 1,
"source": {
"provider": "example",
"url": "example",
"license": "example"
}
}