agentutility(7)$ man honeypot-check
/honeypot-check
PRICE / CALL
$0.05
USDC · base mainnet · scheme: exact
METHOD
POST
CLUSTER
edgemarketCATEGORY
uncategorized
STATUS
● live
NAME
honeypot-check — honeypot.is buy/sell simulation for any base or ethereum erc-20
synonym alias of token-honeypot — reuses the canonical handler.
SYNOPSIS
POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/honeypot-check
Content-Type: application/json
X-PAYMENT: <signed-transferWithAuthorization>
{ ... }↳ first call →
402 Payment Required. Sign USDCtransferWithAuthorization, retry with theX-PAYMENT header.DESCRIPTION
Honeypot.is buy/sell simulation for any Base or Ethereum ERC-20. Returns is_honeypot verdict, buy/sell/transfer tax %, simulation success flag, and a reason string when a honeypot is detected. Use before every swap to detect sell-blocking risk.
INPUT — request schema
| property | type | description | req? |
|---|---|---|---|
| token_address | string | 0x-prefixed 20-byte EVM token contract address. | required |
| chain | string | EVM chain. Default 'base'. enum: base · ethereum · bsc | optional |
OUTPUT — response shape
| field | type | description |
|---|---|---|
| token | string | ERC-20 contract address that was simulated. |
| chain | string | Chain the token lives on, either base or ethereum. |
| simulation | string | Nested object with buy/sell/transfer tax percentages and the success flag from the Honeypot.is simulation. |
| contract | string | Nested object with contract metadata like name, symbol, decimals, and any owner or proxy flags. |
| risk | string | Object with is_honeypot verdict plus a reason string when sell-blocking or tax-trap behavior is detected. |
| source | string | Upstream data provider, set to honeypot.is. |
EXAMPLES — two ways to call
EXAMPLE 1 · curl
curl -X POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/honeypot-check \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{ }'first response =
402 Payment Required with payment requirements; sign + retry with X-PAYMENT.EXAMPLE 2 · mcp
# Install the MCP package for this endpoint's cluster npx -y @agentutility/mcp-<cluster> # Required: EVM private key with USDC on Base export X402_PRIVATE_KEY=0x... # Then call the honeypot-check tool from your MCP-aware agent.
MCP server handles payment automatically — your coding agent just calls the tool by name.
METADATA
- tags
- edge-markethoneypot-checktoken-safetyrug-detectionswap-protectionerc20-scannerbuy-sell-taxhoneypot-simulation
- methods
- POST
- cluster
- edgemarket
- price
- $0.05 USDC per call
ADJACENT — other endpoints in edgemarket
| endpoint | description | price |
|---|---|---|
| token-honeypot | Detects whether an ERC-20 token is a honeypot by simulating a buy + sell via honeypot.is. | $0.05 |
| token-honeypot-api | Checks whether a token is a honeypot, testing sellability, buy tax, sell tax, proxy risk, owner risk, and token-trading warnings. | $0.05 |
| token-honeypot-check | Checks whether an ERC-20 token is a honeypot by simulating buy and sell behavior through honeypot.is. | $0.05 |
| wallet-pnl | Computes wallet token P&L with FIFO cost basis for any (wallet, ERC-20, chain) triple. | $0.05 |
| crypto-tx-explainer | Ethereum/Base/Arbitrum/Optimism/Polygon transaction explainer. | $0.04 |
| bridge-rates | Compares cross-chain bridge quotes to find the cheapest route between chains, powered by LiFi. | $0.03 |
| dao-proposal-monitor | Monitors DAO governance proposals on Snapshot.org for any space. | $0.03 |
| ens-resolve | Resolves ENS names in both directions: forward (vitalik.eth to address) and reverse (address to primary ENS). | $0.03 |
SEE ALSO