agentutility(7)$ man token-honeypot
/token-honeypot
PRICE / CALL
$0.05
USDC · base mainnet · scheme: exact
METHOD
POST
CLUSTER
edgemarketCATEGORY
uncategorized
STATUS
● live
NAME
token-honeypot — detects whether an erc-20 token is a honeypot by simulating a buy + sell via honeypot.is
SYNOPSIS
POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/token-honeypot
Content-Type: application/json
X-PAYMENT: <signed-transferWithAuthorization>
{ ... }↳ first call →
402 Payment Required. Sign USDCtransferWithAuthorization, retry with theX-PAYMENT header.DESCRIPTION
Detects whether an ERC-20 token is a honeypot by simulating a buy + sell via honeypot.is. Returns honeypot status, realized buy/sell/transfer tax percentages, max buy/sell amounts (atomic units), proxy/owner contract flags, and a normalized risk level (low/medium/high/critical) with human-readable reasons. Free public API, no auth. Use it as an EVM can-i-sell check, rug-pull scanner, sell-tax and buy-tax simulator, or scam token detector for Base, Ethereum, and BSC honeypots.
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 scanned for honeypot behavior. |
| chain | string | EVM chain the simulation ran on (e.g. ethereum, base, bsc). |
| simulation | string | Buy/sell simulation results including realized tax percentages and max buy/sell amounts in atomic units. |
| contract | string | Contract flags such as proxy status, owner address, and other ownership/permission attributes. |
| risk | string | Normalized risk level (low/medium/high/critical) plus human-readable reasons for the rating. |
| source | string | Upstream data provider used for the check (honeypot.is). |
EXAMPLES — two ways to call
EXAMPLE 1 · curl
curl -X POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/token-honeypot \
-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 token-honeypot tool from your MCP-aware agent.
MCP server handles payment automatically — your coding agent just calls the tool by name.
METADATA
- tags
- edge-markethoneypot-checkrug-pull-scannertoken-safetysell-tax-simulatorerc20-scannerscam-detectorhoneypot-is
- methods
- POST
- cluster
- edgemarket
- price
- $0.05 USDC per call
ADJACENT — other endpoints in edgemarket
| endpoint | description | price |
|---|---|---|
| honeypot-check | Honeypot.is buy/sell simulation for any Base or Ethereum ERC-20. | $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