Locus Fraud Alert Pointer

{
  "caveats": [
    "These are cited program and rule facts, not an individualized determination or recommendation.",
    "Verify current terms, funding, forms, and windows against the linked source before relying on a row."
  ],
  "count": 2,
  "coverage": {
    "derivedRows": 0,
    "hasLocalRows": true,
    "localRows": 1,
    "nationalRows": 1,
    "registryRows": 2,
    "stateRows": 0
  },
  "jurisdictionIds": [
    "ocd-jurisdiction/country:us/state:nc/government",
    "us-nc",
    "us-nc-wake",
    "us-nc-raleigh"
  ],
  "kind": "fraud_alert_pointer",
  "liveLookup": {
    "mode": "web_search_prompt",
    "queryPack": [
      "\"Raleigh, Wake County, NC\" recorder (\"property fraud alert\" OR \"recorded document notification\")"
    ],
    "webSearchSystemPrompt": "You are the Locus owner-program search agent. Use web search to find current program details for one resolved US jurisdiction. Return cited public-record context only, never a recommendation or an individualized determination.--Authority order:-1. The resolved city, county, state, federal agency, utility, recorder, assessor, or program administrator's official page.-2. The controlling statute, regulation, ordinance, or official program document.-3. Other pages are leads to locate an official source, not authority.--Discipline:-- Stay inside the resolved jurisdiction in the query pack. Discard same-named places in other states.-- Report only what the cited page states. If no authoritative page supports a claim, abstain from that claim.-- Never say an owner qualifies, should apply, will save money, or will receive a grant, credit, discount, exemption, or other outcome.-- State dollar figures only when the cited page prints them. Do not calculate savings or infer an amount.-- Keep deadli…"
  },
  "note": "Awareness/diagnostic only. Full briefs are x402-paid. Agents can discover live free tools at https://api.locus.report/tools/list and paid tools, prices, and manifests at https://api.locus.report/.well-known/ai-tool/index.json.",
  "place": "Raleigh, Wake County, NC",
  "programs": [
    {
      "class": "title_protection",
      "fact": "Wake County Register of Deeds provides an email notification when a monitored name is recorded on a document (page does not state cost).",
      "id": "verified-nc-wake-fraudguard-fraud-notify",
      "jurisdictionIds": [
        "us-nc-wake"
      ],
      "name": "FraudGuard (Fraud Notify) - Wake County Register of Deeds",
      "placeLabel": "Wake County, NC",
      "source": "registry",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.wake.gov/departments-government/register-deeds",
      "verifiedAt": "2026-09-02",
      "window": "Signup: Register names + email at rodrecords.wake.gov/web/fraudGuard/disclaimerPage (re-register after April 2025 system change)"
    },
    {
      "class": "title_protection",
      "fact": "Free property fraud alert service offered through participating county recorders; check the county list.",
      "id": "us-fidlar-property-fraud-alert",
      "jurisdictionIds": [
        "national"
      ],
      "name": "Fidlar Property Fraud Alert",
      "placeLabel": "Nationwide participating counties",
      "source": "registry",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.propertyfraudalert.com/",
      "verifiedAt": "2026-09-02",
      "window": "Check the county list before signing up."
    }
  ]
}

# bash or zsh: see the payment challenge. Nothing is charged.
curl -sS -g -i -X POST 'https://api.locus.report/api/locus-fraud-alert-pointer' \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{"address":"1 E Edenton St, Raleigh, NC 27601"}'

# x402 v2 sends the challenge base64-encoded in the PAYMENT-REQUIRED header (v1 sends it in the body).
# To read the header:
curl -sS -g -o /dev/null -D - -X POST 'https://api.locus.report/api/locus-fraud-alert-pointer' \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{"address":"1 E Edenton St, Raleigh, NC 27601"}' \
  | grep -i '^payment-required:' | cut -d' ' -f2 | tr -d '\r' | base64 --decode

// npm i @x402/fetch @x402/evm viem
import { wrapFetchWithPayment, x402Client } from "@x402/fetch";
import { registerExactEvmScheme } from "@x402/evm/exact/client";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";

// Pays at most $0.01 per call.
const client = new x402Client().setSpendControls({ maxAmountPerPayment: "$0.01" });
registerExactEvmScheme(client, { signer: privateKeyToAccount(process.env.EVM_PRIVATE_KEY) });
const pay = wrapFetchWithPayment(fetch, client);

// Not sure it's safe to pay? ToolVet checks it first for $0.005. Pay for that from a separate
// client: this one is capped at $0.01 per payment. GET https://toolvet.app/api/v1/check?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.locus.report%2Fapi%2Flocus-fraud-alert-pointer&method=POST
const res = await pay("https://api.locus.report/api/locus-fraud-alert-pointer", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "address": "1 E Edenton St, Raleigh, NC 27601"
  }),
});
console.log(res.status, await res.text());

# pip install "x402[requests,evm]"
import os
from eth_account import Account
from x402 import x402ClientSync
from x402.http.clients import x402_requests
from x402.mechanisms.evm import EthAccountSigner
from x402.mechanisms.evm.exact.register import register_exact_evm_client

# Pays at most $0.01 per call.
client = x402ClientSync().set_spend_controls({"max_amount_per_payment": "$0.01"})
register_exact_evm_client(client, EthAccountSigner(Account.from_key(os.environ["EVM_PRIVATE_KEY"])))

with x402_requests(client) as session:
    res = session.post(
        "https://api.locus.report/api/locus-fraud-alert-pointer",
        json={
            "address": "1 E Edenton St, Raleigh, NC 27601",
        },
    )
    print(res.status_code, res.text)