AI agents and applications that work with real-world locations need more than pins on a map. They need to know if a business actually exists and whether it's still open.
Today we're excited to highlight Voygr, a location and POI data validation platform now available on Orthogonal.
What is Voygr?
Voygr provides a high-fidelity location data layer for analytics, agents, and apps. Their Business Validation API confirms whether a business exists at a given address and whether it's currently open or closed, with up to 99.62% validation precision. Backed by Y Combinator and trusted by partners like Overture Maps, Voygr is built by former Google Maps and Apple Search leadership.
How It Works
Voygr uses context-aware matching across multiple attributes and multi-source verification. Rather than relying on a single data source, it cross-references web, social, and authoritative data to catch closures, relocations, and rebrands that single-source systems miss.
Using Voygr with Orthogonal
Validate a Business Location
Send a business name and address, get back a validated existence and operating status.
// Using @orth/sdk
// Install: npm install @orth/sdk
import Orthogonal from "@orth/sdk";
const orthogonal = new Orthogonal({
apiKey: process.env.ORTHOGONAL_API_KEY,
});
// Validate a business location
const result = await orthogonal.run({
api: "voygr-business-validation",
path: "/v1/business-status",
body: {
name: "Blue Bottle Coffee",
address: "66 Mint St, San Francisco, CA 94103"
}
});
console.log(result.existence_status); // "exists", "not_exists", or "uncertain"
console.log(result.open_closed_status); // "open", "closed", or "uncertain"
console.log(result.validation_timestamp); // ISO 8601 UTC timestampUsing x402 Protocol
Voygr on Orthogonal also supports x402, an open protocol that enables native payments in HTTP. Your agents can pay for API calls directly using USDC stablecoins, no API keys required.
// Install: npm install x402-fetch viem
import { wrapFetchWithPayment } from "x402-fetch";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";
const privateKey = process.env.PRIVATE_KEY;
if (!privateKey) {
throw new Error("PRIVATE_KEY environment variable is required");
}
const account = privateKeyToAccount(
privateKey.startsWith("0x") ? privateKey : `0x${privateKey}`,
);
const fetchWithPayment = wrapFetchWithPayment(fetch, account);
// Validate a business location with x402 payment
const url = "https://x402.orth.sh/voygr-business-validation/v1/business-status";
const response = await fetchWithPayment(url, {
method: "POST",
headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({
name: "Starbucks",
address: "1390 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94102"
})
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
// { success: true, existence_status: "exists", open_closed_status: "open", request_id: "abc123", validation_timestamp: "2026-03-13T12:00:00Z" }Use Cases
Real Estate and Property Intelligence
Validate business presence at commercial addresses for property valuation, site selection, and investment analysis. Know which storefronts are occupied, which are vacant, and which have recently turned over.
Retail and Sales Optimization
Identify where businesses are open, closed, or have relocated. Voygr's validation data makes it easier to build analytical models that organize sales efforts, visualize opportunities, and prioritize accounts.
Insurance and Risk Scoring
Verify business existence and operating status for underwriting and claims. Reduce risk exposure from stale data by catching businesses that have closed or relocated.
AI Agents and Autonomous Systems
Agents that interact with the physical world need to know what's actually there. Voygr provides the ground truth that enables agents to reason about places, not just coordinates.
Why Agents Need Voygr
- 99.62% validation precision: Context-aware matching delivers high-confidence results
- Multi-source verification: Cross-references web, social, and authoritative data to catch what single-source systems miss
- Simple API: One endpoint, two fields in, validated status out
- Built by mapping veterans: Founded by former Google Maps and Apple Search engineering leadership
Try It Today
Sign up for Orthogonal and get $10 free credits to try Voygr and dozens of other APIs. No API keys to manage, no accounts to create. Just instant access to powerful tools for your agents.