# How to detect a honeypot token on Robinhood Chain > Check whether a Robinhood Chain token can be sold before you buy it. One API call simulates a buy and a sell and checks real trades; a real honeypot example shows the evidence. Source: https://docs.crius.sh/guides/detect-honeypot/ · Updated 2026-10-28 Short answer Call `GET /v1/robinhood/token/{address}/security` and read `honeypot.is_honeypot`. It is `true` when a simulated sell at the latest block fails (`honeypot.reason: "simulated sell failed"`, with the revert in `tax.simulated.revert_reason`), or when 20+ buys have no sells at all; `honeypot.selective` is `true` when only the developer has sold. A honeypot always gets `risk: "critical"`. No API key needed. [GET `/token/{address}/security`](https://docs.crius.sh/reference/security/security-checks/) [GET `/token/{address}`](https://docs.crius.sh/reference/tokens/token-profile/) A honeypot is a token you can buy but can’t sell: the price chart looks healthy because every trade is a buy, and the money stays in the pool. Crius checks this two ways for every Robinhood Chain token. It simulates a real buy, transfer and sell at the latest block, and it looks at who has actually managed to sell. If either test fails, `honeypot.is_honeypot` is `true` and the token’s risk is `critical`, whatever else it has going for it. A pass is not a guarantee The sell simulation only runs for tokens with a Uniswap v2 WETH pair, from a fresh wallet at the current block. Traps that whitelist new wallets, switch on after launch or block only some wallets can pass, and a brand-new token needs 20+ buys before the realized rule can flag it. See [Security score: confidence and limitations](https://docs.crius.sh/concepts/security-score-limits/). ## Check if a token can be sold Example [Anonymous · no key · 1 credit](https://docs.crius.sh/reference/security/security-checks/) ### Crius flags Let's End AI (ENDAI) as a honeypot Let's End AI (0xc882f10529a5518ee3393af5a80e9ff00d38d44b) has burned liquidity and a renounced owner. Can I sell it? GET/v1/robinhood/token/0xc882f10529a5518ee3393af5a80e9ff00d38d44b/security **cURL** ```bash curl "https://api.crius.sh/v1/robinhood/token/0xc882f10529a5518ee3393af5a80e9ff00d38d44b/security" ``` **JavaScript** ```js const res = await fetch("https://api.crius.sh/v1/robinhood/token/0xc882f10529a5518ee3393af5a80e9ff00d38d44b/security"); const { data, meta } = await res.json(); ``` **Python** ```python import requests r = requests.get( "https://api.crius.sh/v1/robinhood/token/0xc882f10529a5518ee3393af5a80e9ff00d38d44b/security", ) body = r.json() print(body["data"]) ``` **Real response 200 Captured Oct 28, 2026 · 140 lines (arrays trimmed)** ```json { "data": { "contract": { "blacklist": false, "can_change_limits": false, "can_change_tax": false, "cooldown": false, "implementation": null, "is_proxy": false, "mintable": false, "owner": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000", "ownership": "renounced", "pausable": false, "proxy_kind": null, "self_destruct": false, "trading_switch": true, "upgradeable": false, "verified": "none" }, "flags": [ "honeypot", "unverified", "uniform_holders" ], "honeypot": { "is_honeypot": true, "reason": "simulated sell failed", "selective": false }, "hook": null, "known_asset": false, "launch": { "flags": [ "uniform_holders" ], "lp_top_wallet": { "address": "0xabe3a51937eb4c76ab6449e9823dbffd4409776f", "liquidity_usd": 8.58651, "pct": 0.0253312 }, "sniper_supply_pct": 0.000299049, "sniper_top_wallet_pct": 0.000299049, "sniper_wallets": 1, "sniper_window_blocks": 10, "uniform_holders": { "balance_pct": 0.112731, "holders": 51, "of_top": 100 }, "wallet_farm": null }, "limits": { "max_tx": "1000000000", "max_tx_getter": "maxTxAmount()", "max_tx_pct": 100, "max_wallet": "1000000000", "max_wallet_getter": "maxWalletSize()", "max_wallet_pct": 100 }, "liquidity": { "status": "burned", "summary": { "burned_pct": 99.9715, "locked_pct": 0, "next_unlock_ts": null, "protocol_fee_pct": 0, "unlocked_in_wallets_pct": 0.0284848, "weighting": "by pool liquidity_usd" } }, "primary_dex": "uniswap_v2", "risk": "critical", "score": 0, "tax": { "buy_pct": 0, "confidence": "high", "realized": { "buy_pct": 0, "by_wallet_class": { "dev_sell_pct": null, "others_sell_pct": 0 }, "last_sample_ts": 1793224820000, "max_sell_pct_seen": 0, "samples": { "buys": 27197, "sells": 3423 }, "sell_pct": 0, "window": "30d" }, "sell_pct": 0, "simulated": { "amount_eth": 0.042454083286938696, "buy_gas": 159144, "buy_pct": 0, "can_buy": true, "can_sell": false, "can_transfer": true, "from": "eoa", "revert_reason": { "code": 3, "data": "0x08c379a0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000245472616e7366657248656c7065723a205452414e534645525f46524f4d5f4641494c454400000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000", "message": "execution reverted: TransferHelper: TRANSFER_FROM_FAILED" }, "router": "0x89e5db8b5aa49aa85ac63f691524311aeb649eba", "sell_gas": 229228, "sell_pct": null, "transfer_pct": 0 }, "source": "realized", "transfer_pct": 0 }, "tax_history": [ { "from_block": 62239227, "pct": 0, "side": "buy" }, { "from_block": 62240181, "pct": 0, "side": "sell" } ], "tax_history_total": 2, "tax_mode": "static", "token": "0xc882f10529a5518ee3393af5a80e9ff00d38d44b" }, "meta": { "block": 100406838, "block_age_ms": 1257, "block_ts": 1793225081000, "chain": "robinhood", "finalized_block": 100397649, "lag_ms": 14, "safe_block": 100401329, "simulation": "eth_simulateV1 via Uniswap V2 router at head" } } ``` What this tells you - `honeypot.is_honeypot: true`, `reason: "simulated sell failed"`, `score: 0`, `risk: "critical"`. - The evidence is in `tax.simulated`: `can_buy: true` and `can_transfer: true`, but `can_sell: false`. Buying about 0.042 ETH worth (`amount_eth`) and sending tokens to another wallet work; selling them back reverts with `"execution reverted: TransferHelper: TRANSFER_FROM_FAILED"`. The router couldn’t move the tokens from the seller into the pool: the token’s `transferFrom` failed. - `meta.simulation: "eth_simulateV1 via Uniswap V2 router at head"`: the test ran against the live chain state through the Uniswap v2 router `0x89e5db8b5aa49aa85ac63f691524311aeb649eba`. - What looks safe doesn’t help: `contract.ownership: "renounced"` (owner `0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000`), `liquidity.status: "burned"` (99.97%) and a 0% buy tax. - `contract.trading_switch: true`: the code includes a trading switch (a function such as `openTrading()`), common in contracts that control who can trade. - `launch.uniform_holders`: 51 of the top 100 holders hold nearly the same amount (about 0.113% of supply each), which costs another 30 points. [Security checks reference](https://docs.crius.sh/reference/security/security-checks/) Runs from your browser on the anonymous plan [Data looks wrong? Report it](mailto:support@crius.sh?subject=Wrong%20data%20in%20docs%20example%3A%20Crius%20flags%20Let's%20End%20AI%20\(ENDAI\)%20as%20a%20honeypot&body=Page%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.crius.sh%2Fguides%2Fdetect-honeypot%2F%23honeypot%0ARequest%3A%20GET%20%2Fv1%2Frobinhood%2Ftoken%2F0xc882f10529a5518ee3393af5a80e9ff00d38d44b%2Fsecurity%0A%0AWhat's%20wrong%20or%20missing%3F%0A%0A) Example [Anonymous · no key · 1 credit](https://docs.crius.sh/reference/tokens/token-profile/) ### The market agrees: 150 buyers and no sellers in 24 hours What do Let's End AI's (0xc882f10529a5518ee3393af5a80e9ff00d38d44b) recent trades look like? GET/v1/robinhood/token/0xc882f10529a5518ee3393af5a80e9ff00d38d44b **cURL** ```bash curl "https://api.crius.sh/v1/robinhood/token/0xc882f10529a5518ee3393af5a80e9ff00d38d44b" ``` **JavaScript** ```js const res = await fetch("https://api.crius.sh/v1/robinhood/token/0xc882f10529a5518ee3393af5a80e9ff00d38d44b"); const { data, meta } = await res.json(); ``` **Python** ```python import requests r = requests.get( "https://api.crius.sh/v1/robinhood/token/0xc882f10529a5518ee3393af5a80e9ff00d38d44b", ) body = r.json() print(body["data"]) ``` **Real response 200 Captured Oct 28, 2026 · 303 lines (arrays trimmed)** ```json { "data": { "address": "0xc882f10529a5518ee3393af5a80e9ff00d38d44b", "admin_flags": null, "bundles": { "see": "/v1/robinhood/token/0xc882f10529a5518ee3393af5a80e9ff00d38d44b/bundles" }, "burned": 0, "chain_id": 4663, "circulating_supply": 1000000000, "creation": { "attribution": "direct", "block": 62239223, "deployed_via": "direct", "deployer": "0xb9707a550b874137da35bbcbbb0f6992a8f5e84b", "factory": null, "source": "trace", "tx": "0xc3e87157315181f6982525fa677d217f1b6a0b863eafd19c358f2946312b3f2f" }, "decimals": 9, "dexscreener": { "boosts": { "active_amount": null, "active_seen_ts": null, "count": 1, "last_ts": 1789335376746, "total_amount": 100 }, "checked_ts": 1793040466789, "community_takeover": false, "community_takeover_ts": null, "confirmed": true, "dex_paid": true, "dex_paid_ts": 1789332236212, "orders": [ { "payment_ts": 1789332236212, "status": "approved", "type": "tokenProfile" } ], "profile": { "description": null, "header": "https://cdn.dexscreener.com/cms/images/gvWC0hpE9DWAKeSG?width=1500&height=500&quality=95&format=auto", "icon": "https://cdn.dexscreener.com/cms/images/BunNPZVadA3UN23s?width=800&height=800&quality=95&format=auto", "links": [ { "label": "Website", "type": "website", "url": "https://www.letsendai.fun" }, { "type": "twitter", "url": "https://x.com/letsendaix" } ] }, "url": "https://dexscreener.com/robinhood/0xc882f10529a5518ee3393af5a80e9ff00d38d44b" }, "first_seen_block": 62239223, "history": "complete", "holders": { "burned_pct": 0, "count": 12467, "dev_holding": null, "dev_pct": null, "locked_pct": 0, "top10_pct": 65.7728 }, "launch": null, "liquidity": { "see": "/v1/robinhood/token/0xc882f10529a5518ee3393af5a80e9ff00d38d44b/liquidity", "status": "burned", "summary": { "burned_pct": 99.9715, "locked_pct": 0, "next_unlock_ts": null, "protocol_fee_pct": 0, "unlocked_in_wallets_pct": 0.0284847, "weighting": "by pool liquidity_usd" } }, "locked": 0, "market": { "fdv_usd": 890863960, "liquidity_usd": 33898.9, "market_cap_usd": 890863960, "pools_count": 45, "quote_liquidity_usd": 16949.4 }, "metadata": { "banner": "https://cdn.dexscreener.com/cms/images/gvWC0hpE9DWAKeSG?width=1500&height=500&quality=95&format=auto", "description": null, "links": { "discord": null, "farcaster": null, "github": null, "telegram": null, "twitter": "https://x.com/letsendaix", "website": "https://www.letsendai.fun" }, "logo": "https://api.crius.sh/v1/robinhood/logo/0xc882f10529a5518ee3393af5a80e9ff00d38d44b.png?size=128", "logo_original": "https://cdn.dexscreener.com/cms/images/BunNPZVadA3UN23s?width=800&height=800&quality=95&format=auto", "socials": { "discord": null, "farcaster": null, "github": null, "telegram": null, "twitter": null, "website": null }, "source": null, "sources": { "links": "dexscreener", "logo": "dexscreener" } }, "name": "Let's End AI", "price": { "ath_market_cap_usd": 890863960, "ath_scope": "all_time", "ath_ts": 1793225323000, "ath_usd": 0.890864, "change_pct": { "1h": -0.371574, "1m": -0.595507, "1s": -0.595507, "24h": 2.18224, "30s": -0.595507, "4h": 1.26767, "5m": -0.595507, "6h": 2.21205 }, "confidence": "high", "dex": "uniswap_v2", "eth": 0.000378207, "liquidity_usd": 33887.4, "quote": "0x0bd7d308f8e1639fab988df18a8011f41eacad73", "quote_liquidity_usd": 16943.7, "source_pool": "0x3d3d2ef643dfe12a0a15c51b34284025f048d7f0", "thin_liquidity": false, "usd": 0.890864 }, "security": { "see": "/v1/robinhood/token/0xc882f10529a5518ee3393af5a80e9ff00d38d44b/security" }, "standard": "erc20", "stats": { "all_time": { "buy_volume_usd": 4893579, "buys": 27252, "first_trade_ts": 1789331187000, "sell_volume_usd": 4876381, "sells": 3503, "since": "chain_start", "trades": 30755, "volume_usd": 9769960 }, "avg_trade_usd": { "1h": 0.694851, "1m": null, "1s": null, "24h": 0.964906, "30s": null, "4h": 0.902284, "5m": null, "6h": 0.942947 }, "buy_volume_usd": { "1h": 12.5073, "1m": 0, "1s": 0, "24h": 181.402, "30s": 0, "4h": 97.4467, "5m": 0, "6h": 120.697 }, "buyers": { "1h": 18, "1m": 0, "1s": 0, "24h": 150, "30s": 0, "4h": 86, "5m": 0, "6h": 100 }, "buys": { "1h": 18, "1m": 0, "1s": 0, "24h": 188, "30s": 0, "4h": 108, "5m": 0, "6h": 128 }, "last_trade_ts": 1793224820000, "sell_volume_usd": { "1h": 0, "1m": 0, "1s": 0, "24h": 0, "30s": 0, "4h": 0, "5m": 0, "6h": 0 }, "sellers": { "1h": 0, "1m": 0, "1s": 0, "24h": 0, "30s": 0, "4h": 0, "5m": 0, "6h": 0 }, "sells": { "1h": 0, "1m": 0, "1s": 0, "24h": 0, "30s": 0, "4h": 0, "5m": 0, "6h": 0 }, "traders": { "1h": 18, "1m": 0, "1s": 0, "24h": 150, "30s": 0, "4h": 86, "5m": 0, "6h": 100 }, "trades": { "1h": 18, "1m": 0, "1s": 0, "24h": 188, "30s": 0, "4h": 108, "5m": 0, "6h": 128 }, "txns": { "1h": 18, "1m": 0, "1s": 0, "24h": 188, "30s": 0, "4h": 108, "5m": 0, "6h": 128 }, "volume_eth": { "1h": 0.00530164, "1m": 0, "1s": 0, "24h": 0.0772172, "30s": 0, "4h": 0.0413886, "5m": 0, "6h": 0.0513545 }, "volume_usd": { "1h": 12.5073, "1m": 0, "1s": 0, "24h": 181.402, "30s": 0, "4h": 97.4467, "5m": 0, "6h": 120.697 } }, "symbol": "ENDAI", "total_supply": 1000000000, "type": "generic", "ui_multiplier": null, "verification": { "compiler": null, "contract_name": null, "implementation": null, "is_proxy": false, "sourcify": "none" } }, "meta": { "block": 100409183, "block_age_ms": 985, "block_ts": 1793225323000, "chain": "robinhood", "finalized_block": 100401329, "lag_ms": 78, "pending": [], "safe_block": 100405028 } } ``` What this tells you - `stats.buyers["24h"]: 150` and `stats.buys["24h"]: 188`, against `stats.sellers["24h"]: 0` and `stats.sells["24h"]: 0`. Nobody has sold in a day of steady buying. - `stats.all_time` counts 3,503 sells against 27,252 buys, so selling worked at some point. A sell that worked last month is no proof it works today, which is why the simulation runs at the latest block. - `market.market_cap_usd` is about $890.9 million on `market.liquidity_usd` of about $33,899. A price that only goes up because no one can sell produces numbers like these. [Token profile reference](https://docs.crius.sh/reference/tokens/token-profile/) Runs from your browser on the anonymous plan [Data looks wrong? Report it](mailto:support@crius.sh?subject=Wrong%20data%20in%20docs%20example%3A%20The%20market%20agrees%3A%20150%20buyers%20and%20no%20sellers%20in%2024%20hours&body=Page%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.crius.sh%2Fguides%2Fdetect-honeypot%2F%23honeypot-trades%0ARequest%3A%20GET%20%2Fv1%2Frobinhood%2Ftoken%2F0xc882f10529a5518ee3393af5a80e9ff00d38d44b%0A%0AWhat's%20wrong%20or%20missing%3F%0A%0A) ## How the verdict is decided | Test | Honeypot when | Where to look | | --- | --- | --- | | Sell simulation | A simulated buy works but the sell reverts or returns no ETH. Runs only when the token has a Uniswap v2 WETH pair. | `tax.simulated.can_sell`, `revert_reason`, `meta.simulation` | | Real trades | 20+ buys and no sells at all. | `tax.realized.samples`, `honeypot.reason` | | Selective sells | 20+ buys and only the developer has sold (`selective_honeypot`, −60 points). | `honeypot.selective`, `tax.realized.by_wallet_class.dev_sell_pct` | | The pool's v4 hook | The hook has no code, is a delegated wallet, or many of its own or its code family's pools had 10+ buys and no sells (`hook_critical_risk`, −60 points). | `hook.risk_level`, `hook.flags` | A failed simulation or a market with no sellers sets `honeypot.is_honeypot` and takes the full 100 points. The hook test doesn’t set `is_honeypot` itself, but a critical hook makes the token `risk: "high"`. See [Check the risk of a Uniswap v4 hook](https://docs.crius.sh/guides/check-uniswap-v4-hook-risk/). The simulation uses a $100 trade by default; pass `amount_usd` to test the size you plan to trade, since some contracts cap how much one transaction can move (see `limits`). Results are cached briefly; `fresh=1` forces a new simulation (Starter plan, 20 credits). ## Use it in your app 1. **Check before the first buy.** Call `/security` for every token a user or bot is about to buy. It’s on the anonymous plan, 1 credit with a key. 2. **Block on `honeypot.is_honeypot` or `honeypot.selective`.** Don’t rely on `risk` alone for this: a honeypot is always `critical`, but you want to say why. 3. **Show the evidence.** Quote `honeypot.reason` and, when present, `tax.simulated.revert_reason.message`, so users see it’s a measured result. 4. **Re-check before selling large amounts.** A token can turn into a honeypot after launch (`contract.trading_switch`, `contract.blacklist`). Re-run the check, with `amount_usd` set to the sell size. ```python # Refuse to buy tokens that can't be sold. import requests token = "0xc882f10529a5518ee3393af5a80e9ff00d38d44b" # Let's End AI data = requests.get(f"https://api.crius.sh/v1/robinhood/token/{token}/security").json()["data"] hp = data["honeypot"] if hp["is_honeypot"] or hp["selective"]: revert = (data["tax"]["simulated"] or {}).get("revert_reason") why = revert.get("message") if isinstance(revert, dict) else revert raise SystemExit(f"honeypot: {why or hp['reason'] or 'only the developer has sold'}") print("no honeypot found:", data["meta"]["simulation"]) ``` No sells yet is not the same as a honeypot A token minutes old may have a few buys and no sells simply because nobody has sold yet. The real-trade test waits for 20 buys, and `tax.confidence` stays `low` or `medium` until there are 20 measured trades. For brand-new tokens, rely on the simulation and the hook check, and look again a few minutes later. ## Frequently asked questions **How do I check if a Robinhood Chain token is a honeypot?** Call `GET https://api.crius.sh/v1/robinhood/token/{address}/security` (no key needed). If `honeypot.is_honeypot` is `true`, don't buy: `honeypot.reason` says whether the simulated sell failed or real buyers haven't been able to sell. `honeypot.selective: true` means only the developer has sold. **Can a token with burned liquidity and a renounced contract be a honeypot?** Yes. Let's End AI (`0xc882f10529a5518ee3393af5a80e9ff00d38d44b`) has 99.97% of its liquidity burned and its owner set to the zero address, and Crius still flags it as a honeypot because the simulated sell reverts. Burned liquidity means the pool can't be pulled; it says nothing about whether the token lets you sell into it. **What is a selective honeypot?** A token where the developer has sold but no one else has, across 20+ buys. Crius reports it as `honeypot.selective: true` with the `selective_honeypot` flag (−60 points). It usually means a whitelist: the contract lets chosen wallets sell and blocks the rest. **Why does the response say 'no V2 WETH pair, realized tax only'?** The sell simulation runs through the Uniswap v2 router, so it needs a v2 pair with WETH. Tokens that only trade on Uniswap v4 (most graduated launchpad tokens) are judged from real trades instead: 20+ buys and no sells is a honeypot, and sells by the developer only is a selective honeypot. Their pool's hook is checked too: hooks whose pools trap buyers are flagged `honeypot_observed`. **I think a token is wrongly flagged. What can I do?** Look at the evidence first: `honeypot.reason`, `tax.simulated.revert_reason` and `tax.realized.samples`. With a key on the Starter plan or higher, `?fresh=1` re-runs the simulation now (20 credits). If the verdict still looks wrong, email [support@crius.sh](mailto:support@crius.sh) with the token address. ## Related [Concept **Score confidence & limits** What the Crius security score can and can't see on Robinhood Chain, how to read its confidence fields, and why a low-risk result is not a guarantee a token is safe. Read](https://docs.crius.sh/concepts/security-score-limits/) [Guide **Token security score** Score any Robinhood Chain token from 0 to 100 with one API call. Honeypot, buy and sell taxes, owner powers, LP locks, v4 hook risk and insider launches, with real examples. Read](https://docs.crius.sh/guides/token-security-score/) [Guide **Check token taxes** Get the real buy and sell tax of any Robinhood Chain token in one call, measured from recent trades and checked by simulation. Real examples with a 5% sell tax and a 7% buy tax. Read](https://docs.crius.sh/guides/check-token-taxes/) [Concept **Token taxes** How Crius measures buy, sell and transfer taxes on Robinhood Chain tokens from real trades and from a simulated buy and sell, how the two are combined, and how tax changes are tracked. Read](https://docs.crius.sh/concepts/taxes/) [Guide **Check v4 hook risk** Find out what a Robinhood Chain token's Uniswap v4 hook can do and what happened in its pools (taxes, honeypots, rugs). Real examples, including critical hooks. Read](https://docs.crius.sh/guides/check-uniswap-v4-hook-risk/) [Guide **Safety checks for bots** Keep a Robinhood Chain trading bot away from honeypots, high taxes and pullable liquidity: pre-trade checks with Crius, then live tax and LP alerts. Read](https://docs.crius.sh/guides/add-safety-checks-to-a-trading-bot/) [API reference **Security checks API** Contract checks (ownership, mint, pause, blacklist, proxy, limits), realized and simulated buy/sell tax, honeypot verdict and, for v4 tokens, the pool hook's permissions and risk. Read](https://docs.crius.sh/reference/security/security-checks/)