Built on X402 Protocol

Let's kill the API key

Your AI agents shouldn't manage subscriptions, store credentials, or wait for humans.

Software paying software. Per-request. Instant settlement.

No keys
No subscriptions
<1s
Settlement
$0.001+
Per request
agent.py
# OLD WAY: API keys, subscriptions
# api_key = os.environ["API_KEY"]
# headers = {"Authorization": api_key}

# NEW WAY: Just pay and go
data = agent.get(
    "https://api.example.com/data",
    budget=0.05  # Max: $0.05
)

# Server returns 402 → Agent pays → Done
print(data.result)  # Your data
print(data.cost)    # $0.01 USDC

Built on trusted infrastructure

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Software paying software

No API keys. No subscriptions. No humans in the loop.

Zero Credential Management

No more provisioning API keys, rotating secrets, or managing subscription tiers. Your agent pays per-request and gets instant access.

Pay Only What You Use

Stop overpaying for subscriptions you rarely use. $0.001 for one API call. $0.01 for premium data. Pay exactly what each request costs.

Fully Autonomous

Agents discover services, check prices, and pay—without waiting for human approval. Set a budget and let them work.

Instant Settlement

Payments settle in milliseconds on-chain. No invoices, no reconciliation, no 30-day payment terms. The API responds immediately.

Enterprise Governance

Spending limits, approval workflows, and full audit trails. Every payment is cryptographically verifiable on-chain.

Open Standard

Built on X402—the HTTP standard for machine payments. No vendor lock-in. Works with any HTTP client or agent framework.

How It Works

HTTP 402 is the new API key

1

Agent calls any API

No signup. No API key. Just a standard HTTP request. The server returns 402 Payment Required with the price.

2

Agent pays instantly

Our SDK checks budget limits, signs a USDC payment authorization, and retries—all in one round trip. No human approval needed.

3

Data returned, settled on-chain

The API delivers the response. Payment settles in milliseconds with cryptographic proof. Agent moves to the next task.

The API subscription model is broken

Today's Reality

  • Sign up, verify email, add credit card
  • Generate API key, store it securely, rotate it
  • Pay $99/mo for a tier you'll use 10% of
  • Human approves each new vendor
  • Reconcile invoices across 20 services

With X402

  • Agent calls API, gets 402 Payment Required
  • Agent pays $0.01, gets instant access
  • Pay per-request, not per-month
  • No credentials to manage or leak
  • Every payment verifiable on-chain

Build with us

We're looking for teams building AI agents that need to pay for APIs, data, and compute. Let's kill the API key together.

We'll reach out to discuss your use case.