Agentic Protocols

x402

Definition

x402 is a revival of HTTP status code 402 Payment Required, repurposed for agentic micropayments. Sites declare x402 support at /.well-known/x402 or by returning 402 responses with payment instructions. AI agents that support x402 can pay per API call or per content access, enabling pay-per-use monetization without human checkout flows.

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