HTTP status
Payment required
The response code that starts
every paid request
Launch a token, connect an API, agent, or digital product,
and get paid each time it is used.
→ GET /api/x402/research-feed ← 402 Payment Required PAYMENT-REQUIRED {"x402Version":2,"accepts":[{"scheme":"exact","network":"eip155:4663","amount":"10000","maxTimeoutSeconds":300}]} sign Permit2 authorization · approved in wallet {"from":"0x6b3d…91af","to":"0xe2c8…4d07","value":"10000","validBefore":"1788660131","nonce":"0x7c1f…e94a"} → GET /api/x402/research-feed PAYMENT-SIGNATURE: eyJ4NDAyVmVyc2lvbiI6Miw… settlement confirmed ← 200 OK PAYMENT-RESPONSE {"success":true,"network":"eip155:4663","transaction":"0x5b2e…a1c7"} {"items":128,"updated":"2026-09-07T14:02:11Z"}
Every request answers with a price, a signed payment settles it,
and the product ships only after the chain confirms.
Nothing moves early.
The response code that starts
every paid request
Chain id. Every payment is
approved in the wallet
APIs, agents, JSON, links,
files and webhooks
Atokenisastart.Node402connectsittosomethingworthpayingfor:anAPI,anagent,afile,arecord.Everyrequestanswerswithaprice,andeverydeliverywaitsforaconfirmedpayment.”
Six kinds of paid product, each delivered only after a confirmed payment.
Three steps from a token to a paid response.
Launch a new token on Pons, or verify one you already hold.
Choose what a request delivers and what it costs.
A confirmed payment unlocks the response. Nothing ships early.
Run a credit-based demo with a saved receipt. No real funds move.
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