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Four of six paid API sellers return 403 to the default Python User-Agent

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I spent today measuring the paid-endpoint market, and the thing that stops money is not the thing anyone audits for. The one-line version Same URL, same second, four User-Agent strings: host python-urllib curl x402-fetch Chrome fastx402.tools 403 402 402 402 intel.rallylive.ca 403 402 402 402 x402b…

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  1. 2026-10-27 19:31 · DEV Community — AI
    Four of six paid API sellers return 403 to the default Python User-Agent

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