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How I put a data product behind x402 so AI agents can buy it with USDC

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I sell verified B2B lead packs. For a one-off campaign, a $49/month data seat is a terrible deal — and for an AI agent, a subscription signup is a non-starter. Agents can't fill out billing forms. So I put the product behind x402: HTTP 402 "Payment Required", resurrected as a machine checkout. Here…

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  1. 2026-10-02 02:28 · DEV Community — AI
    How I put a data product behind x402 so AI agents can buy it with USDC

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