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x402 Explained: HTTP-Native Micropayments for AI Agents (With Real Code)

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x402 Explained: HTTP-Native Micropayments for AI Agents (With Real Code) An autonomous AI agent often needs to pay for external services—LLM APIs, data feeds, or compute—without a human in the loop. The x402 specification turns ordinary HTTP responses into a payment negotiation channel, letting an…

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  1. 2026-09-08 15:16 · DEV Community — AI
    x402 Explained: HTTP-Native Micropayments for AI Agents (With Real Code)

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