How it works
- Your agent makes a request to a supported paid endpoint without an
X-API-Keyheader. - The API responds with
402 Payment Requiredand aPAYMENT-REQUIREDheader containing the price and payment instructions. - Your agent signs a USDC payment on Base and retries the request with a
PAYMENT-SIGNATUREheader. - The API verifies the payment, runs the request, and settles the payment on-chain.
PAYMENT-SIGNATURE is the current x402 v2 header. Influship also accepts X-PAYMENT for compatibility with x402 clients that still emit the earlier header name.
Pricing
x402 prices include a 20% surcharge over the credit-based pricing — the “x402 tax” covers settlement costs. For high-volume use, an API key is cheaper.
You pay for what you ask for, not what we deliver. If a search returns fewer creators than requested, the price still reflects the requested cap.