The Graph Gateway Launches x402 Payment System for Subgraph Queries
The Graph Gateway Launches x402 Payment System for Subgraph Queries
🤖 Payment IS Authentication
The Graph Gateway has introduced x402 payment support, enabling direct pay-per-request access to Subgraph data without API keys or accounts.
Key features:
- Pay per query using USDC on Base or Base Sepolia
- No registration, API keys, or session management required
- Payment serves as authentication
- One HTTP round trip: request → 402 response with price → sign USDC payment → retry → receive data
Implementation:
- Install via npm:
@graphprotocol/client-x402 - Access endpoints at
/api/x402/.​.​.​ - Documentation available
Use cases: Particularly useful for AI agents requiring onchain data like DEX activity, positions, governance, or protocol metrics.
The system is live and available for testing on both Base mainnet and Base Sepolia testnet.
If you're building an AI agent that needs onchain data like DEX activity, positions, governance, or protocol activity, the Subgraph Gateway now accepts x402 payments. One HTTP request. USDC on @base or Base Sepolia. No accounts, no keys. Docs: thegraph.com/docs/en/subgra…
The Graph Gateway now supports x402 payments. Any agent or application can query Subgraph data by paying per request in USDC. No API key, no account, no session. Here's what that means and how to use it 🧵
Docs: thegraph.com/docs/en/subgra… Package: npm install @graphprotocol/client-x402 Try it today. Pay with USDC on @base or Base Sepolia. Let us know what you think.
Subgraph gateways now have x402 endpoints under /api/x402/... Your client hits the endpoint → gets a 402 response with the price → signs a USDC payment on Base → retries → gets the data. One round trip. Payment is the authentication.
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