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What Is the x402 Protocol? HTTP 402 Payments for AI Agents

calendar_today September 8, 2026 person Ayush Agarwal domain dodo-payments

A technical guide to the x402 protocol: how the HTTP 402 payment handshake works, the PAYMENT-REQUIRED and PAYMENT-SIGNATURE headers, facilitators, payment schemes, and where x402 fits next to card rails.

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