Can an agent pay with Mercury402?
YESPer its awesome-x402 listing: Pay-per-call U.S. Treasury and macro data API using x402. Agents access FRED indicators, yield curves, and GDP data with USDC micropayments on Base.
Proof
“{"x402Version":2,"accepts":[{"scheme":"exact","method":"GET","network":"eip155:8453","amount":"50000","payTo":"0xF8d59270cBC746a7593D25b6569812eF1681C6D2","maxTimeoutSeconds":”
source: mercury402.uk/.well-known/x402
“HTTP 402 + x402 v2 challenge: amount 100000 atomic units of USD Coin (= $0.1), network eip155:8453”
source: mercury402.uk/v1/ai/briefing
Details
- Verdict
- Yes: there is a documented way for an agent to pay with no human per payment.
- Kind
- api
- Rails
- x402, stablecoin
- Last checked
- 2026-10-23