Polkax402

Pay-per-use API with X402

HTTP 402 Payment Required Protocol

Web3 Micropayments
Made Simple

Access premium APIs with instant on-chain payments. No subscriptions, pay only for what you use.

Live Demo

Try fetching Polkadot news with X402 payments

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X402 Protocol

HTTP 402 standard for web payments. Request → Pay → Access in one flow.

On-Chain Verification

Every payment is verified on Polkadot blockchain for trustless transactions.

Pay Per Use

Micro-transactions for API calls. No subscriptions, only pay for what you consume.

About This Project

What is Polkax402?

A production-ready implementation of the HTTP 402 Payment Required protocol, combining Polkadot blockchain payments with premium API access. Built with:

  • X402 Protocol: HTTP standard for web payments
  • Polkadot: On-chain payment verification
  • Firecrawl: News aggregation via HTTPayer
  • OpenAI: LLM processing for summaries

How It Works

  1. 1Client requests protected API endpoint
  2. 2Server responds with 402 Payment Required + instructions
  3. 3Client signs payment with Polkadot wallet
  4. 4Payment verified on-chain via facilitator
  5. 5Access granted, response returned with payment receipt
MIT License • Built with ❤️ for Web3