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Re:x402 — An open protocol for internet-native payments by cestith on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @03:24PM (#45351562)
Airlines pretty much need to know their customers no matter how they get paid. Wouldn’t you just be moving that to another part of the process in that example?
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Re:x402 — An open protocol for internet-native payments by tleyden5iwx on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @05:00PM (#45352679)
API clients can already easily identify the user during the authentication process. What’s currently “missing” is a way for an API client to pay a service via the API call “on the fly”, without having a credit card on file or some prior account balance.

Maybe a better example is an image generation api. Your agent chooses one based on its research, and without any account or credit card on file, it buys you an image using a x402.

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