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I Built a Paid API That AI Agents Use Autonomously

Last week, Tempo and Stripe launched the Machine Payments Protocol. The idea: HTTP 402 (Payment Required) finally does something useful. An agent requests data, the server says “pay me first,” the agent pays in USDC, and the server delivers. I wanted to see how fast I could build a real paid service

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📅 Mar 22, 2026·⏱ 8 min read·Dev.to ↗

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