The API Hub: Discover L402-Enabled Endpoints
Introducing the bolthub API Hub, a public catalog of L402-protected APIs where AI agents and developers can discover and pay for data.
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ReadGuides, tutorials, and updates on L402 micropayments, API monetization, and the machine economy.
Introducing the bolthub API Hub, a public catalog of L402-protected APIs where AI agents and developers can discover and pay for data.
A technical tutorial on building AI agents that autonomously discover and pay for API data using L402 and the bolthub Python SDK.
A step-by-step guide to putting your API behind an L402 paywall using bolthub. No code changes to your existing API required.
A detailed comparison of traditional payment processors and L402 for API monetization, focusing on transaction minimums, settlement speed, and autonomous agent compatibility.
L402 combines HTTP 402 (Payment Required) with Lightning Network invoices to enable instant, anonymous micropayments for API access. It's the missing payment rail for autonomous AI agents.