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BoltzPay — Paid API Access for AI Agents
BoltzPay lets AI agents pay for API data automatically. It supports three payment protocols (x402, L402, and MPP) across multiple chains (Base, Solana, Tempo), paying with USDC, Bitcoin Lightning, or Stripe. Agents can discover 5,700+ scored endpoints from the live registry, evaluate pricing, open streaming sessions, and purchase API data in a single workflow.
Quick Start
Fetch data from a paid API endpoint:
npx @boltzpay/cli fetch https://invy.bot/api
Commands
| Command | Description | Credentials Needed |
|---|
npx @boltzpay/cli fetch <url> | Fetch and pay for API data | Yes |
npx @boltzpay/cli quote <url> | Get a price quote | No |
npx @boltzpay/cli discover | Browse the BoltzPay registry (5,700+ endpoints) | No |
npx @boltzpay/cli discover --protocol mpp --min-score 70 | Filter by protocol and trust score | No |
npx @boltzpay/cli discover --query weather | Search endpoints by name or URL | No |
npx @boltzpay/cli diagnose <url> | Full diagnostic — DNS, protocol detection (x402/L402/MPP), pricing, health, latency | No |
npx @boltzpay/cli budget | Check spending budget | No |
npx @boltzpay/cli history | View payment history | No |
npx @boltzpay/cli wallet | Check wallet address and balance | No |
Setup
Set the following environment variables for paid API access:
x402 (USDC on Base)
COINBASE_API_KEY_ID — Your Coinbase CDP API key IDCOINBASE_API_KEY_SECRET — Your Coinbase CDP API key secretCOINBASE_WALLET_SECRET — Your Coinbase CDP wallet secret
Get your Coinbase CDP keys at portal.cdp.coinbase.com.
MPP (Tempo payment channels)
TEMPO_PRIVATE_KEY — Tempo wallet private key (hex). Enables MPP one-shot payments and streaming sessions.
Optional
NWC_CONNECTION_STRING — NWC connection string for L402 (Lightning) paymentsSTRIPE_SECRET_KEY — Stripe secret key for Stripe MPP paymentsBOLTZPAY_DAILY_BUDGET — Daily spending limit in USD (default: unlimited)
Examples
1. Discover APIs from the registry
npx @boltzpay/cli discover
Browse 5,700+ scored and verified paid APIs from the BoltzPay registry. Filter by protocol, category, score, or free-text search. No credentials needed.
npx @boltzpay/cli discover --protocol x402 --min-score 80 --category crypto-data
2. Get a price quote
npx @boltzpay/cli quote https://invy.bot/api
See the payment protocol, amount, and chain options without spending anything.
3. Fetch paid data
npx @boltzpay/cli fetch https://invy.bot/api
Automatically detects the payment protocol (x402, L402, or MPP), pays, and returns the API response.
4. Diagnose an endpoint
npx @boltzpay/cli diagnose https://invy.bot/api
Full diagnostic: DNS resolution, protocol detection, format version, pricing, health classification, and latency.
No Credentials?
Six of the seven commands work without any credentials:
quote — get detailed pricingdiscover — browse the registry with filters (protocol, score, category, search)diagnose — full endpoint diagnostic (DNS, protocol, pricing, health, latency)budget — check spending limitshistory — view past transactionswallet — check wallet address and balance
Only fetch requires credentials (it makes actual payments).
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