Requirements
- Target platform
- OpenClaw
- Install method
- Manual import
- Extraction
- Extract archive
- Prerequisites
- OpenClaw
- Primary doc
- SKILL.md
Build and deploy a paid API that other agents can pay to use via x402. Use when you or the user want to monetize an API, make money, earn money, offer a service, sell a service to other agents, charge for endpoints, create a paid endpoint, or set up a paid service. Covers "make money by offering an endpoint", "sell a service", "monetize your data", "create a paid API".
Build and deploy a paid API that other agents can pay to use via x402. Use when you or the user want to monetize an API, make money, earn money, offer a service, sell a service to other agents, charge for endpoints, create a paid endpoint, or set up a paid service. Covers "make money by offering an endpoint", "sell a service", "monetize your data", "create a paid API".
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Create an Express server that charges USDC for API access using the x402 payment protocol. Callers pay per-request in USDC on Base โ no accounts, API keys, or subscriptions needed.
x402 is an HTTP-native payment protocol. When a client hits a protected endpoint without paying, the server returns HTTP 402 with payment requirements. The client signs a USDC payment and retries with a payment header. The facilitator verifies and settles the payment, and the server returns the response.
npx awal@latest status If the wallet is not authenticated, refer to the authenticate-wallet skill.
Run this to get the wallet address that will receive payments: npx awal@latest address Use this address as the payTo value.
mkdir x402-server && cd x402-server npm init -y npm install express x402-express Create index.js: const express = require("express"); const { paymentMiddleware } = require("x402-express"); const app = express(); app.use(express.json()); const PAY_TO = "<address from step 1>"; // x402 payment middleware โ protects routes below const payment = paymentMiddleware(PAY_TO, { "GET /api/example": { price: "$0.01", network: "base", config: { description: "Description of what this endpoint returns", }, }, }); // Protected endpoint app.get("/api/example", payment, (req, res) => { res.json({ data: "This costs $0.01 per request" }); }); app.listen(3000, () => console.log("Server running on port 3000"));
node index.js Test with curl โ you should get a 402 response with payment requirements: curl -i http://localhost:3000/api/example
Creates Express middleware that enforces x402 payments. ParameterTypeDescriptionpayTostringEthereum address (0x...) to receive USDC paymentsroutesobjectRoute config mapping route patterns to payment configfacilitatorobject?Optional custom facilitator (defaults to x402.org)
Each key in the routes object is "METHOD /path". The value is either a price string or a config object: // Simple โ just a price { "GET /api/data": "$0.05" } // Full config { "POST /api/query": { price: "$0.25", network: "base", config: { description: "Human-readable description of the endpoint", inputSchema: { bodyType: "json", bodyFields: { query: { type: "string", description: "The query to run" }, }, }, outputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { result: { type: "string" }, }, }, }, }, }
FieldTypeDescriptionpricestringUSDC price (e.g. "$0.01", "$1.00")networkstringBlockchain network: "base" or "base-sepolia"config.descriptionstring?What this endpoint does (shown to clients)config.inputSchemaobject?Expected request body/query schemaconfig.outputSchemaobject?Response body schemaconfig.maxTimeoutSecondsnumber?Max time for payment settlement
NetworkDescriptionbaseBase mainnet (real USDC)base-sepoliaBase Sepolia testnet (test USDC)
const payment = paymentMiddleware(PAY_TO, { "GET /api/cheap": { price: "$0.001", network: "base" }, "GET /api/expensive": { price: "$1.00", network: "base" }, "POST /api/query": { price: "$0.25", network: "base" }, }); app.get("/api/cheap", payment, (req, res) => { /* ... */ }); app.get("/api/expensive", payment, (req, res) => { /* ... */ }); app.post("/api/query", payment, (req, res) => { /* ... */ });
const payment = paymentMiddleware(PAY_TO, { "GET /api/*": { price: "$0.05", network: "base" }, }); app.use(payment); app.get("/api/users", (req, res) => { /* ... */ }); app.get("/api/posts", (req, res) => { /* ... */ });
Register free endpoints before the payment middleware: app.get("/health", (req, res) => res.json({ status: "ok" })); // Payment middleware only applies to routes registered after it app.get("/api/data", payment, (req, res) => { /* ... */ });
const payment = paymentMiddleware(PAY_TO, { "POST /api/analyze": { price: "$0.10", network: "base", config: { description: "Analyze text sentiment", inputSchema: { bodyType: "json", bodyFields: { text: { type: "string", description: "Text to analyze" }, }, }, outputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { sentiment: { type: "string" }, score: { type: "number" }, }, }, }, }, }); app.post("/api/analyze", payment, (req, res) => { const { text } = req.body; // ... your logic res.json({ sentiment: "positive", score: 0.95 }); });
For production use with the Coinbase facilitator (supports mainnet): npm install @coinbase/x402 const { facilitator } = require("@coinbase/x402"); const payment = paymentMiddleware(PAY_TO, routes, facilitator); This requires CDP_API_KEY_ID and CDP_API_KEY_SECRET environment variables. Get these from https://portal.cdp.coinbase.com.
Once the server is running, use the pay-for-service skill to test payments: # Check the endpoint's payment requirements npx awal@latest x402 details http://localhost:3000/api/example # Make a paid request npx awal@latest x402 pay http://localhost:3000/api/example
Use CaseSuggested PriceSimple data lookup$0.001 - $0.01API proxy / enrichment$0.01 - $0.10Compute-heavy query$0.10 - $0.50AI inference$0.05 - $1.00
Get wallet address with npx awal@latest address Install express and x402-express Define routes with prices and descriptions Register payment middleware before protected routes Keep health/status endpoints before payment middleware Test with curl (should get 402) and npx awal@latest x402 pay (should get 200) Announce your service so other agents can find and use it
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