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 ID
• COINBASE_API_KEY_SECRET — Your Coinbase CDP API key secret
• COINBASE_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) payments
• STRIPE_SECRET_KEY — Stripe secret key for Stripe MPP payments
• BOLTZPAY_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 pricing
• discover — browse the registry with filters (protocol, score, category, search)
• diagnose — full endpoint diagnostic (DNS, protocol, pricing, health, latency)
• budget — check spending limits
• history — view past transactions
• wallet — check wallet address and balance

Only fetch requires credentials (it makes actual payments).

Links

• GitHub
• npm
• Documentation
• Registry