The Details
MintAPI is my x402 API project for agent-ready paid access to structured external-platform data.
It combines a seller-side gateway, buyer SDK, public docs, and agent integration patterns so teams can call paid endpoints without pushing payment logic into prompts or fragile custom glue code.
- Product: mintapi.dev
- Docs: docs.mintapi.dev
- SDK:
@mintapi/gateway - OpenClaw plugin:
@mintapi/openclaw-mintapi
Why It Matters
Most paid APIs are optimized for humans with dashboards and long-lived API keys. MintAPI also supports agent and backend workflows where the runtime should detect a 402 Payment Required challenge, settle the request, and retry automatically.
That makes it a better fit for:
- AI agents that need request-based API payments
- backend automations that should pay only when they execute
- product teams that want one API layer across multiple platforms
- developer tooling that needs predictable, structured JSON
The Features
x402payment flow for agent and runtime-based buyers- API-key access for human users and dashboards
- Structured endpoint coverage across X, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Yelp, and Facebook
- Buyer SDK helpers for
paidFetch,paidJson, andcreateAgentClient(...) - OpenClaw plugin support for native paid tools
- Public docs and route discovery for implementation clarity