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AI agents get pay-per-lead API using HTTP 402 and stablecoins

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A new pay-per-lead API called Scout Packs has been developed to provide verified company contact data for AI agents. This system revives the HTTP 402 "Payment Required" status code to enable machine-readable payment handshakes, allowing agents to pay in stablecoin for data without needing accounts or API keys. Built on the Base network for low fees and native USDC settlement, Scout Packs offers tiered pricing for lead batches and a per-lookup option, with all transactions auditable on-chain. AI

IMPACT Enables agent-to-agent commerce for data acquisition, potentially streamlining lead generation for AI-driven sales processes.

RANK_REASON Launch of a new API product for AI agents.

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AI agents get pay-per-lead API using HTTP 402 and stablecoins

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  1. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 English(EN) · tigerops-win ·

    I built a pay-per-lead API for AI agents on x402 — no accounts, no API keys

    <p>Sales agents — the software kind — are hungry for one thing: verified company contact data. Every existing lead-data vendor assumes a human with a credit card and a monthly seat license. An autonomous agent can't sign a contract, can't sit through a "talk to sales" call, and s…

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