# X402
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**The Elixir SDK for the [x402](https://x402.org) HTTP payment protocol.**
x402 is an open standard for internet-native payments built around the HTTP `402 Payment Required` status code. This library provides everything you need to accept or make x402 payments in Elixir.
## Features
- **Protocol primitives** — encode/decode `PAYMENT-REQUIRED`, `PAYMENT-SIGNATURE`, and `PAYMENT-RESPONSE` headers
- **Facilitator client** — verify and settle payments via any x402 facilitator
- **Plug middleware** — drop-in payment gate for Phoenix and Plug apps
- **Wallet validation** — EVM (Ethereum, Base, Polygon) and Solana address validation
- **Zero lock-in** — works with any facilitator, any chain, any framework
- **Fully typed** — comprehensive typespecs and Dialyzer-clean
## Installation
Add `x402` to your list of dependencies in `mix.exs`:
```elixir
def deps do
[
{:x402, "~> 0.1"},
{:finch, "~> 0.19"} # HTTP client (required for facilitator calls)
]
end
```
## Quick Start
### Accept payments in Phoenix
```elixir
# In your router or endpoint
plug X402.Plug.PaymentGate,
facilitator_url: "https://x402.org/facilitator",
routes: %{
"GET /api/weather" => %{
price: "0.005",
network: "eip155:8453",
pay_to: "0xYourWalletAddress",
description: "Weather data API"
}
}
```
That's it. Requests without payment get a `402` response with payment instructions. Requests with a valid `PAYMENT-SIGNATURE` header are verified and passed through.
### Encode/decode headers manually
```elixir
# Build a PAYMENT-REQUIRED response
{:ok, header} = X402.PaymentRequired.encode(%{
accepts: [%{
scheme: "exact",
network: "eip155:8453",
price: "0.01",
pay_to: "0xYourWallet"
}],
description: "Premium API access"
})
# Decode an incoming PAYMENT-SIGNATURE
{:ok, payload} = X402.PaymentSignature.decode(signature_header)
# Verify payment via facilitator
{:ok, result} = X402.Facilitator.verify(payload, requirements)
```
### Verify payments programmatically
```elixir
# Start the facilitator client in your supervision tree
children = [
{Finch, name: MyApp.Finch},
{X402.Facilitator, name: MyApp.Facilitator, finch: MyApp.Finch}
]
# Then verify payments
{:ok, %{status: 200}} = X402.Facilitator.verify(
MyApp.Facilitator,
payment_payload,
payment_requirements
)
```
## Documentation
Full documentation is available at [HexDocs](https://hexdocs.pm/x402).
- [Getting Started](https://hexdocs.pm/x402/getting-started.html)
- [Plug/Phoenix Integration](https://hexdocs.pm/x402/plug-integration.html)
- [API Reference](https://hexdocs.pm/x402/api-reference.html)
## x402 Protocol
x402 is an open standard by [Coinbase](https://coinbase.com) for HTTP-native payments:
1. Client requests a paid resource
2. Server returns `402 Payment Required` with pricing info
3. Client pays (USDC on Base, Solana, etc.)
4. Client retries with `PAYMENT-SIGNATURE` header
5. Server verifies via facilitator and serves the resource
Learn more at [x402.org](https://x402.org) and [docs.x402.org](https://docs.x402.org).
## Related
- [`x402_proxy`](https://github.com/cardotrejos/x402_proxy) — reverse proxy that adds x402 payment gating to any API
- [x402 TypeScript SDK](https://github.com/coinbase/x402) — official Coinbase SDK
- [x402 Python SDK](https://pypi.org/project/x402/) — Python implementation
## License
MIT License — see [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.