402 Index

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Ecosystem Overview

L402 Lightning Network

Verified569 / 1,009 (56%)

Providers32 / 75 (43%)

Healthy569

Decentralized, censorship-resistant, locally verifiable

x402 Base, Solana, etc.

Verified6260 / 15,683 (40%)

Providers242 / 539 (45%)

Healthy12745

Centralized facilitator required (4+ available), Base/Solana chains

MPP Stripe / Tempo

Verified286 / 876 (33%)

Providers22 / 101 (22%)

Healthy286

Stripe/Tempo facilitated, session-based settlement

Health Breakdown

Last checked: 2026-04-09 22:35:44

Agent Discovery

Search the directory like an AI agent would through the MCP server

{
  "tool": "search_services",
  "arguments": {}
}

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Live Endpoint Health Check

Paste any API URL to run a real-time health check — see the protocol handshake live

Payment Flow

How an agent pays for an API call — step by step

1

Agent Sends Request

Agent discovers endpoint via 402index and sends request

GET http://api.myceliasignal.com:8080/oracle/price/btc/eur

2

Server Returns 402

Server requires payment — returns 402 with payment instructions

3

Agent Pays Invoice

Agent pays Lightning invoice automatically via lnget or wallet

Lightning BOLT11 invoice
Amount: 10 sats
Expiry: 60 seconds

4

Agent Retries with Token

Agent retries request with proof of payment

5

Server Returns 200

Server validates payment and returns the requested data

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json

{ "data": "..." }