Brave Search API now accepts agentic payments via the x402 protocol

brave.comNov 13, 2026Nov 12, 2026, 11:08 PM AST

Developers and AI agents can now pay for the Brave Search API on demand with USDC via the open x402 protocol, settling each query in real time without an account or API key. The Brave Search API, our developer tool for building applications with data from the Web, is adding support for instant, pay-as-you-go, agentic payments enabled by the open x402 payment protocol.

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