# Getting Started with HTTP 402 Pay-Per-Crawl

> How AI agents pay for web content using HTTP 402 and crawler tokens AI agents can now pay for web content and APIs directly over HTTP using the revived 402 “Payment…

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- **Updated:** 2026-06-23
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# How AI agents pay for web content using HTTP 402 and crawler tokens

## Sources

1. [https://blog.nodit.io/ai-agents-that-pay-for-themselves-how-the-x402-protocol-works/](https://blog.nodit.io/ai-agents-that-pay-for-themselves-how-the-x402-protocol-works/)
2. [https://www.digitalapplied.com/blog/x402-payment-protocol-ai-agents-pay-coinbase-cloudflare](https://www.digitalapplied.com/blog/x402-payment-protocol-ai-agents-pay-coinbase-cloudflare)
3. [https://developers.cloudflare.com/agents/tools/payments/](https://developers.cloudflare.com/agents/tools/payments/)
4. [https://www.galaxy.com/insights/research/x402-ai-agents-crypto-payments](https://www.galaxy.com/insights/research/x402-ai-agents-crypto-payments)
5. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6wc6yvoZLY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6wc6yvoZLY)
6. [https://www.permit.io/blog/exploring-the-x402-protocol-for-internet-native-payments](https://www.permit.io/blog/exploring-the-x402-protocol-for-internet-native-payments)
7. [https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/industries/x402-and-agentic-commerce-redefining-autonomous-payments-in-financial-services/](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/industries/x402-and-agentic-commerce-redefining-autonomous-payments-in-financial-services/)

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