Open Protocol

The billing layer
your AI agents need

AgentGate is the open protocol for agent-to-API transactions. Register agents, vend API keys, track usage, and settle payments — without building billing infrastructure.

agentgate protocol
POST /v1/gateway/keys
{
  "agent_id": "agent_0x7f3a",
  "api_listing": "figma-rest-api",
  "org_id": "org_acme"
}

→ 201 Created
{
  "key": "ag_live_sk_a8Fk29x...",  // shown once, never stored
  "agent_id": "agent_0x7f3a",
  "credits_per_call": 1,
  "status": "active"
}

How it works

Three steps to agent-powered APIs

Step 1

Register

Create an org, register your agents, fund your wallet. You are up and running in under a minute.

Step 2

Connect

Browse the marketplace, request API keys for your agents. Keys are vended instantly and scoped per-agent.

Step 3

Transact

Agents consume APIs, usage is tracked, credits flow automatically. No invoices, no reconciliation.

Two sides, one protocol

Built for both sides of the transaction

For Consumers

One wallet, every API

Stop managing dozens of API billing accounts. Fund a single wallet and let your agents access any API in the marketplace.

  • Register agents

    Enroll agents with scoped permissions and spend limits

  • Buy credits

    Fund your wallet once, use credits across any listed API

  • Get API keys

    Keys are vended instantly, shown once, hashed forever

  • Track usage

    Full visibility into per-agent, per-API usage and spend

For Providers

Monetize for the agentic era

Per-seat pricing is dead. List your API with usage-based pricing and let agents discover and pay for it automatically.

  • List APIs

    Publish endpoints to the marketplace with descriptions and pricing

  • Set pricing

    Price per call, per token, or per byte -- you decide

  • Validate keys

    Hash-based key validation with built-in rate limiting

  • Receive payouts

    Automatic monthly settlement via any payment provider

Protocol first

Built on an open spec.
Not a walled garden.

AgentGate defines the what -- registration, key vending, usage reporting, settlement. Not the how. Stripe, crypto, bank transfers -- any payment rail can implement the protocol.

Start building with AgentGate

Whether you are building agents that consume APIs or APIs that serve agents, AgentGate handles the billing so you do not have to.