Evaluate whether an agent should pay an endpoint

Free pre-payment policy decision for AI agents deciding whether to pay an x402 endpoint.

post/api/agent/can-pay

Request body

agent_policy'strict' | 'standard' | 'permissive'

endpointstring required

Paid API endpoint URL the agent wants Ontario to inspect before payment.

max_usdcstring

require_audit_receiptboolean

Set true only when the caller explicitly needs the optional 0.002 USDC settlement-backed evidence receipt after an allow decision.

verify_liveboolean

Payment decision

agent_policystring

auditable_paid_continuationobject

Optional 0.002 USDC receipt path. It is recommended only after an allow decision and an explicit require_audit_receipt request.

decision'allow' | 'review' | 'deny'

declared_price_usdcnumber nullable

endpointstring

max_usdcnumber nullable

reasonstring

reasonsstring[]

recommendationsobject[]

report_integrity_okboolean

warningsstring[]

Changed in 1 of the 3 revisions of this API.2