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CertBeforePay

CertBeforePay is a pay-per-check API for AI agents. Before an agent pays a wallet, loads a skill or MCP server, or trusts a peer, it can call CertBeforePay over x402 (USDC on Base, no account). Routes include a wallet check against the ScamSniffer scam/phishing list, an OWASP-mapped self-check, a skill/MCP gate, and a short-lived signed Agent Trust Certificate of the scan result. The certificate is not a legal CA or PKI. The wallet check is a scam/phishing signal, not an OFAC/sanctions screen.

1 route settlement-verified · $0.002 USDC/request · 1 endpoint · Verification · base network · x402 protocol

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Other routes are unverified.

Networks: Base (settlement-verified)

Discovery is free. Agents search the catalogue here. Payment happens on the listing 402, not on PayAPI.

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Listing facts

Provider
CertBeforePay
Hosted at
certbeforepay.com
Category
Verification
Price
$0.002 USDC per request
Payment networks
Base
Settlement-verified
1 route, last checked 2026-11-12
Listed on PayAPI Market
2026-11-12

Try CertBeforePay

Call a verified route without paying first. The server should answer HTTP 402 Payment Required with the price, the USDC asset, the network and the wallet to pay. An x402 client pays that amount on Base and retries with the payment header.

curl -i "https://certbeforepay.com/v1/feed"

About this API

CertBeforePay is listed in the Verification category with pricing at $0.002 USDC/request. One route has been settlement-verified by PayAPI Market on 2026-11-12. View receipt on Basescan.

Payments settle on base in USDC via the x402 protocol. AI agents discover this API through the PayAPI Market MCP server and pay per request without API keys or accounts.

This API exposes 1 endpoint.

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Questions about this API

What does CertBeforePay do?

CertBeforePay is a pay-per-check API for AI agents. Before an agent pays a wallet, loads a skill or MCP server, or trusts a peer, it can call CertBeforePay over x402 (USDC on Base, no account). Routes include a wallet check against the ScamSniffer scam/phishing list, an OWASP-mapped self-check, a skill/MCP gate, and a short-lived signed Agent Trust Certificate of the scan result. The certificate is not a legal CA or PKI. The wallet check is a scam/phishing signal, not an OFAC/sanctions screen. It is provided by CertBeforePay.

How much does CertBeforePay cost?

CertBeforePay is priced at $0.002 USDC per request, paid per call with no subscription. Verified with a $0.002 test payment on 12 Nov 2026. The exact amount for each call is in the HTTP 402 response before any money moves.

Do I need an API key or account to use CertBeforePay?

No. CertBeforePay uses the x402 protocol, so an agent pays per request in USDC on Base and gets the response, with no API key, account or signup.

Has CertBeforePay been verified?

Yes, 1 route. PayAPI Market paid for a real call from its own wallet, received real data back and recorded the USDC settlement on-chain, most recently on 2026-11-12.

How does an AI agent find CertBeforePay?

Through the free PayAPI Market MCP server at https://payapi.market/mcp, using search_apis or get_api, or over plain HTTP at https://payapi.market/agent/search. Discovery is free; the agent pays the provider directly on the listing's own 402.

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