@acedatacloud/x402-client — Python

X402 payment protocol client for AceDataCloud APIs. Plug-in for the acedatacloud SDK.

Pay-per-request with USDC — no API key, no account, no session. When an AceDataCloud API returns 402 Payment Required, this package signs the payment envelope and returns it as an X-Payment header; the SDK retries transparently.

• 🟦 Base — USDC (ERC-20) via EIP-3009 TransferWithAuthorization
• 🟪 Solana — USDC (SPL) via signed TransferChecked
• 🟨 SKALE — USDC (bridged) via EIP-3009

Install

pip install acedatacloud acedatacloud-x402

Quick start

Base or SKALE (EVM)

from acedatacloud import AceDataCloud
from acedatacloud_x402 import create_x402_payment_handler, EVMAccountSigner

client = AceDataCloud(
    base_url="https://x402.acedata.cloud",
    payment_handler=create_x402_payment_handler(
        network="base",                         # or "skale"
        evm_signer=EVMAccountSigner.from_private_key("0x..."),
    ),
)

res = client.openai.chat.completions.create(
    model="gpt-4o-mini",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Say hi in 3 words"}],
    max_tokens=10,
)
print(res.choices[0].message.content)

Solana

Solana payments use a recent blockhash and must reach facilitator broadcast within 60 seconds. Use this network only for APIs expected to complete inside that window; long-running protected calls require a future durable-nonce settlement flow.

from acedatacloud import AceDataCloud
from acedatacloud_x402 import create_x402_payment_handler, SolanaKeypairSigner

client = AceDataCloud(
    base_url="https://x402.acedata.cloud",
    payment_handler=create_x402_payment_handler(
        network="solana",
        solana_signer=SolanaKeypairSigner.from_base58("..."),
    ),
)

task = client.images.generate(
    provider="nano-banana",
    prompt="a yellow banana on a white background",
)
result = task.wait()

The same handler works with AsyncAceDataCloud:

from acedatacloud import AsyncAceDataCloud

client = AsyncAceDataCloud(
    base_url="https://x402.acedata.cloud",
    payment_handler=create_x402_payment_handler(network="base", evm_signer=signer),
)

Low-level signing

If you need to produce an X-Payment envelope without going through the SDK:

from acedatacloud_x402 import sign_evm_payment, sign_solana_payment

envelope = sign_evm_payment(requirement, evm_signer)          # dict
envelope = sign_solana_payment(requirement, solana_signer)    # dict
# base64-encode json(envelope) → X-Payment header value

Metered billing — the upto scheme

For APIs whose true cost is only known after the response (chat completions, image edits, etc.) AceDataCloud advertises an extra upto accept entry alongside exact. upto uses Uniswap Permit2 to authorize a ceiling; the server settles the actual amount at /record time (which may be 0).

from acedatacloud_x402 import (
    EVMAccountSigner,
    create_x402_payment_handler,
)

client = AceDataCloud(
    base_url="https://x402.acedata.cloud",
    payment_handler=create_x402_payment_handler(
        network="base",
        evm_signer=EVMAccountSigner.from_private_key("0x..."),
        prefer_scheme="upto",   # opt-in; defaults to whatever the server lists first
    ),
)

A one-time on-chain ERC20.approve(Permit2, ∞) is required before the first upto payment. Use the bundled CLI:

pip install 'acedatacloud-x402[cli]'
X402_PRIVATE_KEY=0x... acedatacloud-x402 approve-permit2 --network base

or programmatically:

from acedatacloud_x402 import EVMAccountSigner, approve_permit2

approve_permit2(
    rpc_url="https://mainnet.base.org",
    signer=EVMAccountSigner.from_private_key("0x..."),
    token_address="0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913",  # USDC on Base
)

The helper is idempotent — re-running it after the allowance is already at or above the requested amount returns {"skipped": true} without sending a transaction.

Verified live on Base mainnet (2026-05-31)

End-to-end runs through https://facilitator.acedata.cloud against three metered chat endpoints, payer wallet 0x5d4f08D5c2bb60703284bc06671Eb680fA41B105:

Each call advertised both exact and upto; the handler picked upto, the worker emitted an X-Usage-Exempt placeholder on the first /record, and the facilitator settled at the actual measured cost on the worker's later /record. Each settled amount matches the per-model JSONLogic cost rule in the gateway DB (within ±1 atomic for rounding).

Development

cd python
pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest
ruff check .

License

MIT © AceDataCloud