x402 Transaction Volume and Agent Payment Data
What is x402?
EXPLAINERx402 is an HTTP-native payment standard for machine-readable resource access. The flow uses HTTP 402 as the payment requirement: an agent requests a resource, receives payment instructions, signs a stablecoin payment, and retries with proof of payment.
Agent Economy tracks x402 through visible on-chain settlement activity. The page separates transaction count, USD settlement volume, facilitator share, and chain distribution so builders can see both usage scale and concentration.
The metric is useful because agent/API payment activity is measurable on-chain, but raw settlement activity should not be read as pure verified end-user commerce. Testing, infrastructure activity, and self-directed usage can be present in the totals.
How big is x402 now?
LIVE| Metric | Value | Unit | data.json field | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total transactions | 144,008,894 | count | x402.totalTxs | @thechriscen / x402 Payment Analytics |
| USD settlement volume | $40,466,354 | USD | x402.totalVolume | @thechriscen / x402 Payment Analytics |
| Facilitators tracked | 18 | facilitators | x402.facilitatorsTracked | @hashed_official / x402 Analytics |
| Chains tracked | 7 | chains | x402.chainsTracked | @hashed_official / x402 Analytics |
| Largest chain | Base · 72,058,130 | transactions | x402.chains[] | @thechriscen / x402 Payment Analytics |
| Largest facilitator share | Coinbase · 30.4% | share | x402.protocols[] | @hashed_official / x402 Analytics |
How this data is tracked
METHODOLOGYx402 data is pulled from public Dune dashboards and embedded into `public/data.json` by the daily GitHub Actions pipeline.
The route uses the same fields as the dashboard: `x402.totalTxs`, `x402.totalVolume`, `x402.protocols`, `x402.chains`, and daily/monthly trend arrays.
Caveat: raw on-chain settlement events can include tests, infrastructure activity, and repeated service calls. The page reports visible protocol activity, not audited organic commerce.