Pylon FAQs

Question 1

What is Pylon and how does it benefit AI agents?

Accepted Answer

Pylon offers over 20 utility APIs designed for AI agents, providing instant, pay-per-request access without API keys or subscriptions. Agents can pay for services directly with USDC micropayments on the Base network, enabling autonomous operations.

Question 2

How do payments work with Pylon APIs?

Accepted Answer

Pylon uses the x402 protocol for micropayments. When an AI agent calls an API, it receives an HTTP 402 payment required response, pays a small amount (e.g., $0.01-$0.05) in USDC on Base, and then retries the request to get the response.

Question 3

What types of utility APIs does Pylon offer?

Accepted Answer

Pylon provides a wide range of APIs including web scraping, OCR (image to text), PDF parsing, image processing, web search, email validation, domain intelligence, QR code generation, and even transactional email delivery.

Question 4

Can I chain multiple API calls in a single request?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Pylon features an orchestration endpoint (`/do/chain`) that allows you to chain multiple API calls in a single request and payment. This enables complex workflows where the output of one API can serve as the input for the next.

Question 5

Is Pylon open-source and can I self-host it?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Pylon is open-source under the MIT license. Each API is a standalone Express server, allowing you to easily clone the repository and self-host Pylon for custom deployments or to remove the x402 payment middleware if not needed.

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