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A payments protocol for the internet — built on plain HTTP.
An open protocol for secure AI-driven payments.
AP2 is an open-source ai agents project by google-agentic-commerce (google-agentic-commerce/AP2 on GitHub). It has 3,209 GitHub stars and 509 forks, is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and was last updated on GitHub on 17 June 2026.
Be clear about the problem you are solving before installing.
Clone the repository and skim the docs for hardware or key requirements.
Install dependencies, then add API keys, endpoints, or local-model settings.
Launch the example flow and verify the output matches expectations.
Protocol for agents to transact.
Designed around secure payment flows.
Aims for cross-platform compatibility.
From google-agentic-commerce.
Apache-2.0 licensed code and docs.
Positioned at the start of agentic commerce.
Download the source and move into the project folder.
git clone https://github.com/google-agentic-commerce/AP2.git
cd AP2Set up a virtual environment and install dependencies.
python -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txtRead the protocol docs and run the sample flows.
# see https://ap2-protocol.org/ for the specIt is maintained by google-agentic-commerce at google-agentic-commerce/AP2, with 509 forks.
Yes. It is released under the Apache-2.0 license, which permits commercial use, modification, and redistribution. Read the LICENSE file for the exact terms.
The protocol is free; real payment rails have their own fees.
Agentic payments is an emerging space — compare with other proposals as they appear.
Read the protocol site, clone the repo, and run the examples.
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