How to List Your AI API on AgenticTrade — A 5-Minute Guide

AI agents are spending real money — and most of it is going through RapidAPI, Stripe, or straight into the void of custom billing code. If you have an AI, data, or utility API, there’s a faster way to reach this emerging buyer class: list it on AgenticTrade.

This guide gets you from zero to live listing in under 5 minutes. No credit card. No billing infrastructure. No 6-week integration project.

Why AgenticTrade?

Before we touch the keyboard, here’s the business case in three numbers:

AgenticTrade charges 60% less than RapidAPI — and your first month is completely free. You keep 100% of your revenue while agents discover and pay for your service automatically.

The platform handles:

• Discovery — MCP-native service registry, searchable by agents and humans alike
• Payment — Multi-rail support: USDC (x402), 300+ crypto tokens (NOWPayments), fiat (PayPal)
• Metering — Per-call tracking with real-time usage analytics
• Reputation — Automated quality scoring (latency, uptime, reliability) that builds over time

You write the API. We handle everything else.

Prerequisites

• An API you want to monetize (AI model endpoint, data feed, tool service, etc.)
• An AgenticTrade account (free at agentictrade.io)
• curl, or any HTTP client

That’s it.

Step 1: Register and Get Your API Key

Sign up at agentictrade.io and navigate to Dashboard → API Keys → New Key.

Copy your acf_live_xxx key. It follows this format:

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acf_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Step 2: Register Your Service

Register your API with a single POST call. Here’s a real example — suppose you’re selling a cryptocurrency sentiment API at $0.01 per call:

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curl -X POST https://agentictrade.io/api/v1/services \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer acf_live_your_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Crypto Sentiment API",
    "description": "Real-time social sentiment scores for 500+ crypto assets, powered by NLP analysis of Twitter, Reddit, and Telegram.",
    "base_url": "https://api.yourservice.com/v1",
    "price_per_call": 0.01,
    "currency": "USD",
    "payment_rail": "x402",
    "category": "data",
    "tags": ["crypto", "sentiment", "nlp", "trading"],
    "documentation_url": "https://docs.yourservice.com"
  }'

Response:

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{
  "id": "svc_4a8f2c1d9e3b",
  "name": "Crypto Sentiment API",
  "status": "active",
  "price_per_call": 0.01,
  "commission_rate": 0.0,
  "commission_rate_note": "Month 1: 0% commission — keep 100% of revenue",
  "marketplace_url": "https://agentictrade.io/marketplace/svc_4a8f2c1d9e3b",
  "created_at": "2026-03-20T13:00:00Z"
  }

Your service is live. The platform assigned it a unique ID (svc_xxx) and set your commission rate to 0% for the first month automatically.

Step 3: Create a Second API Key for the Proxy

This is where it gets powerful. Instead of giving buyers your raw API endpoint, AgenticTrade proxies your requests through its own infrastructure. This means:

• Buyers never see your real URL (security + rate limiting)
• Payment is handled automatically before your endpoint is called
• Usage is metered transparently

Create a key specifically for proxy access:

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curl -X POST https://agentictrade.io/api/v1/api-keys \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer acf_live_your_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Proxy Key — Sentiment API",
    "scopes": ["proxy:svc_4a8f2c1d9e3b"],
    "rate_limit": 300
  }'

Response:

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{
  "id": "key_7f2d9a3c1e8b",
  "key": "acp_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
  "name": "Proxy Key — Sentiment API",
  "scopes": ["proxy:svc_4a8f2c1d9e3b"],
  "rate_limit": 300,
  "created_at": "2026-03-20T13:02:00Z"
}

This proxy key is what you give to buyers. They use it to call your service through AgenticTrade’s proxy endpoint.

Step 4: (Optional) Create an MCP Tool Descriptor

If you want AI agents to discover your service natively (via MCP — Model Context Protocol), register a tool descriptor:

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curl -X POST https://agentictrade.io/api/v1/mcp/tools \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer acf_live_your_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "service_id": "svc_4a8f2c1d9e3b",
    "name": "get_crypto_sentiment",
    "description": "Get real-time sentiment score for a cryptocurrency asset. Returns a -100 (extremely bearish) to +100 (extremely bullish) score.",
    "input_schema": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "symbol": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Crypto asset symbol, e.g. BTC, ETH, SOL"
        },
        "timeframe": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["1h", "24h", "7d"],
          "default": "24h"
        }
      },
      "required": ["symbol"]
    },
    "output_schema": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "symbol": {"type": "string"},
        "sentiment_score": {"type": "number"},
        "confidence": {"type": "number"},
        "sources_analyzed": {"type": "integer"}
      }
    }
  }'

Now any AI agent built with Claude, GPT, or any MCP-compatible framework can discover and call your tool natively.

How Buyers Call Your Service

From the buyer’s perspective, calling your service through AgenticTrade looks like this:

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# Buyer calls your service via the AgenticTrade proxy
curl -X POST https://agentictrade.io/api/v1/proxy/svc_4a8f2c1d9e3b/sentiment \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer acp_buyer_proxy_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"symbol": "BTC", "timeframe": "24h"}'

# Response from your API is returned as-is:
# {
#   "symbol": "BTC",
#   "sentiment_score": 42,
#   "confidence": 0.87,
#   "sources_analyzed": 18420
# }

The platform handles the payment header (X-ACF-Amount, X-ACF-Free-Tier, etc.) automatically. Your endpoint just returns data.

Your Revenue Dashboard

Track earnings in real time:

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curl https://agentictrade.io/api/v1/settlements \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer acf_live_your_key_here"

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{
  "total_revenue": 847.32,
  "total_calls": 84732,
  "pending_settlement": 12.50,
  "last_payout": {
    "amount": 234.82,
    "currency": "USDC",
    "timestamp": "2026-03-15T00:00:00Z"
  },
  "commission_history": [
    {"month": "2026-01", "rate": "0%", "revenue": 0.00},
    {"month": "2026-02", "rate": "5%", "revenue": 38.47},
    {"month": "2026-03", "rate": "10%", "revenue": 808.85}
  ]
}

Settlements go out in USDC on Base network, automatically, with no manual invoicing.

Commission Schedule: What You Actually Pay

The Provider Growth Program is designed so you pay less when you’re starting out:

Compare that to RapidAPI: you pay 25% from day one, with no graduation.

At $1,000/month in API revenue:

• RapidAPI: you keep $750
• AgenticTrade (Month 4+): you keep $900
• Your savings: $150/month = $1,800/year

What’s Included in the Platform

Here’s what you get for that 10% (or 5%, or 0%):

You don’t have to build any of this. It’s baked into the platform.

Common Questions

Q: Do I need to integrate the x402 protocol myself? No. AgenticTrade handles payment protocol negotiation server-side. You just return your API response; the platform injects the billing headers.

Q: What if my API is expensive to run? You’re in control of pricing. Set price_per_call to whatever covers your infrastructure cost plus margin. The platform takes a percentage — it doesn’t cap your earning potential.

Q: Can I delist my service anytime? Yes. One API call to deactivate. No lock-in, no penalties.

Q: What’s the settlement timeline? Weekly automatic payouts in USDC. Enterprise providers can request custom payout schedules.

Next Steps

1. Sign up at agentictrade.io — free
2. Register your first service — takes 2 minutes
3. Share your marketplace URL with AI agent developers
4. Watch revenue accumulate in your dashboard

Your first month is free. There’s no reason not to list.

AgenticTrade is built by JudyAI Lab. The platform is live at agentictrade.io.