Shift4 Payments Agentic Access
Shift4 Payments exposes 54 API operations that an AI agent could call, of which 26 are state-changing ‘acting’ operations. This is a recommended x-agentic-access execution contract — the scope, audience, consequence tier, short-lived token constraints, and escalation each action should carry before it is handed to an autonomous agent.
By consequence: 28 read, 18 write, and 8 physical.
Contracts are classified heuristically from the provider’s OpenAPI and refresh on every APIs.io network build; audience is bound per deployment. The model follows Curity’s Access Intelligence (apidays Munich 2026). Browse every provider’s agent contracts at agentic-access.apis.io.
By consequence
Highest-consequence actions
The physical and safety-critical operations an agent could invoke — the ones that most warrant scoped tokens, tight TTLs, and escalation. Full per-operation contracts are in the source below.
| Method | Path | Consequence | Human-in-loop |
|---|---|---|---|
| POST | /charges | physical | conditional |
| POST | /charges/{chargeId} | physical | conditional |
| POST | /charges/{chargeId}/capture | physical | conditional |
| POST | /checkout/sessions | physical | conditional |
| POST | /payment-links | physical | conditional |
| POST | /payment-methods | physical | conditional |
| POST | /refunds | physical | conditional |
| POST | /refunds/{refundId} | physical | conditional |
Source
Agentic Access
generated: '2026-07-15'
method: generated
source: openapi/shift4-api-openapi.yml
description: Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts, classified heuristically from
the OpenAPI. A governance starting point for exposing this API to AI agents — review and bind
audience per deployment. See research/curity/agentic-governance/.
summary:
operations: 54
by_action_class:
acting: 26
connected: 28
by_consequence:
physical: 8
read: 28
write: 18
human_in_the_loop_required: 0
operations:
- path: /charges
method: post
operationId: createCharge
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: physical
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 300
exchange: true
purpose-required: true
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /charges
method: get
operationId: listCharges
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /charges/{chargeId}
method: get
operationId: getCharge
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /charges/{chargeId}
method: post
operationId: updateCharge
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: physical
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 300
exchange: true
purpose-required: true
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /charges/{chargeId}/capture
method: post
operationId: captureCharge
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: physical
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 300
exchange: true
purpose-required: true
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /refunds
method: post
operationId: createRefund
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: physical
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 300
exchange: true
purpose-required: true
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /refunds
method: get
operationId: listRefunds
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /refunds/{refundId}
method: get
operationId: getRefund
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /refunds/{refundId}
method: post
operationId: updateRefund
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: physical
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 300
exchange: true
purpose-required: true
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /customers
method: post
operationId: createCustomer
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /customers
method: get
operationId: listCustomers
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /customers/{customerId}
method: get
operationId: getCustomer
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /customers/{customerId}
method: post
operationId: updateCustomer
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /customers/{customerId}
method: delete
operationId: deleteCustomer
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /customers/{customerId}/cards
method: post
operationId: createCard
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /customers/{customerId}/cards
method: get
operationId: listCards
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /customers/{customerId}/cards/{cardId}
method: get
operationId: getCard
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /customers/{customerId}/cards/{cardId}
method: post
operationId: updateCard
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /customers/{customerId}/cards/{cardId}
method: delete
operationId: deleteCard
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /tokens
method: post
operationId: createToken
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /subscriptions
method: post
operationId: createSubscription
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}
method: get
operationId: getSubscription
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}
method: post
operationId: updateSubscription
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /plans
method: post
operationId: createPlan
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /plans
method: get
operationId: listPlans
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /plans/{planId}
method: get
operationId: getPlan
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /plans/{planId}
method: post
operationId: updatePlan
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /payment-methods
method: post
operationId: createPaymentMethod
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: physical
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 300
exchange: true
purpose-required: true
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /payment-methods
method: get
operationId: listPaymentMethods
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /payment-methods/{paymentMethodId}
method: get
operationId: getPaymentMethod
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /payment-links
method: post
operationId: createPaymentLink
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: physical
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 300
exchange: true
purpose-required: true
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /payment-links/{linkId}
method: get
operationId: getPaymentLink
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /checkout/sessions
method: post
operationId: createCheckoutSession
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: physical
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 300
exchange: true
purpose-required: true
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /checkout/sessions/{sessionId}
method: get
operationId: getCheckoutSession
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /credits
method: post
operationId: createCredit
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /credits
method: get
operationId: listCredits
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /credits/{creditId}
method: get
operationId: getCredit
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /disputes
method: get
operationId: listDisputes
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /disputes/{disputeId}
method: get
operationId: getDispute
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /fraud-warnings
method: get
operationId: listFraudWarnings
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /blacklist
method: post
operationId: createBlacklistRule
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /blacklist
method: get
operationId: listBlacklistRules
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /blacklist/{ruleId}
method: get
operationId: getBlacklistRule
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /blacklist/{ruleId}
method: post
operationId: updateBlacklistRule
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /blacklist/{ruleId}
method: delete
operationId: deleteBlacklistRule
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /files
method: post
operationId: uploadFile
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /payouts
method: get
operationId: listPayouts
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /payouts/{payoutId}
method: get
operationId: getPayout
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /webhook-endpoints
method: post
operationId: createWebhookEndpoint
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /webhook-endpoints
method: get
operationId: listWebhookEndpoints
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /webhook-endpoints/{endpointId}
method: get
operationId: getWebhookEndpoint
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /webhook-endpoints/{endpointId}
method: post
operationId: updateWebhookEndpoint
x-agentic-access:
action-class: acting
consequence: write
subject: required
audience: null
token:
max-ttl: 900
escalation:
human-in-the-loop: conditional
triggers:
- abnormal
- high-value
audit: required
- path: /events
method: get
operationId: listEvents
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none
- path: /events/{eventId}
method: get
operationId: getEvent
x-agentic-access:
action-class: connected
consequence: read
subject: optional
token:
max-ttl: 3600
audit: none