Allowance

Allowance Pricing API

The Pricing API from Allowance — 1 operation(s) for pricing.

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Operations 1

GET /pricing Retrieve pricing information #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Allowance Pricing API
  version: 0.1.0-pre-launch
  description: Consumer trust layer for AI agent payments.
  contact:
    name: Allowance
    email: hello@useallowance.com
    url: https://useallowance.com/
  x-pre-launch: true
  x-status-url: https://useallowance.com/status.json
  x-ap2-compatible: true
servers:
- url: https://api.useallowance.com/v1
  description: Production (pre-launch — not yet active)
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Pricing
paths:
  /pricing:
    get:
      operationId: getPricing
      summary: Retrieve pricing information
      description: Mirrors https://useallowance.com/pricing.json.
      security: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Pricing information
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '501':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotImplemented'
      tags:
      - Pricing
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      required:
      - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          required:
          - code
          - message
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
            message:
              type: string
            param:
              type: string
            doc_url:
              type: string
              format: uri
  responses:
    NotImplemented:
      description: 'Pre-launch: this endpoint is not yet active'
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          example:
            error:
              code: not_implemented
              message: Allowance is pre-launch. This endpoint is not yet active. Contact hello@useallowance.com for early access.
              doc_url: https://useallowance.com/connect-agent
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Allowance-Key
      description: API key with prefix alw_. Contact hello@useallowance.com for early access.
    OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: OAuth2 authorization code flow (planned — not yet active)
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://useallowance.com/oauth/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://useallowance.com/oauth/token
          scopes:
            mandates:write: Propose and manage spending mandates
            mandates:read: Read mandate details and status
            credentials:request: Request payment credentials against active mandates
x-rate-limits:
  standard: 100 requests per minute per API key
  credential_requests_post: 10 requests per minute per API key
  headers:
  - X-RateLimit-Limit
  - X-RateLimit-Remaining
  - X-RateLimit-Reset
x-agent-notes: 'All monetary amounts are integers in minor currency units (cents for USD). Example: 47231 = $472.31. Never use floats. Always set Idempotency-Key on credential requests. Poll GET /v1/mandates/{id} to detect when a mandate moves from pending_approval to active — do not request credentials until the mandate is active.'
x-ap2:
  compatible: true
  mandate_mapping: AllowanceMandate → AP2 Intent Mandate (human-not-present scenario)
  future_changes: Mandate body will be a signed VDC. Human approval will produce a cryptographic attestation. Payment tokens will be AP2 Payment Mandate VDCs.
  spec_url: https://ap2-protocol.org/specification/