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# Pay in the console

At Call launch, buyers will review x402 terms and pay exact USDC from a browser wallet without giving vAPI Network custody.

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Call is launching. The console does not serve Call yet; this page describes the launch flow.
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Use the Call page when you want to pay for an API with a browser wallet. You review the live x402 terms before signing, and vAPI does not hold buyer funds or sign for you.

## What you approve and sign

The console supports x402 `exact` payments in USDC on these networks:

* Base, `eip155:8453`
* Arc, `eip155:5042`

The wallet shows an EIP-3009 typed-data authorization for the exact amount and the listing's payee. The authorization also names the network and token terms from the live quote. There is no gas or approval transaction for this payment.

See [Networks and schemes](/call/reference/networks-and-schemes.md) for the payable networks and the schemes that Call displays but cannot pay.

## Steps

1. Open [Call](https://api.vapinetwork.ai/call).
2. Open a listing with **Live x402**.
3. Choose **Use this API**, then choose **In the browser**.
4. Fill the inputs and run the free price check.
5. Read the live 402 terms in the quote dialog.
6. Connect your wallet, then approve and sign the exact EIP-3009 authorization.
7. Read the response and settlement reference in the page.

Listings using `upto` or `auth-capture` can appear in the directory, but they are not payable in the console.

Checked on 2026-10-02.


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