@apihubio/cli

Call x402 APIs with prepaid credits. No wallet required.

Install

npm install -g @apihubio/cli
# or use on-demand
npx @apihubio/cli <command>

Quick start

# 1. Sign up and save your API key
apihub register

# 2. Top up credits ($5 minimum)
apihub topup 10

# 3. Call a native APIHub service (payment drawn from credits)
apihub call https://proxy.apihub.io/global-weather/current?city=NYC

# 4. Wire up Claude / Cursor / Codex to use APIHub via MCP
apihub install

Browse the marketplace at apihub.io/marketplace to discover native services and external x402 APIs you can call the same way.

Commands

| Command | What it does | |---|---| | register | Open the browser to sign up, save API key to ~/.apihub/config.json | | balance | Show prepaid credit balance | | topup <usd> | Open checkout to buy credits (minimum $5) | | search [query] | Search the marketplace for x402 services | | call <url> | Make a paid call through APIHub's proxy; credits cover x402 | | add <url> | Register an x402 service URL to your toolset | | install [target] | Wire up MCP config for claude, cursor, codex, claude-code | | init [dir] | Scaffold a starter project: claude, openai, langchain, python, node-ts |

All commands support -h / --help for detailed usage.

call options

apihub call <url> [-X POST] [-H 'Header: Value']... [-d '{"body":"..."}'] [--json]

Environment

| Variable | Description | |---|---| | APIHUB_API_KEY | Override stored API key (useful for CI) | | APIHUB_API_URL | Override API base (default https://api.apihub.io) | | APIHUB_PROXY_URL | Override proxy base (default https://proxy.apihub.io) |

Why not use a wallet directly?

You can! Every x402 service is callable via @x402/fetch with your own wallet. APIHub is the credits-based alternative:

• No wallet, no gas - deposit USDC once, spend it across any x402 API
• Gasless calls - credits draw down server-side, no per-call signing
• Unified billing - one dashboard, one invoice, clear spend history
• Works with AI tools - MCP server integrates with Claude, Cursor, Codex

License

MIT