402 without PAYMENT-REQUIRED header

Quirk · GET /api/x402/missing-payment-required · 402 / Challenge Construction

Returns a 402 but omits the PAYMENT-REQUIRED header entirely.

Explanation

The server returns a 402 but omits the PAYMENT-REQUIRED header, so the client is told to pay yet given no requirements to sign against. The merchant must attach the challenge header to every 402.

What to watch

The client is told to pay but has no requirements to sign against.

Facilitator

Settled against the live Radius testnet facilitator (https://facilitator.testnet.radiustech.xyz). A valid payment runs a real /verify and /settle on-chain.

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