30 days running a paid x402 + MCP data API: what actually happened

说明与用途

在30天内，使用Cloudflare Workers/D1和x402支付的API处理了81,205个请求，但仅有4笔真实付款。大部分流量来自机器人和验证者。已添加免费调用限制和工具描述以提升可用性。

问题

Running a paid x402/MCP data API on a free Cloudflare plan while measuring real traffic, payments, and user behavior.

结果

The API handled 81k requests, 4 real payments, and revealed that most traffic is from bots and verifiers. Free‑call limits and tool design adjustments improved usability and clarified demand.

工作流

• Deploy API on Cloudflare Workers/D1
• Register in MCP Registry, Smithery, CDP Bazaar
• Expose endpoints with x402 payment
• Track requests and payments via logs
• Analyze traffic: bot vs human, payment success
• Adjust free‑call limits and tool descriptions
• Iterate on composite tools and preview responses

证据

81,205 requests from 503 distinct callers in 30 days

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4, all from verifiers

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The Cloudflare free plan (10 ms CPU, 50 subrequests, 100k D1 writes a day) shapes everything

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