Introduction

WAVE is an open protocol and one API for video — built so people and autonomous agents use the same rails. You integrate once; every WAVE capability is callable by you through the SDK and payable by an agent over HTTP-402 (x402).

The shape of the platform

• One API. Clips, voice, captions, transcription, search, and more — a single typed contract.
• One gateway. Authentication, scope, entitlement, and metering are enforced at one edge.
• Agent-native. Agents discover, negotiate, and pay for access over x402 and the Machine Payments Protocol (MPP) — no human in the loop.

Agent commerce isn't a product on WAVE — it's how the whole platform works. Every capability is agent-payable.

Where to go next

• Quickstart — get a key and make your first call.
• Agent commerce — how agents pay for media.
• API reference — the full contract.