USE CASE

How to charge for a bot

Charge for a bot with WavePay by pushing a wallet prompt to the user's phone with paynow-mobile, so the payment happens inside the chat flow without a browser, then unlock features when status reads collected.

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Updated 2026-10-30 · by T3raTech · Free: 25 payments per 30 days, $0; Growth (recommended): 500 payments per 30 days for $49/month; Scale: 2,500 payments per 30 days for $499/month

The flow

Collect the phone number in chat, then POST /v2/checkouts with paynow-mobile.
Poll GET /v2/checkouts/<reference>/status until collected, or use a webhook.
Unlock the user's features and store the reference for support.
Agents can do all of it through POST /mcp — wavepay_checkout and wavepay_checkout_status.

Questions

Can a bot take payment without a web page?

Yes, with paynow-mobile and the buyer's phone number.

Can the bot's own agent run the integration?

Yes. The MCP tools expose registration, pricing, checkout and status.