--- title: WAVE: Media infrastructure for the agentic internet. description: WAVE. Media infrastructure for the agentic internet. One API for live and on-demand video, agent-payable over x402 and MPP. canonical: https://wave.online/ last-updated: 2026-09-03 --- # WAVE: Media infrastructure for the agentic internet. > Media infrastructure for the agentic internet. One call shape moves live and on-demand media across every transport. A person calls it with a key; an agent discovers it over MCP and pays per call over x402 or MPP on Base. Same routes, same enforcement, one gateway metering both. Video, transcription, and captions are what you build on it. - [Read the docs](https://docs.wave.online) - [Get an API key](https://dev.wave.online) ## How WAVE works 01 **Integrate once**. One call shape, one key. Ingest and deliver across every transport from a single contract. People integrate through the SDK; agents discover the same surface over MCP and OpenAPI. 02 **The gateway enforces**. Every call routes through one edge gateway: authentication, scope, entitlement, and metering. Agents settle for access over HTTP-402 (x402) with no person in the loop. 03 **Deliver at the edge**. Live and on-demand media streams from the edge, close to viewers. Attribution and audit records carry end to end. ## What WAVE gives you - **One call shape, every transport**: Ingest and deliver across every transport from a single contract. You integrate once. WAVE handles the transports. - **Agent-native payments**: WAVE settles payment over HTTP: x402, WWW-Authenticate: Payment, Authorization: Payment, and Payment-Receipt. Server-side replay protection and OFAC screening run on every request. See agents.wave.online for the protocol surface. - **Gateway-enforced trust**: One edge gateway enforces authentication, scope, entitlement, and metering. Every product and agent goes through the same enforcement plane. - **Compliance built in**: EU AI Act Article 26 record-keeping, GDPR/CCPA alignment, HIPAA-ready under BAA, and immutable audit records with multi-year retention. ## Who it's for - **For builders**: Ship media without standing up transport infrastructure. One key, one call shape, predictable edge delivery. - **For agents**: Agents get a machine-readable surface: an MCP server, an agent card, a skills index, OpenAPI, and x402 payment terms. Autonomous systems discover and pay for media directly. - **For the enterprise**: Enterprises get a documented compliance posture: EU AI Act, GDPR/CCPA, HIPAA under BAA, and a signed DPA. Every action is auditable by design. ## Compliance - EU AI Act Article 26 record-keeping - GDPR & CCPA aligned ยท DPA available - HIPAA-ready under a signed BAA - A2P 10DLC compliant messaging ## The agent surfaces - Discovery index: https://wave.online/llms.txt - OpenAPI (the gateway's authoritative spec): https://wave.online/openapi.json - Pricing (machine-readable): https://wave.online/pricing.md - Auth walkthrough: https://wave.online/auth.md - MCP server (66 tools): https://api.wave.online/mcp - Agent-payable terms: https://wave.online/.well-known/x402