Agentic-Commerce-Protocol

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The Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) is an open standard for connecting buyers, their AI agents, and businesses to complete purchases seamlessly. It is maintained by OpenAI and Stripe, enabling AI agent-driven commerce interactions.

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Yes

API

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Technical

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What is agentic-commerce-protocol?

The Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) is an open standard and interaction model designed to facilitate seamless purchases between buyers, their AI agents, and businesses. Maintained by OpenAI and Stripe, ACP provides a standardized way for AI agents to discover products, interact with businesses, and complete transactions using existing commerce infrastructure. It offers specifications for integrating checkout endpoints, data models for payloads, and examples for various use cases. Businesses can reach more customers through AI agents, while AI agents can embed commerce directly into their applications without becoming the merchant of record. Payment providers can also process agentic transactions by securely passing payment tokens.

Best used for

Ideal for businesses looking to expand their reach by making products available through AI agents, AI agent developers who need to embed commerce capabilities into their applications, and payment providers aiming to process agentic transactions. Especially valuable for creating a standardized, interoperable ecosystem for AI-driven commerce.

Common actions

standardize commerce interactions

integrate AI agents

facilitate AI purchases

process agentic transactions

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Capabilities

Key features

Open standard specification
Connect buyers, AI agents
Seamless purchase completion
API for checkout endpoints
JSON schemas for data
Example implementations

Target Audience

shopify owner

Integrations

Not yet documented

Pricing & Plans

Open Source

Free

FAQs

What is the Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP)?

ACP is an open standard and interaction model developed by OpenAI and Stripe. It connects buyers, their AI agents, and businesses to enable seamless, AI-driven purchases. The protocol provides specifications and tools for integrating commerce capabilities into AI applications and existing business infrastructures.

Who maintains the Agentic Commerce Protocol?

The Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) is currently maintained jointly by OpenAI and Stripe. They serve as Founding Maintainers, guiding the specification's development and ensuring its interoperability and adoption across the industry. There is a clear path toward broader community governance as the ecosystem matures.

How can businesses use ACP to reach more customers?

Businesses can use ACP to make their products and services available for purchase through AI agents. By integrating with the protocol, businesses can tap into a new customer base of high-intent buyers interacting with AI, all while leveraging their existing commerce infrastructure and payment systems.

What resources are available for developers to start building with ACP?

Developers can review the OpenAPI specs and JSON Schemas for the latest stable version of ACP. Reference implementations are provided by OpenAI for integration with ChatGPT and other AI agent surfaces, and by Stripe for leveraging its payment and merchant tooling. Examples and documentation are also available.

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