Quickstart

Authorize your first AI-agent spend request.

1. 1

   Create a sandbox key

   Use the free developer flow to issue a sandbox key and receive the onboarding guide.

   Get sandbox key
2. 2

   Send an authorization request

   curl https://api.machineallowance.com/v1/authorize \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer ma_sandbox_..." \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -d '{
       "agent_id": "agt_mkt_research_01",
       "vendor": "statista.com",
       "amount": 32500,
       "currency": "USD",
       "intent": "Purchase market dataset"
     }'

3. 3

   Use the decision before money moves

   Approved requests can continue. Denied requests should stop. Escalated requests route to a human approver and preserve the audit trail.