What is Qwery?

Qwery is a Solana-native payment gateway and infrastructure layer designed specifically to enable API providers to monetize their services through cryptocurrency micropayments. It offers full support for the x402 protocol, ensuring seamless integration with under-1-second settlements in USDC. This system is optimized for high-frequency, low-value transactions typical in AI agent ecosystems and API-driven applications.

At its core, Qwery abstracts away the complexities of blockchain interactions, including:

• Key and Wallet Management: Handling the generation, storage, and secure usage of cryptographic keys and wallets without requiring providers to manage them directly.

• Payment Verification: Real-time validation of transactions on the Solana blockchain to confirm authenticity, amount, and timeliness.

• Settlement Logic: Automated processing of payments, including revenue splits and instant payouts to designated wallets.

• Replay Protection and Abuse Controls: Built-in mechanisms to prevent duplicate transaction replays, mitigate fraud, and enforce rate limits to protect against denial-of-service attacks or malicious usage.

Qwery operates behind a robust architecture that includes:

• A hosted FastAPI gateway for efficient request proxying and verification.

• A Next.js dashboard for intuitive management of projects, analytics, and configurations.

• TypeScript & Python SDKs to simplify integration into existing applications with minimal code changes.

• An optional discovery marketplace where Qwery-powered APIs can be listed, browsed, and integrated by consumers and agents, fostering a vibrant ecosystem.

Key operational properties include:

• Blockchain Foundation: Exclusively built on Solana's mainnet-beta cluster for its high throughput, low latency, and cost-effectiveness.

• Settlement Token: Utilizes USDC SPL tokens for stable, dollar-pegged transactions, eliminating volatility concerns.

• Revenue Model: By default, 90% of each payment is allocated directly to the API provider, with 10% retained by Qwery as a platform fee configurable for enterprise users.

• Performance Target: End-to-end transaction and API call flows are engineered to complete in approximately 750–850 milliseconds under standard network conditions.

• Verifiability: Every payment and settlement is fully verifiable on-chain, providing cryptographic proofs for audits, disputes, or compliance needs.

This makes Qwery ideal for scenarios where traditional payment systems fall short, such as AI inference APIs, data feeds, or automated agent interactions.