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$ man early-payment-discount-calculator

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agentutility / edge-finance / early-payment-discount-calculator
PRICE / CALL
$0.01
USDC · base mainnet · scheme: exact
METHOD
POST
CATEGORY
uncategorized
STATUS
live
NAME
early-payment-discount-calculator calculates the effective apr of an early payment discount
synonym alias of invoice-discount-calculator — reuses the canonical handler.
SYNOPSIS
POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/early-payment-discount-calculator
     Content-Type: application/json
     X-PAYMENT:    <signed-transferWithAuthorization>

     { ... }
↳ first call → 402 Payment Required. Sign USDCtransferWithAuthorization, retry with theX-PAYMENT header.
DESCRIPTION

Calculates the effective APR of an early payment discount. Same calculator as invoice-discount-calculator. Use it as an early payment discount calculator, supplier discount APR tool, or invoice acceleration economics check.

INPUTrequest schema
propertytypedescriptionreq?
invoice_amountnumberGross invoice face value.required
days_until_duenumberDays until the invoice would otherwise be paid.required
discount_pctnumberDiscount as percent of invoice amount. Required unless discount_amount is supplied.optional
discount_amountnumberDiscount dollars. Required unless discount_pct is supplied.optional
advance_rate_pctnumberPercent of invoice advanced immediately. Default 100.optional
annual_cost_of_capital_pctnumberBenchmark annual cost of capital percent. Default 12.optional
OUTPUTresponse shape
fieldtypedescription
calculatorstring
scorestring
gradestring
recommendationstring
metricsstring
driversstring
warningsstring
sourcestring
EXAMPLEStwo ways to call
EXAMPLE 1 · curl
curl -X POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/early-payment-discount-calculator \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{ }'
first response = 402 Payment Required with payment requirements; sign + retry with X-PAYMENT.
EXAMPLE 2 · mcp
# Install the MCP package for this endpoint's cluster
npx -y @agentutility/mcp-<cluster>

# Required: EVM private key with USDC on Base
export X402_PRIVATE_KEY=0x...

# Then call the early-payment-discount-calculator tool from your MCP-aware agent.
MCP server handles payment automatically — your coding agent just calls the tool by name.
METADATA
tags
edge-financeearlypaymentdiscountcalculatorearly-payment-discount-calculator
methods
POST
cluster
edgefinance
price
$0.01 USDC per call
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SEE ALSO
agentutility · edgefinance · x402 · mcp · llms.txt · registry.json · bazaar.x402.org