# Monetization Gateway

Define monetization policies to charge any visitor accessing APIs, MCP tools, web pages, or datasets.

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## Overview

- [Monetization Gateway](https://developers.cloudflare.com/monetization-gateway/index.md): Charge for protected resources through the x402 protocol.

## Eligibility

- [Eligibility](https://developers.cloudflare.com/monetization-gateway/eligibility/index.md): Check account and zone requirements before setup.

## Get started

- [Get started](https://developers.cloudflare.com/monetization-gateway/get-started/index.md): Create your first seller payment rule.

## x402 protocol

- [x402 protocol](https://developers.cloudflare.com/monetization-gateway/x402/index.md): Understand the x402 request, payment authorization, and settlement flow used by Monetization Gateway.

## configuration

- [Payment validation](https://developers.cloudflare.com/monetization-gateway/configuration/payment-validation/index.md): Verify paid requests and report variable settlements.
- [Monetization rules](https://developers.cloudflare.com/monetization-gateway/configuration/rules/index.md): Set prices and control which requests require payment.