[SDK] Deprecate payTo parameter and simplify facilitator implementation

apps/playground-web/src/app/payments/x402/components/X402LeftSection.tsx

@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ export function X402LeftSection(props: {
   const chainId = useId();
   const tokenId = useId();
   const amountId = useId();
-  const payToId = useId();
   const waitUntilId = useId();
 
   const handleChainChange = (chainId: number) => {
@@ -82,13 +81,6 @@ export function X402LeftSection(props: {
     }));
   };
 
-  const handlePayToChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
-    setOptions((v) => ({
-      ...v,
-      payTo: e.target.value as `0x${string}`,
-    }));
-  };
-
   const handleWaitUntilChange = (
     value: "simulated" | "submitted" | "confirmed",
   ) => {
@@ -148,22 +140,6 @@ export function X402LeftSection(props: {
             )}
           </div>
 
-          {/* Pay To input */}
-          <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
-            <Label htmlFor={payToId}>Pay To Address</Label>
-            <Input
-              id={payToId}
-              type="text"
-              placeholder="0x..."
-              value={options.payTo}
-              onChange={handlePayToChange}
-              className="bg-card"
-            />
-            <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-              The wallet address that will receive the payment
-            </p>
-          </div>
-
           {/* Wait Until selection */}
           <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
             <Label htmlFor={waitUntilId}>Wait Until</Label>

apps/playground-web/src/middleware.ts

@@ -13,17 +13,13 @@ const BACKEND_WALLET_ADDRESS = process.env.ENGINE_BACKEND_WALLET as string;
 const ENGINE_VAULT_ACCESS_TOKEN = process.env
   .ENGINE_VAULT_ACCESS_TOKEN as string;
 const API_URL = `https://${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL || "api.thirdweb.com"}`;
-function createFacilitator(
-  waitUntil: "simulated" | "submitted" | "confirmed" = "simulated",
-) {
-  return facilitator({
-    baseUrl: `${API_URL}/v1/payments/x402`,
-    client,
-    serverWalletAddress: BACKEND_WALLET_ADDRESS,
-    vaultAccessToken: ENGINE_VAULT_ACCESS_TOKEN,
-    waitUtil: waitUntil,
-  });
-}
+
+const twFacilitator = facilitator({
+  baseUrl: `${API_URL}/v1/payments/x402`,
+  client,
+  serverWalletAddress: BACKEND_WALLET_ADDRESS,
+  vaultAccessToken: ENGINE_VAULT_ACCESS_TOKEN,
+});
 
 export async function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
   const pathname = request.nextUrl.pathname;
@@ -33,9 +29,8 @@ export async function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
   const queryParams = request.nextUrl.searchParams;
 
   const chainId = queryParams.get("chainId");
-  const payTo = queryParams.get("payTo");
 
-  if (!chainId || !payTo) {
+  if (!chainId) {
     return NextResponse.json(
       { error: "Missing required parameters" },
       { status: 400 },
@@ -53,7 +48,6 @@ export async function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
     resourceUrl,
     method,
     paymentData,
-    payTo: payTo as `0x${string}`,
     network: defineChain(Number(chainId)),
     price: {
       amount: toUnits(amount, parseInt(decimals)).toString(),
@@ -65,7 +59,8 @@ export async function middleware(request: NextRequest) {
     routeConfig: {
       description: "Access to paid content",
     },
-    facilitator: createFacilitator(waitUntil),
+    waitUntil,
+    facilitator: twFacilitator,
   });
 
   if (result.status === 200) {

packages/thirdweb/src/x402/common.ts

@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ export async function decodePaymentRequest(
     facilitator,
     resourceUrl,
     routeConfig = {},
-    payTo,
     method,
     paymentData,
   } = args;
@@ -105,10 +104,9 @@ export async function decodePaymentRequest(
     resource: resourceUrl,
     description: description ?? "",
     mimeType: mimeType ?? "application/json",
-    payTo: getAddress(payTo),
+    payTo: getAddress(facilitator.address),
     maxTimeoutSeconds: maxTimeoutSeconds ?? 300,
     asset: getAddress(asset.address),
-    // TODO: Rename outputSchema to requestStructure
     outputSchema: {
       input: {
         type: "http",
@@ -119,7 +117,6 @@ export async function decodePaymentRequest(
       output: outputSchema,
     },
     extra: {
-      facilitatorAddress: facilitator.address,
       ...((asset as ERC20TokenAmount["asset"]).eip712 ?? {}),
     },
   });
@@ -139,7 +136,7 @@ export async function decodePaymentRequest(
     };
   }
 
-  // Verify payment
+  // decode b64 payment
   let decodedPayment: RequestedPaymentPayload;
   try {
     decodedPayment = decodePayment(paymentData);

packages/thirdweb/src/x402/facilitator.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { withCache } from "../utils/promise/withCache.js";
 import type {
   FacilitatorSettleResponse,
   FacilitatorSupportedResponse,
+  FacilitatorVerifyResponse,
   RequestedPaymentPayload,
   RequestedPaymentRequirements,
 } from "./schemas.js";
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ export type ThirdwebX402Facilitator = {
   verify: (
     payload: RequestedPaymentPayload,
     paymentRequirements: RequestedPaymentRequirements,
-  ) => Promise<VerifyResponse>;
+  ) => Promise<FacilitatorVerifyResponse>;
   settle: (
     payload: RequestedPaymentPayload,
     paymentRequirements: RequestedPaymentRequirements,
@@ -126,7 +127,6 @@ export function facilitator(
         },
         settle: {
           "x-secret-key": secretKey,
-          "x-settlement-wallet-address": serverWalletAddress,
           ...(config.vaultAccessToken
             ? { "x-vault-access-token": config.vaultAccessToken }
             : {}),
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export function facilitator(
     async verify(
       payload: RequestedPaymentPayload,
       paymentRequirements: RequestedPaymentRequirements,
-    ): Promise<VerifyResponse> {
+    ): Promise<FacilitatorVerifyResponse> {
       const url = config.baseUrl ?? DEFAULT_BASE_URL;
 
       let headers = { "Content-Type": "application/json" };

packages/thirdweb/src/x402/schemas.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   PaymentRequirementsSchema,
   SettleResponseSchema,
   SupportedPaymentKindsResponseSchema,
+  VerifyResponseSchema,
 } from "x402/types";
 import { z } from "zod";
 import type { Chain } from "../chains/types.js";
@@ -52,11 +53,20 @@ export type RequestedPaymentRequirements = z.infer<
 
 const FacilitatorSettleResponseSchema = SettleResponseSchema.extend({
   network: FacilitatorNetworkSchema,
+  errorMessage: z.string().optional(),
 });
 export type FacilitatorSettleResponse = z.infer<
   typeof FacilitatorSettleResponseSchema
 >;
 
+const FacilitatorVerifyResponseSchema = VerifyResponseSchema.extend({
+  errorMessage: z.string().optional(),
+});
+
+export type FacilitatorVerifyResponse = z.infer<
+  typeof FacilitatorVerifyResponseSchema
+>;
+
 export const SupportedSignatureTypeSchema = z.enum([
   "TransferWithAuthorization",
   "Permit",

packages/thirdweb/src/x402/settle-payment.ts

@@ -156,17 +156,17 @@ export async function settlePayment(
         },
       };
     } else {
+      const error = settlement.errorReason || "Settlement error";
       return {
         status: 402,
         responseHeaders: {
           "Content-Type": "application/json",
         },
         responseBody: {
           x402Version,
-          error:
-            errorMessages?.settlementFailed ||
-            settlement.errorReason ||
-            "Settlement failed",
+          error,
+          errorMessage:
+            errorMessages?.settlementFailed || settlement.errorMessage,
           accepts: paymentRequirements,
         },
       };
@@ -179,9 +179,10 @@ export async function settlePayment(
       },
       responseBody: {
         x402Version,
-        error:
+        error: "Settlement error",
+        errorMessage:
           errorMessages?.settlementFailed ||
-          (error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Settlement error"),
+          (error instanceof Error ? error.message : undefined),
         accepts: paymentRequirements,
       },
     };

packages/thirdweb/src/x402/sign.ts

@@ -230,18 +230,13 @@ async function signERC3009Authorization(
 
 async function signERC2612Permit(
   account: Account,
-  { from, value, validBefore, nonce }: ExactEvmPayloadAuthorization,
+  { from, to, value, validBefore, nonce }: ExactEvmPayloadAuthorization,
   { asset, network, extra }: RequestedPaymentRequirements,
 ): Promise<{ signature: Hex }> {
   const chainId = networkToChainId(network);
   const name = extra?.name;
   const version = extra?.version;
-  const facilitatorAddress = extra?.facilitatorAddress;
-  if (!facilitatorAddress) {
-    throw new Error(
-      "facilitatorAddress is required in PaymentRequirements extra to pay with permit-based assets",
-    );
-  }
+
   if (!name || !version) {
     throw new Error(
       "name and version are required in PaymentRequirements extra to pay with permit-based assets",
@@ -268,7 +263,7 @@ async function signERC2612Permit(
     primaryType: "Permit" as const,
     message: {
       owner: getAddress(from),
-      spender: getAddress(facilitatorAddress), // approve the facilitator
+      spender: getAddress(to),
       value: BigInt(value),
       nonce: hexToBigInt(nonce as Hex),
       deadline: BigInt(validBefore),

packages/thirdweb/src/x402/types.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import type { Money, PaymentMiddlewareConfig } from "x402/types";
 import type z from "zod";
 import type { Chain } from "../chains/types.js";
-import type { Address } from "../utils/address.js";
 import type { Prettify } from "../utils/type-utils.js";
 import type { ThirdwebX402Facilitator, WaitUntil } from "./facilitator.js";
 import type {
@@ -27,8 +26,6 @@ export type PaymentArgs = {
   method: "GET" | "POST" | ({} & string);
   /** The payment data/proof provided by the client, typically from the X-PAYMENT header */
   paymentData?: string | null;
-  /** The wallet address that should receive the payment */
-  payTo: Address;
   /** The blockchain network where the payment should be processed */
   network: FacilitatorNetwork | Chain;
   /** The price for accessing the resource - either a USD amount (e.g., "$0.10") or a specific token amount */
@@ -37,6 +34,8 @@ export type PaymentArgs = {
   facilitator: ThirdwebX402Facilitator;
   /** Optional configuration for the payment middleware route */
   routeConfig?: PaymentMiddlewareConfig;
+  /** @deprecated Use facilitator.address instead */
+  payTo?: string;
 };
 
 export type SettlePaymentArgs = PaymentArgs & {
@@ -50,8 +49,10 @@ export type PaymentRequiredResult = {
   responseBody: {
     /** The X402 protocol version */
     x402Version: number;
-    /** Human-readable error message */
+    /** error code */
     error: string;
+    /** Human-readable error message */
+    errorMessage?: string;
     /** Array of acceptable payment methods and requirements */
     accepts: RequestedPaymentRequirements[];
     /** Optional payer address if verification partially succeeded */

packages/thirdweb/src/x402/verify-payment.ts

@@ -101,17 +101,17 @@ export async function verifyPayment(
         selectedPaymentRequirements,
       };
     } else {
+      const error = verification.invalidReason || "Verification failed";
       return {
         status: 402,
         responseHeaders: {
           "Content-Type": "application/json",
         },
         responseBody: {
           x402Version,
-          error:
-            errorMessages?.verificationFailed ||
-            verification.invalidReason ||
-            "Verification failed",
+          error: error,
+          errorMessage:
+            errorMessages?.verificationFailed || verification.errorMessage,
           accepts: paymentRequirements,
         },
       };
@@ -124,9 +124,10 @@ export async function verifyPayment(
       },
       responseBody: {
         x402Version,
-        error:
+        error: "Verification error",
+        errorMessage:
           errorMessages?.verificationFailed ||
-          (error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Verification error"),
+          (error instanceof Error ? error.message : undefined),
         accepts: paymentRequirements,
       },
     };