# Requires: npm i -g @infinite_dev/cli && export INFINITE_API_KEY=sk_sandbox_...
# Escape hatch for any endpoint: infinite api <METHOD> <path>
infinite api PATCH /v1/agents/agt_abc123 \
--body '<request-json>'Update an agent (agt_abc123).
# Infinite MCP is read-only for this endpoint — use a dedicated MCP tool when one exists, otherwise run the CLI tab.import requests
url = "https://sandbox.api.infinite.dev/v1/agents/{id}"
payload = {
"name": "<string>",
"description": "<string>",
"allowedDestinationAccountIds": ["<string>"],
"metadata": {}
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.patch(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'PATCH',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
name: '<string>',
description: '<string>',
allowedDestinationAccountIds: ['<string>'],
metadata: {}
})
};
fetch('https://sandbox.api.infinite.dev/v1/agents/{id}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://sandbox.api.infinite.dev/v1/agents/{id}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "PATCH",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'name' => '<string>',
'description' => '<string>',
'allowedDestinationAccountIds' => [
'<string>'
],
'metadata' => [
]
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://sandbox.api.infinite.dev/v1/agents/{id}"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"name\": \"<string>\",\n \"description\": \"<string>\",\n \"allowedDestinationAccountIds\": [\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"metadata\": {}\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("PATCH", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.patch("https://sandbox.api.infinite.dev/v1/agents/{id}")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"name\": \"<string>\",\n \"description\": \"<string>\",\n \"allowedDestinationAccountIds\": [\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"metadata\": {}\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://sandbox.api.infinite.dev/v1/agents/{id}")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"name\": \"<string>\",\n \"description\": \"<string>\",\n \"allowedDestinationAccountIds\": [\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"metadata\": {}\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"id": "agt_abc123",
"name": "Procurement Agent",
"description": "Buys supplies",
"customerId": "cus_abc123",
"sourceAccountId": "vba_agent_balance",
"allowedDestinationAccountIds": [
"eba_vendor456"
],
"limits": {
"currency": "USD",
"perTransaction": "100000",
"perDay": "500000",
"perMonth": "1000000"
},
"overLimitAction": "DENY",
"status": "ACTIVE",
"metadata": {},
"mcpRole": "PAYMENT",
"createdAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"updatedAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
}Update an agent
Change name, description, limits, destination allowlist, or pause / resume. customerId, sourceAccountId, and limits.currency are immutable — create a new agent to change them. Limit changes apply to the next transfer; active keys pick up allowlist changes immediately.
# Requires: npm i -g @infinite_dev/cli && export INFINITE_API_KEY=sk_sandbox_...
# Escape hatch for any endpoint: infinite api <METHOD> <path>
infinite api PATCH /v1/agents/agt_abc123 \
--body '<request-json>'Update an agent (agt_abc123).
# Infinite MCP is read-only for this endpoint — use a dedicated MCP tool when one exists, otherwise run the CLI tab.import requests
url = "https://sandbox.api.infinite.dev/v1/agents/{id}"
payload = {
"name": "<string>",
"description": "<string>",
"allowedDestinationAccountIds": ["<string>"],
"metadata": {}
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.patch(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'PATCH',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
name: '<string>',
description: '<string>',
allowedDestinationAccountIds: ['<string>'],
metadata: {}
})
};
fetch('https://sandbox.api.infinite.dev/v1/agents/{id}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://sandbox.api.infinite.dev/v1/agents/{id}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "PATCH",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'name' => '<string>',
'description' => '<string>',
'allowedDestinationAccountIds' => [
'<string>'
],
'metadata' => [
]
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://sandbox.api.infinite.dev/v1/agents/{id}"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"name\": \"<string>\",\n \"description\": \"<string>\",\n \"allowedDestinationAccountIds\": [\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"metadata\": {}\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("PATCH", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.patch("https://sandbox.api.infinite.dev/v1/agents/{id}")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"name\": \"<string>\",\n \"description\": \"<string>\",\n \"allowedDestinationAccountIds\": [\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"metadata\": {}\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://sandbox.api.infinite.dev/v1/agents/{id}")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"name\": \"<string>\",\n \"description\": \"<string>\",\n \"allowedDestinationAccountIds\": [\n \"<string>\"\n ],\n \"metadata\": {}\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"id": "agt_abc123",
"name": "Procurement Agent",
"description": "Buys supplies",
"customerId": "cus_abc123",
"sourceAccountId": "vba_agent_balance",
"allowedDestinationAccountIds": [
"eba_vendor456"
],
"limits": {
"currency": "USD",
"perTransaction": "100000",
"perDay": "500000",
"perMonth": "1000000"
},
"overLimitAction": "DENY",
"status": "ACTIVE",
"metadata": {},
"mcpRole": "PAYMENT",
"createdAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"updatedAt": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
}403 agents_not_enabled.Authorizations
API Key in Bearer format (e.g., Bearer sk_test_...)
Headers
API key
Path Parameters
Body
64200Replaces the allowlist. null clears it (any approved destination of the customer).
50Show child attributes
Show child attributes
What happens when the agent submits a payment over a limit. DENY: 403 agent_limit_exceeded. REQUEST_APPROVAL: 403 agent_approval_required, and the draft waits for the business owner to approve or decline it (POST /v1/transfers/{id}/agent-approval). Approval applies to submitted drafts only; a create with confirm: true over a limit is always denied.
DENY, REQUEST_APPROVAL Pause or resume. Use DELETE /v1/agents/{id} to revoke.
ACTIVE, PAUSED Response
"agt_abc123"
"Procurement Agent"
"Buys supplies"
"cus_abc123"
"vba_agent_balance"
["eba_vendor456"]
Show child attributes
Show child attributes
What happens when the agent submits a payment over a limit. DENY: 403 agent_limit_exceeded. REQUEST_APPROVAL: 403 agent_approval_required, and the draft waits for the business owner to approve or decline it (POST /v1/transfers/{id}/agent-approval). Approval applies to submitted drafts only; a create with confirm: true over a limit is always denied.
DENY, REQUEST_APPROVAL ACTIVE, PAUSED, REVOKED MCP tool surface. PAYMENT_OPERATIONS agents cannot create or submit transfers.
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