Agent Readiness Score
authorize.net
18 — Limited. Agents will struggle to discover or use this site without human help.
HonestClaw measured how well authorize.net's site and APIs work for AI agents — across 9 dimensions and 45 automated checks.
Dimensions
Discoverability9.1/24
Content Accessibility8/19
Bot Access Control0/10
Protocol & Capability Discovery0/31
Authentication & Credentials3.5/19
Documentation Quality0.5/10
Structured Data I/O0/13
Observable State & Reliability2.5/15
Agent Safety & Trust3.3/8
Checks
Discoverability
Subdomain sweepsubdomain-sweepAn agent-relevant subdomain is live and serves its expected content kind (developer.authorize.net).Parseable
Canonical domaincanonical-domainRoot and www converge on www.authorize.net, with a matching canonical tag.Cross-verified
robots.txtrobots-txtrobots.txt at https://authorize.net/robots.txt declares a sitemap. Declared sitemap https://www.authorize.net/sitemap.xml resolves as valid XML.Cross-verified
sitemap.xmlsitemap-xmlhttps://www.authorize.net/sitemap.xml is a dated sitemap whose URLs include docs/pricing/api surfaces.Cross-verified
API existenceapi-existenceNo API endpoint found at common paths (only HTML pages or 404s).Not detected
API catalogapi-catalogNo RFC 9727 API Catalog found at /.well-known/api-catalog. Blocked by robots.txt for a generic compliant agent (Disallow: /api/).Not detected
API versioningapi-versioningNo versioning signal found (no spec info.version, version header, /vN API surface, or versioning docs).Not detected
Content Accessibility
Raw content extractabilityraw-content-extractabilitySubstantial visible text (5,890 chars) is readable without JavaScript on at least one probed page.Useful
Freshness signalsfreshness-signalsFreshness signals present: Last-Modified header, sitemap lastmod.Useful
Crawl-cost estimatecrawl-cost-estimateInformational — not scoredA manageable sitemap (340 page URLs) helps agents estimate crawl cost.Useful
llms.txtllms-txtNo llms.txt file found (HTML pages at .txt paths do not qualify).Not detected
Markdown twinmarkdown-twinA twin exists at https://developer.authorize.net/api.md but the body is not clearly markdown-structured.Detected
llms-full.txtllms-full-txtCould not conclusively check for an llms-full.txt file (endpoints unreachable, rate-limited, or behind auth).Couldn't verify
ai.txtai-txtCould not conclusively check for an ai.txt file (endpoints unreachable, rate-limited, or behind auth).Couldn't verify
Bot Access Control
AI bot rulesai-bot-rulesrobots.txt is readable but declares no AI-bot-specific rules.Not detected
Content signalscontent-signalsrobots.txt is readable but declares no Content-Signal line.Not detected
RSL licensingrslrobots.txt is readable but declares no RSL License directive.Not detected
TDM reservationtdmrepCould not conclusively check for a TDMRep policy (unreachable, rate-limited, or behind auth).Couldn't verify
Protocol & Capability Discovery
MCP descriptormcp-descriptorInformational — not scoredNo MCP descriptor found at the standard locations an agent would check.Not detected
Link headerslink-headersNo RFC 8288 Link headers found on any probed response.Not detected
OpenAPI specificationopenapi-specNo OpenAPI/Swagger specification found.Not detected
DNS-AIDdns-aidNo DNS-AID index found at _index._agents.authorize.net.Not detected
SDK availabilitysdk-availabilityNo SDK or client library documentation found.Not detected
A2A Agent Carda2a-agent-cardNo A2A Agent Card found at the standard well-known locations.Not detected
MCP supportmcp-supportNo first-party MCP support documentation or MCP-specific endpoint response was found.Not detected
GraphQL surfacegraphql-surfaceNo GraphQL transport surface found at conventional paths (GET-only; no introspection issued).Not detected
Rate limit documentationrate-limit-docsNo rate limit documentation found at the standard docs locations an agent would check.Not detected
WebMCPwebmcpInformational — not scoredWebMCP browser probing is not yet available in this scanner release.Couldn't verify
MCP Server Cardmcp-server-cardCould not conclusively check for an MCP Server Card (endpoints unreachable, rate-limited, or behind auth).Couldn't verify
.well-known indexwell-known-indexCould not conclusively check /.well-known/ descriptors (unreachable, rate-limited, or behind auth).Couldn't verify
+ 1 more in the interactive report →Authentication & Credentials
Programmatic auth flowprogrammatic-auth-flowNo programmatic authentication documentation found at the standard docs locations an agent would check.Not detected
Sandbox environmentsandbox-environmentA sandbox/testing page exists at https://developer.authorize.net/hello_world/sandbox.html, but it doesn't show how to obtain test credentials or a test base URL.Parseable
Credential managementcredential-managementNo credential management documentation found at the standard docs locations an agent would check.Not detected
Auth documentationauth-documentationAn authentication documentation page exists at https://developer.authorize.net/docs/anet/en-us/partner/user/all/anet/anet-olh-affiliate/account-intro/integrations-intro/api-key-intro.html, but it doesn't name a specific method or show how a request is authenticated.Parseable
Documentation Quality
API reference depthapi-reference-depthAPI reference content is mentioned at https://developer.authorize.net/api/reference/responseCodes.html, but not on a dedicated reference page.Detected
Changelog presencechangelog-presenceNo changelog or release notes found at the standard docs locations an agent would check.Not detected
Structured Data I/O
Structured data I/Ostructured-data-ioNo published structured-data contract found (no typed spec response schemas).Not detected
Machine-readable pricingmachine-readable-pricingNo machine-readable pricing endpoint found (HTML pricing pages do not qualify).Not detected
Data export APIdata-export-apiNo data export or bulk API documentation found at the standard docs locations an agent would check.Not detected
Observable State & Reliability
Status & health endpointsstatus-and-healthStatus page found at https://status.authorize.net/ (HTTP 200).Detected
Webhook documentationwebhook-documentationA webhook documentation page exists at https://developer.authorize.net/docs/anet/en-us/merchant/user/all/anet/anet-olh-merchant/account-section-intro/account-acct-api-settings-intro/webhooks-intro.html, but it doesn't list specific event types with their payload shape.Parseable
Retry & idempotencyretry-and-idempotencyNo retry or idempotency documentation found at the standard docs locations an agent would check.Not detected
Error documentationerror-documentationError handling is mentioned at https://developer.authorize.net/api/reference/responseCodes.html, but not on a page dedicated to documenting it.Detected
Machine payments (x402/MPP)x402-or-mpp-supportInformational — not scoredNo machine-payment signal observed (no HTTP 402, no payment-required response header, and no /.well-known/x402.json manifest). Payment support cannot be ruled out from an unauthenticated probe.Couldn't verify
Agent Safety & Trust
Org identity signalsorg-identityHomepage exposes one org-identity signal (social).Detected
Metadata consistencymetadata-consistencyHomepage metadata (canonical, Open Graph, schema) is present and consistent.Cross-verified
Legal policy pageslegal-pagesNo terms, privacy, or data-use policy pages found at conventional paths.Not detected
security.txtsecurity-txtCould not conclusively check for security.txt (unreachable or behind auth).Couldn't verify