What Periplo is
Periplo is open-source software: an x402 facilitator for Stellar (in x402, the facilitator is the service that verifies and sends the payment the buyer signs), with a discovery catalog, Soroban contracts and this site. The project also runs public demonstration deployments, on Stellar testnet only.
Testnet only
- Everything running on Periplo's deployments uses Stellar testnet. Periplo does not operate on mainnet yet.
- PTEST and any other asset shown in the demo are test assets with no value.
- Stellar testnet is reset periodically; testnet data and balances can disappear.
Who controls the funds
Periplo never receives, holds or moves anyone's funds. The buyer signs each payment with their own key. The facilitator only sponsors the network fee of those payments, and refuses to start if its key could move user funds. Periplo has no fiat rail, charges no fees and requires no accounts.
The software
Periplo's code is published under the Apache-2.0 license, which governs its use, copying and modification. As that license states, it is provided "as is", without warranties of any kind.
The public deployments
The testnet facilitator, the demo and this site are provided as is, for demonstration and testing. They can go down, restart, change or stop operating at any time without notice. Do not use them for anything that depends on their availability.
Acceptable use
Do not use the public deployments to try to disrupt the service, overload it, or affect other people using it. If you find a vulnerability, follow the security page instead of exploiting it.
Third-party services
Periplo depends on services it does not control: the Stellar network and its public RPC server, the stellar.expert explorer, GitHub and the hosting providers. Each has its own terms.
Changes
These terms can change. Every version is recorded, with its date, in the repository's public history.