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Glossary

Human not present

In short

Human not present: An agent payment completed without the user present at the moment of purchase, on instructions the user approved earlier. Human not present appears in 1 sourced facts on this site, the first in Agent Payments Protocol (AP2). Example: AP2 v0.2 added Human Not Present payments on pre-authorised instructions.

Definition

An agent payment completed without the user present at the moment of purchase, on instructions the user approved earlier.

Example

AP2 v0.2 added Human Not Present payments on pre-authorised instructions. fidoalliance.org, read 4 Nov 2026.

Where it appears in the sourced facts

  • FIDO published "Google donates Agent Payments Protocol to FIDO Alliance" on 29 Apr 2026, noting AP2 v0.2 added Human Not Present payments on pre-authorised instructions. fidoalliance.org, read 4 Nov 2026. In Agent Payments Protocol (AP2).

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Sources

  1. Google donates AP2 to FIDO Alliance, read 4 Nov 2026

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