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# Human not present, defined | Agent Ready Checkout

> Human not present: An agent payment completed without the user present at the moment of purchase, on instructions the user approved earlier.

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Last reviewed: 2026-11-04

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](https://fidoalliance.org/google-donates-agent-payments-protocol-to-fido-alliance/), 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](https://fidoalliance.org/google-donates-agent-payments-protocol-to-fido-alliance/), read 4 Nov 2026. In [Agent Payments Protocol (AP2)](https://agentreadycheckout.com/protocols/ap2).

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## Sources

1.  [Google donates AP2 to FIDO Alliance](https://fidoalliance.org/google-donates-agent-payments-protocol-to-fido-alliance/), read 4 Nov 2026

Last reviewed 4 Nov 2026

## Edition

Matrix edition of 4 Nov 2026.

Reviewed 4 Nov 2026, [1 sources](#sources-h).

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