Operator guide
Why Payment Approval Blocks AI Agents
Evidence-backed guide to card approval, hidden-fee, price-mismatch, and payment-authorization boundaries for browser agents.
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IndexableThis report has at least 25 qualifying evidence-backed rows and is eligible for search indexing.
- 187
- ranked rows
- 599 observations
- evidence
- 100%
- need a person nearby
- Jul 8, 2026
- last verified
Operator guide
Current through Jul 8, 2026, 187 CrawlDex rows match this report's evidence criteria.
Which checkout or booking routes expose payment, fee, or price ambiguity before the final action?
Rows qualify only when CrawlDex evidence records card-approval, hidden-fee, price-mismatch, or payment-authorization blockers.
What site owners can make clearer
- Show total price, fees, and obligations before final confirmation.
- Return a clear post-approval state after bank, card, or wallet confirmation.
- Keep price and fee labels consistent across cart, checkout, and receipt pages.
What agent builders should plan for
- Pause before card, wallet, bank, or paid commitment approval.
- Re-check totals immediately before the user approves payment.
- Record hidden fees or mismatched totals as blockers, not completed outcomes.
Live rows
Ranked from current CrawlDex evidence
| Rank | Site task | Verdict | AES | Evidence | Main blocker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominos food_local.track_delivery dominos.com | Blocked | 45 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 2 | Dmv Ca gov_civic.renew_vehicle_registration dmv.ca.gov | Blocked | 51 | 3 | CAPTCHA checks |
| 3 | Thrivemarket food_local.manage_grocery_delivery thrivemarket.com | Blocked | 39 | 3 | unstable page controls |
| 4 | Uspto gov_civic.search_public_records uspto.gov | Blocked | 46 | 4 | CAPTCHA checks |
| 5 | Sba gov_civic.register_business sba.gov | Needs user presence | 58 | 3 | login walls |
| 6 | Xfinity finance_bills.pay_utility_bill xfinity.com | Blocked | 61 | 3 | login walls |
| 7 | Westjet travel.manage_flight_reservation westjet.com | Blocked | 47 | 3 | login walls |
| 8 | Sam gov_civic.register_business sam.gov | Needs user presence | 58 | 4 | login walls |
| 9 | Walgreens healthcare_admin.refill_prescription walgreens.com | Blocked | 59 | 4 | login walls |
| 10 | Cvs healthcare_admin.refill_prescription cvs.com | Blocked | 60 | 3 | login walls |
| 11 | Coned finance_bills.pay_utility_bill coned.com | Blocked | 61 | 3 | login walls |
| 12 | Verizon finance_bills.pay_utility_bill verizon.com | Blocked | 61 | 3 | login walls |
| 13 | Fpl finance_bills.pay_utility_bill fpl.com | Blocked | 62 | 3 | login walls |
| 14 | Sce finance_bills.pay_utility_bill sce.com | Blocked | 62 | 3 | login walls |
| 15 | Cms healthcare_admin.ask_about_estimate cms.gov | Blocked | 53 | 3 | login walls |
| 16 | Samsclub food_local.order_pickup_delivery samsclub.com | Completes with friction | 66 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 17 | Eftps finance_bills.tax_payment_or_refund_lookup eftps.gov | Completes with friction | 70 | 3 | login walls |
| 18 | Irs finance_bills.tax_payment_or_refund_lookup irs.gov | Completes with friction | 71 | 3 | login walls |
| 19 | Navyfederal finance_bills.schedule_bill_payment navyfederal.org | Completes with friction | 71 | 3 | login walls |
| 20 | Sofi finance_bills.schedule_bill_payment sofi.com | Completes with friction | 71 | 3 | login walls |
| 21 | Td finance_bills.schedule_bill_payment td.com | Completes with friction | 72 | 3 | login walls |
| 22 | Usbank finance_bills.schedule_bill_payment usbank.com | Completes with friction | 72 | 3 | login walls |
| 23 | Wellsfargo finance_bills.schedule_bill_payment wellsfargo.com | Completes with friction | 72 | 3 | login walls |
| 24 | Internationalvanlines real_estate_moving.compare_moving_quote internationalvanlines.com | Blocked | 46 | 4 | forced account creation |
| 25 | Budget travel.modify_car_rental budget.com | Blocked | 48 | 3 | login walls |
| 26 | Portillos food_local.order_pickup_delivery portillos.com | Completes with friction | 62 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 27 | Whitecastle food_local.order_pickup_delivery whitecastle.com | Completes with friction | 62 | 3 | unstable page controls |
| 28 | Panerabread food_local.order_pickup_delivery panerabread.com | Completes with friction | 63 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 29 | Chipotle food_local.order_pickup_delivery chipotle.com | Completes with friction | 64 | 3 | unstable page controls |
| 30 | Dunkindonuts food_local.order_pickup_delivery dunkindonuts.com | Completes with friction | 64 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 31 | Tacobell food_local.order_pickup_delivery tacobell.com | Completes with friction | 64 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 32 | Walgreens food_local.order_pickup_delivery walgreens.com | Completes with friction | 64 | 3 | unstable page controls |
| 33 | Hellofresh food_local.manage_meal_delivery hellofresh.com | Completes with friction | 65 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 34 | Imperfectfoods food_local.manage_grocery_delivery imperfectfoods.com | Completes with friction | 65 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 35 | Shipt food_local.order_pickup_delivery shipt.com | Completes with friction | 65 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 36 | Wholefoodsmarket food_local.order_pickup_delivery wholefoodsmarket.com | Completes with friction | 65 | 3 | unstable page controls |
| 37 | Walmart food_local.order_pickup_delivery walmart.com | Completes with friction | 66 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 38 | Taxact finance_bills.tax_payment_or_refund_lookup taxact.com | Completes with friction | 70 | 3 | login walls |
| 39 | 53 finance_bills.schedule_bill_payment 53.com | Completes with friction | 72 | 3 | login walls |
| 40 | Regions finance_bills.schedule_bill_payment regions.com | Completes with friction | 72 | 3 | login walls |
| 41 | Blazepizza food_local.order_pickup_delivery blazepizza.com | Needs user presence | 37 | 3 | unstable page controls |
| 42 | Cvs food_local.order_pickup_delivery cvs.com | Needs user presence | 39 | 3 | unstable page controls |
| 43 | Gopuff food_local.order_pickup_delivery gopuff.com | Needs user presence | 40 | 3 | unstable page controls |
| 44 | Carlsjr food_local.order_pickup_delivery carlsjr.com | Completes with friction | 62 | 3 | unstable page controls |
| 45 | Culvers food_local.order_pickup_delivery culvers.com | Completes with friction | 62 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 46 | Fiveguys food_local.order_pickup_delivery fiveguys.com | Completes with friction | 63 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 47 | Hardees food_local.order_pickup_delivery hardees.com | Completes with friction | 63 | 3 | unstable page controls |
| 48 | Krispykreme food_local.order_pickup_delivery krispykreme.com | Completes with friction | 63 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 49 | Blueapron food_local.manage_meal_delivery blueapron.com | Completes with friction | 64 | 3 | unstable page controls |
| 50 | Factor75 food_local.manage_meal_delivery factor75.com | Completes with friction | 64 | 3 | unstable page controls |
| 51 | Papajohns food_local.order_pickup_delivery papajohns.com | Completes with friction | 64 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 52 | Riteaid food_local.order_pickup_delivery riteaid.com | Completes with friction | 64 | 3 | unstable page controls |
| 53 | Starbucks food_local.order_pickup_delivery starbucks.com | Completes with friction | 64 | 3 | unstable page controls |
| 54 | Mcdonalds food_local.order_pickup_delivery mcdonalds.com | Completes with friction | 65 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 55 | Misfitsmarket food_local.manage_grocery_delivery misfitsmarket.com | Completes with friction | 65 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 56 | Publix food_local.order_pickup_delivery publix.com | Completes with friction | 65 | 3 | unstable page controls |
| 57 | Instacart food_local.cancel_order instacart.com | Completes with friction | 71 | 4 | login walls |
| 58 | Capitalone finance_bills.update_autopay capitalone.com | Needs user presence | 46 | 2 | login walls |
| 59 | Buffalowildwings food_local.order_pickup_delivery buffalowildwings.com | Needs user presence | 50 | 3 | unstable page controls |
| 60 | Noodles food_local.order_pickup_delivery noodles.com | Needs user presence | 52 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 61 | Subway food_local.order_pickup_delivery subway.com | Needs user presence | 52 | 3 | unstable page controls |
| 62 | Deltaco food_local.order_pickup_delivery deltaco.com | Needs user presence | 53 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 63 | Jamba food_local.order_pickup_delivery jamba.com | Needs user presence | 53 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 64 | Whataburger food_local.order_pickup_delivery whataburger.com | Needs user presence | 53 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 65 | Arbys food_local.order_pickup_delivery arbys.com | Needs user presence | 54 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 66 | Churchs food_local.order_pickup_delivery churchs.com | Needs user presence | 54 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 67 | Cinnabon food_local.order_pickup_delivery cinnabon.com | Needs user presence | 54 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 68 | Firehousesubs food_local.order_pickup_delivery firehousesubs.com | Needs user presence | 54 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 69 | Jimmyjohns food_local.order_pickup_delivery jimmyjohns.com | Needs user presence | 54 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 70 | Sonicdrivein food_local.order_pickup_delivery sonicdrivein.com | Needs user presence | 54 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 71 | Wingstop food_local.order_pickup_delivery wingstop.com | Needs user presence | 54 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 72 | Bojangles food_local.order_pickup_delivery bojangles.com | Completes with friction | 62 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 73 | Tropicalsmoothiecafe food_local.order_pickup_delivery tropicalsmoothiecafe.com | Completes with friction | 63 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 74 | Chick Fil A food_local.order_pickup_delivery chick-fil-a.com | Completes with friction | 64 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 75 | Costco food_local.order_pickup_delivery costco.com | Completes with friction | 65 | 3 | unstable page controls |
| 76 | Coned real_estate_moving.transfer_utilities coned.com | Completes with friction | 66 | 2 | login walls |
| 77 | Target food_local.order_pickup_delivery target.com | Completes with friction | 66 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 78 | Virginatlantic travel.manage_flight_reservation virginatlantic.com | Blocked | 72 | 3 | login walls |
| 79 | Emirates travel.manage_flight_reservation emirates.com | Blocked | 74 | 4 | login walls |
| 80 | Baskinrobbins food_local.order_pickup_delivery baskinrobbins.com | Needs user presence | 57 | 3 | unstable page controls |
| 81 | Burgerking food_local.order_pickup_delivery burgerking.com | Needs user presence | 58 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 82 | Auntieannes food_local.order_pickup_delivery auntieannes.com | Needs user presence | 59 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 83 | Littlecaesars food_local.order_pickup_delivery littlecaesars.com | Completes with friction | 62 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 84 | Popeyes food_local.order_pickup_delivery popeyes.com | Completes with friction | 62 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 85 | Nelnet Studentaid finance_bills.manage_loan_payment nelnet.studentaid.gov | Completes with friction | 67 | 3 | login walls |
| 86 | Sweetgreen food_local.order_pickup_delivery sweetgreen.com | Completes with friction | 67 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 87 | Alaskaair travel.manage_flight_reservation alaskaair.com | Blocked | 73 | 3 | login walls |
| 88 | Aveloair travel.manage_flight_reservation aveloair.com | Blocked | 73 | 3 | login walls |
| 89 | Aircanada travel.manage_flight_reservation aircanada.com | Blocked | 75 | 4 | login walls |
| 90 | Flyfrontier travel.manage_flight_reservation flyfrontier.com | Blocked | 75 | 4 | login walls |
| 91 | Suncountry travel.manage_flight_reservation suncountry.com | Blocked | 75 | 4 | login walls |
| 92 | Colonialvanlines real_estate_moving.compare_moving_quote colonialvanlines.com | Needs user presence | 39 | 3 | forced account creation |
| 93 | Twomenandatruck real_estate_moving.compare_moving_quote twomenandatruck.com | Needs user presence | 40 | 3 | forced account creation |
| 94 | Pge finance_bills.update_autopay pge.com | Blocked | 54 | 2 | login walls |
| 95 | Elpolloloco food_local.order_pickup_delivery elpolloloco.com | Needs user presence | 56 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 96 | Copaair travel.manage_flight_reservation copaair.com | Blocked | 59 | 3 | login walls |
| 97 | Aeromexico travel.manage_flight_reservation aeromexico.com | Blocked | 60 | 3 | login walls |
| 98 | Pods real_estate_moving.compare_moving_quote pods.com | Completes with friction | 60 | 3 | forced account creation |
| 99 | Jerseymikes food_local.order_pickup_delivery jerseymikes.com | Completes with friction | 61 | 4 | unstable page controls |
| 100 | Americanvanlines real_estate_moving.compare_moving_quote americanvanlines.com | Completes with friction | 65 | 4 | forced account creation |