On 28 August 2026, the official @bot account posted:
Grok Bot can now buy things on the internet.
To get started, connect @link, send your Bot shopping, and it can complete purchases on your behalf.
A follow-up in the same thread added:
You approve every spend request, and Grok Bot receives a secure, single-use card for each payment.
Currently available to users in the US, rolling out to mobile soon.
The first post included a short product video (embedded above).
What was announced
From that @bot thread:
- Grok Bot can complete purchases on the user’s behalf
- Start by connecting Link (@link)
- The user approves every spend request
- Each payment uses a secure, single-use card
- Available to users in the US
- Mobile rollout stated as coming soon
Context
Grok Bot had already been opened to SuperGrok and Cursor Pro subscribers. This thread adds a shopping / payments capability via Link. Grokati is reporting only what @bot stated.
Limits of this report
No independent review of merchants, limits, fees, card issuer, or non-US availability is included. Those details were not in the posts.
Source
@bot on X, 28 August 2026.
Follow-up: https://x.com/bot/status/2093419922470961421