x402-gated backup endpoint on Base, pay-per-request with USDC.
What it does
This endpoint at lowpaymentfee.com provides a "Premium API Access" resource at the path /api/v1/backups/25. It is part of a broader platform offering dozens of pay-per-call API endpoints spanning data analytics, AI/ML inference, finance/Web3 data, and infrastructure utilities — all gated via the x402 payment protocol on the Base network.
The specific endpoint /api/v1/backups/25 returns an x402 challenge requesting payment of up to 20,000 base units of USDC (contract 0x8335…2913 on Base). Since USDC uses 6 decimals, this translates to $0.02 per request, consistent with the site's advertised flat pricing of $0.02/request across all endpoints. Payment is made via the x402 "exact" scheme to wallet 0x1A2B13E97f5F837C8F9FA1F95a1484B7C70d85F3, with a 300-second timeout.
The platform advertises no API keys, no rate limits, and instant access. However, documentation is extremely thin — the /docs, /pricing, /api, and /README pages all render only a "Connect wallet" prompt with no substantive content. There is no OpenAPI spec, no request/response schema documentation, and no explanation of what the "backups/25" resource actually returns. The endpoint accepts POST requests. Without further documentation it is unclear what request body (if any) is expected or what the response payload contains.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Retrieving backup data via a micropayment-gated API call
- —Programmatic access to backup resource #25 with per-request USDC payment
- —Agent-driven data retrieval with no API key required
Fit
Best for
- —Developers wanting keyless, pay-per-call API access on Base
- —Agents that can settle x402 USDC payments automatically
- —Users who prefer no-subscription, usage-based pricing
Not for
- —Users who need detailed API documentation before integrating
- —High-volume consumers who need bulk/subscription pricing
- —Anyone without a Base-compatible USDC wallet
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/backups/25
# Returns 402 with x402 challenge; attach X-PAYMENT header with signed USDC payment to access.Example
Response
{
"error": "X-PAYMENT header is required",
"accepts": [
{
"asset": "0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913",
"payTo": "0x1A2B13E97f5F837C8F9FA1F95a1484B7C70d85F3",
"scheme": "exact",
"network": "base",
"mimeType": "application/json",
"resource": "https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/backups/25",
"description": "Premium API Access",
"maxAmountRequired": "20000",
"maxTimeoutSeconds": 300
}
],
"x402Version": 1
}Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is live and returns a valid x402 challenge with clear pricing ($0.02 USDC on Base). However, there is no documentation, no OpenAPI spec, no request/response schema, and no explanation of what the backup resource actually contains. The broader site lists many endpoints but provides zero docs beyond wallet-connect prompts.
Warnings
- —No documentation available — /docs, /pricing, /api, and /README all show only 'Connect wallet'
- —No OpenAPI or schema describing request body or response payload for /api/v1/backups/25
- —Purpose of 'backups/25' resource is completely undocumented
- —No robots.txt or agents.txt present
Citations
- —The endpoint returns a 402 challenge requesting up to 20,000 base units of USDC on Basehttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/backups/25
- —The platform advertises $0.02/request flat pricing with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant accesshttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —USDC asset contract on Base is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/backups/25