x402-gated premium API access on Base, pay $0.02 per request in USDC with no API keys.
What it does
lowpaymentfee.com offers a suite of x402-protocol pay-per-request APIs spanning data analytics, AI/ML inference, finance/Web3 data, and utility services. Every endpoint is gated by the x402 payment challenge: callers attach a USDC payment on the Base network directly in the HTTP request header, with no API keys, accounts, or rate limits required.
The specific endpoint at `/api/v1/charges/399` is listed as "Premium API Access" and accepts POST requests. The x402 challenge advertises a maximum amount of 20,000 base units of USDC (0x8335…2913 on Base), which equals $0.02 per call (USDC uses 6 decimals). Payment is sent to address 0x1A2B13E97f5F837C8F9FA1F95a1484B7C70d85F3 with a 300-second timeout window.
The provider's landing page lists additional endpoints across four categories: Data & Analytics (metrics, reports, data export, insights), AI & Machine Learning (sentiment analysis, text summarization, classification, embeddings), Finance & Web3 (price feeds, exchange rates, token quotes, gas estimates), and Infrastructure (geocoding, validation, conversion, generation) — all at the same $0.02/request price point. Documentation pages beyond the landing page were largely empty (showing only a "Connect wallet" prompt), so detailed request/response schemas, parameter descriptions, and example payloads are not available.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Agents that need on-demand API access without pre-registering for API keys
- —Programmatic access to premium data or services with per-call USDC micropayments
- —Integrating pay-as-you-go endpoints into autonomous agent workflows on Base
Fit
Best for
- —Developers wanting zero-signup, pay-per-request API access
- —AI agents with Base USDC wallets needing frictionless endpoint consumption
- —Projects that prefer crypto-native micropayments over subscription billing
Not for
- —Users without a Base-compatible USDC wallet
- —High-volume consumers who need bulk pricing or subscription discounts
- —Anyone requiring detailed API documentation or guaranteed SLAs before integrating
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/charges/399 \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402-payment-token>"Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is live and returns a valid x402 challenge with clear pricing. However, documentation pages are effectively empty (only 'Connect wallet'), there is no OpenAPI schema, no request/response examples, and the purpose of '/api/v1/charges/399' specifically (vs. the other listed endpoints) is unclear. This is essentially a stub listing.
Warnings
- —Documentation pages (/docs, /api, /pricing, /README) all returned only 'Connect wallet' with no usable content.
- —No OpenAPI or schema available — request parameters and response format are unknown.
- —The specific purpose of /api/v1/charges/399 ('Premium API Access') is not described beyond its title; it may be a generic or placeholder endpoint.
- —No examples of successful responses are available from any source.
Citations
- —The x402 challenge returns maxAmountRequired of 20000 base units of USDC on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/charges/399
- —USDC contract address on Base is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/charges/399
- —All listed endpoints are priced at $0.02 per request with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant accesshttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —The provider offers endpoints across Data & Analytics, AI & ML, Finance & Web3, and Infrastructure categorieshttps://lowpaymentfee.com