x402-gated employee data endpoint on Base, pay $0.02 per request in USDC.
What it does
This endpoint at lowpaymentfee.com provides access to an employee record (ID 136) via the x402 payment protocol. It is part of a broader platform offering dozens of pay-per-call API endpoints across data analytics, AI/ML inference, finance/Web3, and infrastructure utilities — all gated behind x402 micropayments on the Base network using USDC.
The specific resource `/api/v1/employees/136` returns JSON (MIME type application/json) and is accessed via HTTP POST. Payment is settled on-chain on Base to the address 0x1A2B13E97f5F837C8F9FA1F95a1484B7C70d85F3 using USDC (contract 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913). The maximum amount required per call is 20,000 base units of USDC (6 decimals), which equals $0.02 USD. The payment timeout is 300 seconds.
Documentation is extremely sparse. The crawled docs, pricing, and API pages all render only a "Connect wallet" prompt with no further content. There is no OpenAPI schema, no request/response examples, and no description of what fields the employee record contains. The endpoint is confirmed live (402 challenge returned), but the actual data payload and its usefulness are unknown. The platform advertises no API keys, no rate limits, and instant access across all its endpoints.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Retrieving employee record data for ID 136 via a single paid API call
- —Demonstrating x402 micropayment integration on the Base network
- —Agent-driven data retrieval with on-chain payment settlement
Fit
Best for
- —Developers experimenting with x402 payment protocol
- —Agents that need to fetch structured employee data with crypto micropayments
- —Projects requiring keyless, pay-per-use API access on Base
Not for
- —Bulk employee data retrieval (single-record endpoint, no batch support documented)
- —Users who need detailed API documentation or response schema guarantees
- —Non-crypto workflows that cannot settle USDC on Base
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/136 \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402-payment-token>"Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is confirmed live via a valid 402 challenge with clear pricing ($0.02 USDC on Base). However, there is no OpenAPI schema, no request/response examples, no documentation beyond a wallet-connect prompt, and no description of what the employee record actually contains. The endpoint path (/employees/136) is a hardcoded single resource with no context on the data model.
Warnings
- —No documentation available — docs, pricing, API, and README pages all render only 'Connect wallet'
- —No OpenAPI or schema describing request parameters or response fields
- —Endpoint targets a single hardcoded employee ID (136); unclear if other IDs are available or what data is returned
- —The 'Premium API Access' title is generic and does not describe the actual data served
Citations
- —The endpoint returns a 402 challenge with maxAmountRequired of 20000 base units of USDC on Basehttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/136
- —Platform advertises $0.02 per request, no API keys, no rate limits, instant access, Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —USDC asset contract is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/136