MakerDAO DeFi pool data via x402 micropayment on Base, $0.02 per request.
What it does
This endpoint provides MakerDAO pool data through the x402 payment protocol. It is hosted at lowpaymentfee.com, a platform offering a variety of pay-per-call APIs spanning DeFi, analytics, AI, and utility categories. The specific endpoint `/api/v1/defi/makerdao/pools` returns JSON data about MakerDAO liquidity pools. Payment is settled in USDC on the Base network at $0.02 per request (20,000 base units of USDC with 6 decimals). No API keys or accounts are required; callers simply attach an x402 payment header.
The platform advertises uniform $0.02 pricing across all endpoints, no rate limits, and no minimum commitments. The x402 challenge was successfully captured with version 1 of the protocol, confirming the endpoint is live. The payment is routed to address 0x1A2B13E97f5F837C8F9FA1F95a1484B7C70d85F3 using the USDC contract on Base (0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913). The endpoint accepts POST requests.
Documentation is extremely sparse — the docs, pricing, and API pages all render only a "Connect wallet" prompt with no further technical detail. There is no OpenAPI schema, no request/response examples, and no description of what fields the MakerDAO pools response contains. The exact data returned (pool addresses, TVL, APY, collateral types, etc.) must be inferred from the endpoint name alone.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Retrieve current MakerDAO pool information for DeFi dashboards
- —Integrate MakerDAO pool data into automated trading or yield strategies
- —Monitor MakerDAO protocol health and pool metrics programmatically
Fit
Best for
- —Agents or apps needing on-demand MakerDAO pool data without API key management
- —Developers building DeFi aggregators who want pay-per-call pricing
- —Quick prototyping with crypto-native payment and no signup
Not for
- —High-frequency polling where $0.02 per call adds up quickly
- —Users who need detailed API documentation or guaranteed SLAs before integrating
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/defi/makerdao/pools \
-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, but there is no documentation, no OpenAPI schema, no request/response examples, and no description of the data returned. The listing is effectively a stub with only the payment challenge and homepage listing to go on.
Warnings
- —No API documentation available — docs, pricing, and API pages all show only 'Connect wallet'
- —No OpenAPI or JSON schema describing request parameters or response format
- —No example responses available; actual data fields for MakerDAO pools are unknown
- —This specific endpoint (/api/v1/defi/makerdao/pools) is not listed on the homepage catalog, raising questions about whether it is a fully supported route
Citations
- —The endpoint returns a 402 x402 challenge with maxAmountRequired of 20000 base units of USDC on Basehttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/defi/makerdao/pools
- —The platform advertises $0.02 per request, no API keys, no rate limits, and instant access on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —USDC asset contract on Base is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/defi/makerdao/pools