Check account balance via x402 micropayment on Base network for $0.02 per request.
What it does
This endpoint at lowpaymentfee.com provides account balance information behind an x402 paywall. It is part of a broader platform offering dozens of pay-per-call APIs spanning data analytics, AI/ML inference, finance/Web3 data, and infrastructure utilities — all priced at $0.02 per request and settled in USDC on the Base network.
The specific endpoint `/api/v1/accounts/3/balance` returns account balance data in JSON format. Payment is handled via the x402 protocol: callers include an X-PAYMENT header with a signed USDC payment of up to $0.02 (20,000 base units of USDC with 6 decimals) on Base. There are no API keys, no rate limits, and no signup required — access is granted purely through per-request micropayments.
The platform advertises additional endpoints for sentiment analysis, text summarization, classification, embeddings, price feeds, exchange rates, geocoding, validation, and more, all at the same $0.02 price point. Documentation pages exist but appear to require a wallet connection to view, so detailed request/response schemas are not publicly available. The endpoint is live and returns a proper 402 challenge when called without payment.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Querying account balance data without needing API keys or subscriptions
- —Integrating pay-per-call balance lookups into automated agent workflows
- —Demonstrating x402 protocol micropayment flows on Base network
Fit
Best for
- —Agents or bots that need on-demand account balance data with no signup
- —Developers exploring x402 protocol integrations
- —Low-volume, pay-as-you-go API consumers who want to avoid subscriptions
Not for
- —High-volume balance queries where $0.02/request adds up significantly
- —Users who need detailed API documentation before integrating
- —Applications requiring non-USDC or non-Base-network payment rails
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/accounts/3/balance \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402-signed-payment-header>" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json"Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is live and returns a valid x402 402 challenge, but there is no OpenAPI schema, no documented request/response format, and the docs pages all just show 'Connect wallet' with no usable content. The endpoint's actual functionality (what 'accounts/3/balance' returns) is unclear beyond the generic 'Premium API Access' label. Effectively a stub listing.
Warnings
- —No public API documentation available — docs, pricing, and README pages all require wallet connection and show no content.
- —The specific purpose of /api/v1/accounts/3/balance is unclear; 'Premium API Access' is a generic label.
- —No request or response schema is documented or inferrable from available material.
- —The platform lists many endpoints but none have publicly visible documentation, raising questions about actual functionality.
Citations
- —The endpoint returns a 402 challenge with maxAmountRequired of 20000 base units of USDC on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/accounts/3/balance
- —All APIs are priced at $0.02 per request with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant access on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —The platform offers APIs across Data & Analytics, AI & Machine Learning, Finance & Web3, and Infrastructure categorieshttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —USDC asset address is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913 on Basehttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/accounts/3/balance