HIPAA health records endpoint, pay-per-request via x402 on Base (USDC).
What it does
This endpoint at lowpaymentfee.com provides access to HIPAA-related health records via the x402 payment protocol. The specific resource `/api/v1/hipaa/records/17` is accessed via POST and returns JSON. Payment is settled on the Base network using USDC (USD Coin) at a cost of $0.02 per request (20,000 base units with 6 decimals). No API keys or rate limits are required; access is gated purely by the x402 micropayment challenge.
The broader lowpaymentfee.com platform advertises a wide catalog of pay-per-call APIs spanning data analytics, AI/ML inference, finance/Web3, and infrastructure utilities, all priced at $0.02 per request. However, the specific HIPAA records endpoint is notable because it implies handling of protected health information. No documentation, schema details, or example responses are available for this endpoint beyond the x402 challenge metadata. The docs, pricing, and API pages on the site are essentially empty (showing only a "Connect wallet" prompt).
Because this endpoint claims to serve HIPAA records but provides no documentation on data provenance, compliance posture, BAA availability, or what the returned records actually contain, users should exercise extreme caution. The endpoint is live (returns a valid 402 challenge), but the lack of transparency around a regulated data category is a significant concern.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Retrieving specific HIPAA health records programmatically
- —Integrating health data into agent workflows with micropayment access
- —Accessing protected health information without API key management
Fit
Best for
- —Developers needing pay-per-call access to health records
- —Agent-based workflows requiring HIPAA data with no subscription
- —Prototyping healthcare data integrations
Not for
- —Production healthcare systems requiring verified HIPAA compliance and BAAs
- —Users who need detailed documentation and schema guarantees before integration
- —Scenarios requiring bulk data export or streaming access
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/hipaa/records/17 \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402_payment_token>"Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is live and returns a valid x402 402 challenge, but there is zero documentation on request/response schema, no examples, and no information about what the HIPAA records contain or how compliance is handled. The docs pages are empty. This is effectively a stub listing in a regulated category.
Warnings
- —HIPAA/healthcare data category: no documentation on compliance posture, BAA availability, or data provenance
- —No request or response schema available — unknown what data is returned
- —All documentation pages (docs, pricing, API, README) are empty beyond a wallet connect prompt
- —Regulated data category — users must independently verify legal and compliance requirements before use
- —No evidence this endpoint actually returns real HIPAA-covered data vs. demo/synthetic data
Citations
- —Endpoint returns a valid x402 402 challenge with USDC on Base network at 20000 base unitshttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/hipaa/records/17
- —Platform advertises $0.02 per request pricing with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant accesshttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —USDC asset address 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913 on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/hipaa/records/17
- —Docs, pricing, API, and README pages show only 'Connect wallet' with no substantive contenthttps://lowpaymentfee.com/docs