Pay-per-call employee data API on Base, settled in USDC via x402 protocol.
What it does
This endpoint at lowpaymentfee.com provides access to employee data (specifically employee record #163) via the x402 payment protocol. It accepts POST requests and returns JSON. Payment is settled on the Base network using USDC at a cost of $0.02 per request (20,000 base units of USDC with 6 decimals).
The endpoint is part of a broader platform (lowpaymentfee.com) that offers a variety of pay-per-call APIs spanning data & analytics, AI & machine learning, finance & Web3, and infrastructure utilities — all priced at $0.02 per request. The platform advertises no API keys, no rate limits, and instant access; callers simply attach an x402 payment header to each request.
However, the specific endpoint `/api/v1/employees/163` is not listed among the publicly documented APIs on the site's landing page, and no schema or documentation describes the request body format or response structure for employee endpoints. The crawled docs, pricing, and README pages all returned only a "Connect wallet" prompt with no additional content. As a result, the exact input parameters and output fields for this endpoint are unknown.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Retrieving employee record data for employee #163 via a single paid API call
- —Integrating pay-per-call employee data into agent workflows without API key management
- —Demonstrating x402 micropayment protocol usage for data access
Fit
Best for
- —Agents or applications that need on-demand employee data without subscription commitments
- —Developers experimenting with x402 payment-gated APIs on Base
- —Scenarios requiring keyless, per-request API access
Not for
- —Bulk employee data retrieval (single-record endpoint, $0.02 per call adds up)
- —Users who need detailed API documentation or guaranteed SLAs before integrating
- —Non-crypto workflows that cannot settle payments on the Base network
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/163 \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402-payment-header>"Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is live (returns a valid 402 x402 challenge) and pricing is clear ($0.02 USDC on Base). However, this specific employee endpoint is not documented on the site, no request/response schema is available, docs pages are empty, and the purpose of an 'employees/163' resource is unexplained. Effectively a stub listing.
Warnings
- —The /api/v1/employees/163 endpoint is not listed among the publicly documented APIs on the provider's landing page.
- —No request body schema or response schema is available — input/output formats are entirely unknown.
- —All documentation pages (docs, pricing, README, api) returned only a 'Connect wallet' prompt with no substantive content.
- —The nature and source of the 'employee' data is unclear; could be sample/demo data.
Citations
- —The endpoint returns a 402 x402 challenge with maxAmountRequired of 20000 in USDC on Base network.https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/163
- —The platform advertises $0.02 per request pricing with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant access on Base network.https://lowpaymentfee.com
- —The USDC asset address is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913 on Base.https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/163
- —The site lists APIs for data & analytics, AI & ML, finance & Web3, and infrastructure — but not an employees endpoint.https://lowpaymentfee.com