x402-gated account balance endpoint on Base, paid per-call in USDC.
What it does
This endpoint at lowpaymentfee.com provides a "Premium API Access" resource at the path `/api/v1/accounts/43/balance`. It is part of a broader platform that offers dozens of x402-gated API endpoints spanning data analytics, AI/ML inference, finance/Web3 data, and utility services — all payable per-request in USDC on the Base network with no API keys or rate limits required.
The specific endpoint probed (`/api/v1/accounts/43/balance`) returns an x402 challenge requesting up to 20,000 base units of USDC (0.02 USD) per call, consistent with the site's advertised flat $0.02/request pricing. Payment is settled on-chain via the "exact" scheme to address `0x1A2B…85F3` using the canonical Base USDC contract (`0x8335…2913`). The challenge specifies a 300-second timeout and expects HTTP POST requests.
Documentation is extremely thin — the docs, pricing, API, and README pages all render only a "Connect wallet" prompt with no further content. There is no OpenAPI spec, no request/response schema, and no usage examples. The endpoint name ("accounts/43/balance") suggests it returns an account balance, but the exact request body format and response shape are unknown. The platform appears to be a demonstration or early-stage service showcasing low-fee x402 micropayments rather than a mature, documented API product.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Querying an account balance via a pay-per-call x402 endpoint
- —Demonstrating x402 micropayment protocol integration on Base
- —Agent-driven on-chain payment for API access without API keys
Fit
Best for
- —Developers experimenting with x402 payment protocol
- —Agents that can settle USDC micropayments on Base
- —Use cases needing keyless, pay-per-request API access
Not for
- —Production workloads requiring documented request/response schemas
- —Users who need fiat or off-chain payment options
- —High-throughput use cases where $0.02/request adds up quickly
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/accounts/43/balance
# Returns 402 with x402 challenge; attach X-PAYMENT header with signed USDC payment on Base to access.Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is live and returns a valid x402 challenge with clear pricing, but there is no documentation, no OpenAPI spec, no request/response schema, and no examples. The purpose of this specific endpoint (account 43 balance) is unclear and may be a demo. Docs pages are empty beyond a wallet-connect prompt.
Warnings
- —No OpenAPI spec or request/response schema available
- —All documentation pages render only 'Connect wallet' with no content
- —The endpoint path '/api/v1/accounts/43/balance' appears to reference a specific hardcoded account (43) — purpose and generalizability are unclear
- —Platform may be a demo or early-stage project; maturity is uncertain
Citations
- —The endpoint returns an x402 challenge requesting up to 20,000 base units of USDC (0.02 USD) on Basehttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/accounts/43/balance
- —The platform advertises $0.02/request flat pricing with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant access on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —The USDC asset contract on Base is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/accounts/43/balance
- —Documentation, pricing, API, and README pages render only a 'Connect wallet' prompthttps://lowpaymentfee.com/docs