NFT metadata endpoint on Base, pay-per-call via x402 with USDC at $0.02/request.
What it does
This endpoint at lowpaymentfee.com serves NFT metadata for token ID 21 via a POST request, gated by the x402 payment protocol. Each call costs $0.02 in USDC on the Base network (maxAmountRequired of 20,000 base units with 6 decimals = $0.02). No API keys or rate limits are required — callers simply attach an X-PAYMENT header with a valid x402 payment proof to access the resource.
The provider operates a broader platform offering dozens of pay-per-call APIs spanning data analytics, AI/ML inference (sentiment analysis, summarization, classification, embeddings), finance/Web3 (price feeds, exchange rates, token quotes, gas estimates), and infrastructure utilities (geocoding, validation, conversion, generation). All endpoints share the same $0.02/request pricing model and settle on the Base network using USDC.
This specific endpoint returns application/json content (as declared in the x402 challenge's mimeType field). The exact schema of the NFT metadata response is not documented, so callers should expect a standard NFT metadata JSON object but should handle unknown fields gracefully. The endpoint is live and returning a proper 402 challenge with x402 version 1.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Retrieving on-chain NFT metadata for display in wallets or marketplaces
- —Programmatic access to NFT attributes for indexing or analytics
- —Agent-driven NFT data retrieval with automatic micropayment settlement
Fit
Best for
- —Developers needing NFT metadata without managing API keys
- —AI agents that can settle x402 payments autonomously
- —Low-volume or sporadic NFT metadata lookups where per-call pricing is economical
Not for
- —High-volume bulk NFT metadata scraping (no documented batch endpoint)
- —Users who need metadata for arbitrary token IDs (this endpoint is scoped to token 21)
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/nfts/21/metadata \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402_payment_proof>" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json"Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is live and returns a valid x402 402 challenge with clear pricing and network info. However, there is no OpenAPI schema, no documented request/response body, no examples, and the NFT metadata content is entirely unknown. The endpoint is scoped to a single token ID with no broader documentation.
Warnings
- —No OpenAPI or schema documentation available for request or response bodies
- —Endpoint is scoped to a single NFT token ID (21); unclear if other token IDs are available at similar paths
- —No crawled documentation beyond the landing page listing; /api, /pricing, and /README pages returned only a wallet-connect prompt
- —The actual content returned by this NFT metadata endpoint is unknown — response structure is not documented
Citations
- —The endpoint returns HTTP 402 with x402 version 1 challenge requiring USDC payment on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/nfts/21/metadata
- —maxAmountRequired is 20000 base units of USDC (asset 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913) which equals $0.02https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/nfts/21/metadata
- —The provider advertises $0.02/request pricing with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant access on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —The platform offers additional API categories including Data & Analytics, AI & ML, Finance & Web3, and Infrastructurehttps://lowpaymentfee.com