Pay-per-call employee data API on Base via x402, settled in USDC at $0.02/request.
What it does
This endpoint at lowpaymentfee.com provides access to employee data records via the x402 payment protocol. The specific resource `/api/v1/employees/101` returns JSON data for employee ID 101 when called with a POST request and a valid X-PAYMENT header containing a USDC payment on the Base network.
The endpoint is part of a broader platform (lowpaymentfee.com) that offers numerous pay-per-call APIs spanning data & analytics, AI & machine learning, finance & Web3, and infrastructure utilities — all priced at $0.02 per request. Payment is made in USDC (contract 0x8335…2913 on Base) using the x402 "exact" scheme, with no API keys, no rate limits, and no upfront commitments required.
The x402 challenge is live and returns a 402 with a well-formed payment challenge. However, documentation is extremely thin — the docs, pricing, API, and README pages all render only a "Connect wallet" prompt with no additional technical detail. There is no OpenAPI spec, no request/response schema, and no example payloads available. The actual shape of the employee data returned is unknown, so callers should expect to discover the response format empirically.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Retrieving employee records on-demand without subscription or API key management
- —Integrating employee data lookups into agent workflows that support x402 payments
- —Testing x402 payment protocol integrations with a low-cost live endpoint
Fit
Best for
- —Developers experimenting with x402 payment-gated APIs
- —Agents needing on-demand employee data with crypto micropayments
- —Low-volume, pay-as-you-go data access without signup
Not for
- —High-volume bulk employee data exports (no documented batch endpoint)
- —Users who need detailed API documentation or guaranteed SLAs before integration
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/101 \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402-payment-token>"Endpoint
Quality
The x402 challenge is live and well-formed, confirming the endpoint exists and accepts payments. However, there is no OpenAPI spec, no request/response schema, no documentation beyond a wallet-connect prompt, and the actual data returned is completely undocumented. The listing is effectively a stub with verified liveness.
Warnings
- —No OpenAPI or schema documentation available — response format is unknown
- —All documentation pages (docs, pricing, API, README) render only 'Connect wallet' with no technical content
- —The specific data returned for /api/v1/employees/101 is undocumented; callers must discover the schema empirically
- —Employee data endpoints may involve personally identifiable information (PII) — verify compliance requirements
Citations
- —Endpoint returns 402 with x402 challenge advertising USDC on Base network, maxAmountRequired 20000 base unitshttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/101
- —Platform advertises $0.02 per request pricing with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant access on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —USDC asset contract is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913 on Basehttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/101
- —Platform offers APIs across data & analytics, AI & ML, finance & Web3, and infrastructure categorieshttps://lowpaymentfee.com