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/92` returns JSON data for employee ID 92 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. The x402 challenge confirms the price: maxAmountRequired of 20,000 base units of USDC (6 decimals) equals $0.02. Payment is made to address 0x1A2B13E97f5F837C8F9FA1F95a1484B7C70d85F3 on the Base L2 network using the USDC contract at 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913.
Documentation is extremely sparse — the docs, pricing, and API pages all render only a "Connect wallet" prompt with no additional technical detail. There is no OpenAPI schema, no example request/response payloads, and no description of what fields the employee record contains. The endpoint is live (returns a proper 402 challenge), but the actual data schema and use case for the employee resource are unknown.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Retrieving employee records by ID via a pay-per-call model
- —Integrating employee data into agent workflows without API key management
- —Programmatic access to personnel data with instant USDC micropayments
Fit
Best for
- —Agents or services that need on-demand employee data without subscription commitments
- —Developers testing x402 payment flows with a low-cost endpoint
- —Applications requiring keyless, pay-as-you-go API access on Base
Not for
- —Bulk employee data exports (single-record endpoint, no batch support documented)
- —Users who need detailed API documentation or guaranteed SLAs
- —Non-crypto users who cannot settle payments in USDC on Base
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/92 \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402-payment-token>" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json"Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is live and returns a valid x402 402 challenge with clear pricing. However, there is no OpenAPI schema, no documentation of request/response formats, no example payloads, and the docs pages are empty. The purpose and data model of the employee resource are entirely unknown, making this effectively a stub listing.
Warnings
- —No documentation available — docs, pricing, and API pages all show only 'Connect wallet' with no content
- —No OpenAPI or output schema describing the employee record fields
- —Unknown data source and accuracy of employee records
- —No example request or response payloads available
- —The specific use case for '/api/v1/employees/92' is unclear — it may be a demo/test record
Citations
- —The endpoint returns a 402 challenge with maxAmountRequired of 20000 base units of USDC on Basehttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/92
- —All APIs on the platform are priced at $0.02 per request with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant accesshttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —The USDC asset contract is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913 on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/92
- —The platform offers APIs across data & analytics, AI & ML, finance & Web3, and infrastructure categorieshttps://lowpaymentfee.com