x402-gated Premium API Access on Base, pay $0.02 per request in USDC.
What it does
This endpoint at lowpaymentfee.com provides "Premium API Access" behind an x402 paywall on the Base network. The specific endpoint `/api/v1/charges/176` is one of many offered by the provider, which hosts a broad catalog of pay-per-call APIs spanning data & analytics, AI & machine learning (sentiment analysis, text summarization, classification, embeddings), finance & Web3 (price feeds, exchange rates, token quotes, gas estimates), and infrastructure utilities (geocoding, validation, conversion, generation).
Payment is settled in USDC (USD Coin) on Base via the x402 exact-payment scheme. The maximum amount required is 20,000 base units of USDC (6 decimals), which equals $0.02 per request. The provider advertises no API keys, no rate limits, and instant access — you simply attach an X-PAYMENT header with a valid x402 payment proof to each call.
Note that the specific functionality behind `/api/v1/charges/176` is labeled only as "Premium API Access" with no further documentation on what data or service it returns. The docs, pricing, and README pages on the site all render only a wallet-connect prompt with no additional technical detail. There is no OpenAPI spec, no request/response schema documentation, and no example payloads available. The endpoint is confirmed live (returns 402 with a valid x402 challenge), but the lack of documentation makes it difficult to know what to send or what to expect back.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Programmatic access to a premium API endpoint with per-request USDC micropayments
- —Agent-driven API consumption without pre-registration or API keys
- —Demonstrating x402 payment flows on Base network
Fit
Best for
- —Developers experimenting with x402 payment protocol on Base
- —Agents that need keyless, pay-as-you-go API access
- —Low-cost per-call API consumption settled in USDC
Not for
- —Users who need detailed API documentation or guaranteed SLAs before paying
- —High-volume batch processing where per-request costs add up without volume discounts
- —Anyone who cannot transact in USDC on Base network
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/charges/176 \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402-payment-proof>"Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is live and returns a valid x402 challenge with clear pricing ($0.02 USDC on Base). However, there is no documentation on what the endpoint actually does, no OpenAPI spec, no request/response schemas, and no examples. The docs/pricing/README pages are empty beyond a wallet-connect prompt. The listing is effectively a stub with confirmed liveness.
Warnings
- —No documentation available for what /api/v1/charges/176 actually returns
- —No OpenAPI or schema definition found
- —Docs, pricing, and README pages render only a wallet-connect prompt with no content
- —The specific functionality behind 'Premium API Access' is unknown
Citations
- —The endpoint returns a 402 x402 challenge with maxAmountRequired of 20000 base units of USDC on Basehttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/charges/176
- —The provider lists APIs across data & analytics, AI & ML, finance & Web3, and infrastructure at $0.02 per requesthttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —The provider advertises no API keys, no rate limits, instant access, and Base network settlementhttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —USDC asset contract on Base is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/charges/176