Check account balance via x402 micropayment on Base network for $0.02 per request.
What it does
This endpoint at lowpaymentfee.com returns account balance information for a specific account (account ID 17) via an x402-gated POST request. Payment is settled in USDC on the Base network at $0.02 per call (20,000 base units with 6 decimals). No API keys or rate limits are required — access is granted purely through the x402 payment protocol.
The provider lowpaymentfee.com hosts a broader suite 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 are listed at $0.02 per request and settle on the Base network using USDC.
Documentation is extremely sparse — the docs, API, pricing, and README pages all render only a "Connect wallet" prompt with no further technical detail. There is no OpenAPI schema, no request/response examples, and no description of what fields the balance response contains or what input parameters the POST body expects. The endpoint is confirmed live (returns a proper 402 x402 challenge), but the actual functionality and response format must be discovered experimentally.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Querying account balance data without needing API key registration
- —Agent-driven balance lookups settled instantly via USDC micropayments
- —Integrating pay-per-call balance checks into automated workflows
Fit
Best for
- —Developers wanting zero-signup API access via crypto micropayments
- —AI agents that can settle x402 payments autonomously on Base
- —Quick one-off balance queries without subscription commitments
Not for
- —Users who need detailed API documentation or OpenAPI specs before integrating
- —High-volume use cases where per-request pricing may add up compared to subscription plans
- —Users without access to USDC on the Base network
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/accounts/17/balance \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402-payment-token>"Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is confirmed live with a valid 402 x402 challenge, but there is no OpenAPI schema, no request/response examples, and all documentation pages render only a wallet-connect prompt. The actual functionality, input parameters, and response format are entirely unknown. This is effectively a stub listing.
Warnings
- —No API documentation available — docs, pricing, and README pages all show only 'Connect wallet'
- —No OpenAPI or JSON schema describing request body or response format
- —The specific purpose of the /accounts/17/balance endpoint is unclear — it may be a demo or placeholder
- —No request or response examples could be sourced
Citations
- —Endpoint returns 402 with x402 challenge advertising USDC on Base at maxAmountRequired 20000https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/accounts/17/balance
- —All APIs priced at $0.02 per request with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant access on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —Provider offers APIs across Data & Analytics, AI & ML, Finance & Web3, and Infrastructure categorieshttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —Docs, API, pricing, and README pages render only 'Connect wallet' with no further contenthttps://lowpaymentfee.com/docs