Pay-per-call employee data API on Base, settled in USDC via x402 at $0.02/request.
What it does
This endpoint at lowpaymentfee.com provides access to employee data (specifically employee record #176) via the x402 payment protocol. The endpoint accepts POST requests and returns JSON. Payment is settled on the Base network using USDC (contract 0x8335…2913) at a cost of $0.02 per request (20,000 base units with 6 decimals). No API keys or rate limits are required — callers simply attach an X-PAYMENT header with a valid x402 payment proof.
The endpoint is part of a broader platform (lowpaymentfee.com) that offers dozens of pay-per-call APIs spanning data analytics, AI/ML inference, finance/Web3 data, and utility services, all priced at $0.02 per request. However, the specific endpoint being listed here (/api/v1/employees/176) is not documented on the provider's landing page among the advertised API categories. Its exact response schema and the nature of the employee data it returns are unknown — the crawled documentation pages (docs, pricing, README) all returned only a "Connect wallet" prompt with no substantive content.
Because the endpoint is live (returning a proper 402 challenge) but lacks any documentation about what employee data fields are returned or what input the POST body expects, agents should treat this as a functional but poorly documented endpoint. The $0.02 price point and no-key, no-rate-limit access model are consistent with the rest of the platform's offerings.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Retrieving employee record data for integration into HR or payroll workflows
- —Agent-driven lookups of individual employee information without managing API keys
- —On-demand employee data access with micropayment settlement
Fit
Best for
- —Agents needing keyless, pay-per-call access to employee data
- —Developers experimenting with x402 payment protocol integrations
- —Scenarios requiring low-friction, no-commitment API access on Base
Not for
- —Bulk employee data exports or batch processing (single-record endpoint)
- —Use cases requiring well-documented response schemas before integration
- —Production HR systems needing guaranteed SLAs and support
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/176 \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402_payment_proof>"Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is live and returns a valid x402 402 challenge, confirming it accepts payments on Base in USDC. However, the specific /api/v1/employees/176 path is not listed among the provider's advertised APIs, there is no OpenAPI schema, no documentation of request/response fields, and all doc pages returned only 'Connect wallet' with no content. The endpoint's purpose and output are largely unknown.
Warnings
- —The /api/v1/employees/176 endpoint is not listed among the provider's advertised APIs on the landing page — its legitimacy or intended use is unclear.
- —No documentation exists for request body format or response schema.
- —All documentation pages (docs, pricing, README) returned only a 'Connect wallet' prompt with no substantive content.
- —The nature of the 'employee data' returned is unknown — could be sample/demo data.
Citations
- —The endpoint returns a 402 challenge requesting 20,000 base units of USDC on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/176
- —The 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 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/176