Retrieve employee SSN data via x402 micropayment on Base network for $0.02 per request.
What it does
This endpoint at lowpaymentfee.com returns employee Social Security Number (SSN) data for a specific employee record (ID 167) behind an x402 paywall. The endpoint accepts POST requests and returns JSON. Payment is settled in USDC on the Base network using the x402 "exact" scheme.
The x402 challenge advertises a maxAmountRequired of 20,000 base units of USDC (0x8335…2913 on Base), which equals $0.02 USD (USDC uses 6 decimals). The provider's landing page confirms a flat $0.02/request pricing model across all their API endpoints, with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant access. The endpoint was live at probe time, returning a valid 402 challenge.
This endpoint is part of a broader platform (lowpaymentfee.com) that offers data & analytics, AI/ML inference, finance/Web3, and infrastructure utility APIs — all at the same $0.02 per-call price point. Documentation beyond the landing page is essentially empty (pages return only a "Connect wallet" prompt), so there is no schema documentation for request body format or response structure for this specific SSN endpoint. The nature of the data (employee SSN) raises significant regulatory and privacy concerns — callers should verify the legitimacy and legal compliance of accessing such data.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Retrieving employee SSN for payroll or HR verification workflows
- —Programmatic access to sensitive employee identifiers behind a paywall
- —Agent-driven data retrieval with per-call crypto micropayments
Fit
Best for
- —Developers needing on-demand employee SSN data with no subscription
- —Agents that can settle x402 payments in USDC on Base
- —Use cases requiring keyless, pay-per-call access to sensitive data
Not for
- —Users who need bulk employee data exports (single-record endpoint)
- —Applications requiring compliance-certified PII handling with audit trails
- —Users without USDC on Base network
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/167/ssn \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402-payment-header>"Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is live (valid 402 challenge), but documentation is essentially nonexistent — no request/response schema, no examples, and the docs/pricing/README pages are all blank. The endpoint exposes highly sensitive PII (SSN) with no visible compliance or authorization framework, which is a major red flag.
Warnings
- —Endpoint serves Social Security Numbers — accessing or distributing SSNs may violate federal and state privacy laws (e.g., GLBA, state SSN protection statutes). Verify legal compliance before use.
- —No documentation exists for request body format or response schema — all pages beyond the landing page return only 'Connect wallet'.
- —The endpoint is hardcoded to employee ID 167; it is unclear whether other employee IDs are supported or how the broader API is structured.
- —No OpenAPI spec, no AI plugin manifest, and no robots.txt or agents.txt found.
- —The legitimacy and provenance of the employee data served by this endpoint is unknown.
Citations
- —x402 challenge returns maxAmountRequired of 20000 base units of USDC on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/167/ssn
- —USDC asset contract on Base is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/167/ssn
- —Flat pricing of $0.02 per request across all endpoints, no API keys, no rate limitshttps://lowpaymentfee.com