x402-gated portfolio endpoint on Base, pay-per-call with USDC at $0.02/request.
What it does
This endpoint at `/api/v1/portfolios/8` is part of the lowpaymentfee.com platform, which offers a collection of x402-protocol pay-per-request APIs spanning data analytics, AI/ML inference, finance/Web3, and infrastructure utilities. The specific `/portfolios/8` resource is listed under "Premium API Access" and accepts POST requests, returning JSON. Payment is settled on the Base network using USDC (contract `0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913`) via the x402 exact-payment scheme.
The x402 challenge advertises a `maxAmountRequired` of 20000 base units. USDC uses 6 decimals, so this translates to $0.02 per request — consistent with the site's stated flat pricing of $0.02/request across all endpoints. The platform advertises no API keys, no rate limits, and instant access. There is no OpenAPI schema, no detailed documentation, and no example request/response bodies available from the crawled pages (docs, pricing, and other pages returned only a "Connect wallet" prompt with no further content).
Because the `/portfolios/8` path is not listed among the site's publicly advertised API categories (data, AI, finance, infrastructure), its exact functionality is unclear. The title "Premium API Access" is generic and does not describe what data or service the endpoint returns. Users should treat this as an opaque JSON endpoint until further documentation is published.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Fetching portfolio data via a single paid POST request
- —Integrating pay-per-call APIs into agent workflows without API keys
- —Demonstrating x402 protocol payment flows on Base
Fit
Best for
- —Developers experimenting with x402 pay-per-request protocols
- —Agents needing keyless, on-demand API access settled in USDC on Base
- —Low-volume consumers who prefer per-call pricing over subscriptions
Not for
- —Users who need detailed API documentation or OpenAPI specs before integrating
- —High-volume consumers who need bulk pricing or rate-limit guarantees
- —Anyone requiring non-crypto payment methods
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/portfolios/8 \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402-payment-header>"Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is live (402 challenge confirmed) and pricing is clear ($0.02 USDC on Base), but there is no OpenAPI schema, no request/response examples, and no documentation describing what /portfolios/8 actually returns. The crawled docs/pricing/README pages were empty beyond a wallet-connect prompt. The endpoint path itself is not listed among the site's advertised APIs, making its purpose unclear.
Warnings
- —No OpenAPI or schema documentation available for this endpoint
- —The /portfolios/8 path is not listed among the site's publicly advertised API endpoints — its purpose is undocumented
- —All secondary pages (docs, pricing, README, api) returned only 'Connect wallet' with no usable content
- —No example request or response bodies are available
Citations
- —The x402 challenge returns maxAmountRequired of 20000 in USDC (6 decimals) on Base, equaling $0.02 per requesthttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/portfolios/8
- —The site advertises $0.02/request flat pricing with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant accesshttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —USDC asset contract on Base is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/portfolios/8