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 (ID 194) 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, 6 decimals), which equals $0.02 per request. 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 API platform (lowpaymentfee.com) that also offers data analytics, AI/ML inference, finance/crypto, and utility endpoints — all at the same $0.02 price point. Documentation beyond the landing page is extremely thin; the /docs, /api, /pricing, and /README pages all returned only a "Connect wallet" prompt with no substantive content. There is no OpenAPI spec, no request/response schema documentation, and no explanation of what input the POST body expects or what the response payload looks like beyond the stated mimeType of application/json.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Retrieving employee SSN data for payroll or HR integrations
- —Programmatic access to sensitive employee identifiers behind a paywall
- —Agent-driven lookups of employee PII with per-call payment
Fit
Best for
- —Developers needing on-demand SSN retrieval without API key management
- —Automated agents that can settle x402 payments on Base
- —Low-volume, pay-per-use access to employee PII
Not for
- —Bulk data exports of employee records (no batch endpoint documented)
- —Users who cannot transact in USDC on the Base network
- —Anyone requiring detailed API documentation or schema guarantees before integration
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/194/ssn \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402-payment-token>"Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is live and returns a valid x402 402 challenge, but there is zero documentation on request format, response schema, or what data is actually returned. The /docs and related pages are empty. The endpoint path suggests it returns highly sensitive PII (SSN), which raises serious regulatory and ethical concerns. No OpenAPI spec or examples are available.
Warnings
- —Endpoint appears to serve Personally Identifiable Information (SSN) — regulated data under laws like HIPAA, CCPA, and various state/federal privacy statutes. Verify legal compliance before use.
- —No request body schema or response schema documented anywhere; integration requires blind experimentation.
- —All documentation pages (/docs, /api, /pricing, /README) returned only 'Connect wallet' with no content.
- —The endpoint is scoped to a single hardcoded employee ID (194); unclear if other employee IDs are supported or how to discover them.
- —No OpenAPI specification or ai-plugin manifest available.
Citations
- —x402 challenge returns maxAmountRequired of 20000 base units of USDC on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/194/ssn
- —USDC asset address is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913 on Basehttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/194/ssn
- —Flat pricing of $0.02 per request across all endpoints, no API keys, no rate limitshttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —Documentation pages (/docs, /api, /pricing, /README) contain only 'Connect wallet' prompthttps://lowpaymentfee.com/docs