NFT metadata endpoint on Base, pay-per-call via x402 with USDC at $0.02/request.
What it does
This endpoint at lowpaymentfee.com serves NFT metadata for token ID 38 via a POST request, gated behind the x402 payment protocol. It accepts USDC payments on the Base network at a cost of $0.02 per request (20,000 base units of USDC with 6 decimals). No API keys or accounts are required — callers simply attach an X-PAYMENT header with a valid x402 payment proof to access the resource.
The endpoint is part of a broader platform (lowpaymentfee.com) that offers a variety of pay-per-call APIs spanning data analytics, AI/ML inference, finance/Web3 data, and utility services, all priced uniformly at $0.02 per request. The platform advertises no rate limits, no minimums, and instant access. Payments settle on the Base L2 network to a specified wallet address using the canonical USDC contract (0x8335…2913).
The specific resource at `/api/v1/nfts/38/metadata` returns JSON (mimeType: application/json). However, the exact schema of the returned NFT metadata is not documented — there is no OpenAPI spec, no example responses, and the crawled documentation pages beyond the landing page are essentially empty (requiring wallet connection). The endpoint is confirmed live via a 402 challenge response, but the actual content and utility of the metadata payload remain unknown.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Retrieving on-chain NFT metadata for token ID 38 without needing an API key
- —Programmatic access to NFT data with micropayment settlement on Base
- —Agent-driven NFT metadata lookups with automatic x402 payment
Fit
Best for
- —Agents or bots that need NFT metadata with zero-setup authentication
- —Developers experimenting with x402 pay-per-call patterns on Base
- —Quick one-off NFT metadata lookups without account creation
Not for
- —Bulk NFT metadata retrieval across many token IDs (only token 38 is documented at this path)
- —Users who need detailed documentation or response schema guarantees before integrating
- —Free-tier or non-crypto payment workflows
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/nfts/38/metadata \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402-payment-proof>" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json"Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is confirmed live via a valid 402 challenge, and pricing is clear ($0.02 USDC on Base). However, there is no OpenAPI spec, no example request/response, and the crawled docs are nearly empty beyond a landing page listing. The specific NFT metadata content is completely undocumented, making this effectively a stub listing.
Warnings
- —No OpenAPI or schema documentation available for this endpoint
- —Response payload structure for NFT metadata is unknown — no examples provided
- —Only token ID 38 is referenced at this path; unclear if other token IDs are supported via different paths
- —Most documentation pages on the site require wallet connection and returned no useful content
Citations
- —Endpoint returns 402 with x402 challenge advertising USDC on Base at 20,000 base units ($0.02)https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/nfts/38/metadata
- —Platform advertises $0.02/request pricing with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant accesshttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —USDC asset contract is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913 on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/nfts/38/metadata