x402-gated premium API access on Base, pay $0.02 per request in USDC — no API keys required.
What it does
This endpoint at lowpaymentfee.com provides "Premium API Access" via the x402 payment protocol on the Base network. The specific resource `/api/v1/trades/162` appears to be part of a broader platform offering dozens of pay-per-call API endpoints spanning data analytics, AI/ML inference, finance/Web3 data, and infrastructure utilities — all priced at $0.02 per request in USDC.
The endpoint accepts POST requests and returns JSON. Payment is settled on-chain via USDC (contract 0x8335…2913) on Base L2 using the x402 "exact" scheme. The maximum amount required per call is 20,000 base units of USDC (6 decimals), which equals $0.02. There are no API keys, no rate limits, and no upfront commitments — callers simply attach an X-PAYMENT header with a valid x402 payment proof.
The specific functionality behind `/api/v1/trades/162` is not documented in the crawled material. The path suggests it may relate to a specific trade record or trade-related data retrieval, but this is speculative. The broader platform lists endpoints for metrics, reports, data export, insights, sentiment analysis, text summarization, classification, embeddings, price feeds, exchange rates, token quotes, gas estimates, geocoding, validation, conversion, and generation — all at the same $0.02 price point. Documentation pages beyond the landing page returned only a "Connect wallet" prompt with no additional technical detail.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Accessing trade-related data on a per-request payment basis without needing an API key
- —Programmatic agents paying for API calls on-chain via x402 protocol
- —Integrating low-cost per-call data endpoints into automated workflows
Fit
Best for
- —Developers wanting zero-commitment, pay-as-you-go API access
- —AI agents that can settle x402 payments autonomously on Base
- —Projects needing cheap per-call API access without subscription overhead
Not for
- —Users who need detailed API documentation before integrating
- —High-volume consumers who would benefit from bulk pricing or subscriptions
- —Anyone without a Base-compatible USDC wallet
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/trades/162 \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402-payment-proof>"Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is live (402 challenge captured) and pricing is clear ($0.02 USDC on Base). However, there is no documentation for what /api/v1/trades/162 actually returns, no request/response schema, and the docs/pricing/README pages are all blank beyond a wallet connect prompt. The specific functionality of this endpoint is unknown.
Warnings
- —No documentation available for the /api/v1/trades/162 endpoint — its purpose and response format are unknown
- —All secondary pages (docs, pricing, README, api) returned only 'Connect wallet' with no technical content
- —The endpoint path suggests trade-specific data but this is inferred from the URL pattern, not confirmed by documentation
- —No OpenAPI spec, no request schema, and no response schema available
Citations
- —The endpoint returns a 402 challenge with x402Version 1, accepting USDC on Base with maxAmountRequired of 20000 base units ($0.02)https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/trades/162
- —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 on Base is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/trades/162
- —The platform offers endpoints across Data & Analytics, AI & ML, Finance & Web3, and Infrastructure categorieshttps://lowpaymentfee.com