x402-gated premium API endpoint on Base, payable in USDC at $0.02 per request.
What it does
This endpoint at lowpaymentfee.com provides "Premium API Access" behind an x402 payment wall. It is one of many endpoints offered by the lowpaymentfee.com platform, which hosts a collection of APIs spanning data & analytics, AI & machine learning, finance & Web3, and infrastructure utilities — all gated via the x402 protocol on the Base network.
The specific endpoint `/api/v1/stripe/charges/158` accepts POST requests and requires an X-PAYMENT header with a valid x402 payment proof. The maximum amount required is 20,000 base units of USDC (contract 0x8335…2913 on Base), which equals $0.02 USD (USDC uses 6 decimals). Payment is sent to address 0x1A2B13E97f5F837C8F9FA1F95a1484B7C70d85F3 with a timeout of 300 seconds.
The platform advertises a uniform $0.02 per request pricing across all its endpoints, with no API keys, no rate limits, no minimums, and instant access. However, the specific functionality behind this particular endpoint path (`/stripe/charges/158`) is not documented beyond the generic label "Premium API Access." The docs, pricing, and API pages on the site all render only a "Connect wallet" prompt with no additional content, so detailed documentation about request/response schemas is unavailable.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Accessing a premium API endpoint with per-request USDC micropayments on Base
- —Integrating x402-compatible agents that pay for API calls without API keys
- —Testing x402 protocol payment flows against a live endpoint
Fit
Best for
- —Developers experimenting with x402 payment protocol
- —Agents that need keyless, pay-per-call API access on Base
- —Projects wanting low-friction micropayment-gated endpoints
Not for
- —Users needing detailed API documentation or well-defined response schemas
- —Production workloads requiring SLA guarantees or support
- —Users without USDC on the Base network
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/stripe/charges/158 \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402-payment-proof>"Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is live and returns a valid x402 challenge, confirming pricing and payment details. However, the actual functionality behind "Premium API Access" is entirely undocumented — no request schema, no response schema, no examples, and the docs/pricing/API pages are empty beyond a wallet connect prompt. The endpoint path (/stripe/charges/158) is not listed among the site's advertised APIs, making its purpose unclear.
Warnings
- —The specific functionality of /api/v1/stripe/charges/158 is not documented anywhere on the site
- —All documentation pages (docs, pricing, API, README) render only 'Connect wallet' with no content
- —This endpoint path does not appear in the site's listed API catalog — its purpose is unknown
- —No request or response schema is available beyond the x402 outputSchema stub
Citations
- —The endpoint returns a valid x402 challenge with maxAmountRequired of 20000 base units of USDC on Basehttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/stripe/charges/158
- —The platform advertises $0.02 per request pricing with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant accesshttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —USDC asset contract on Base is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/stripe/charges/158
- —Documentation, pricing, API, and README pages show only 'Connect wallet' with no additional contenthttps://lowpaymentfee.com/docs