Pay-per-request API platform on Base network via x402 — $0.02/call in USDC.
What it does
lowpaymentfee.com is an x402-enabled API marketplace offering a variety of endpoints across data analytics, AI/ML inference, finance/Web3, and infrastructure utilities. Every endpoint costs $0.02 per request, paid in USDC on the Base network with no API keys, no rate limits, and no commitments required. The platform uses the x402 payment protocol: callers receive a 402 challenge with payment details, settle in USDC, and get immediate access to the response.
The specific endpoint at `/api/v1/products/35` is listed as "Premium API Access" and returns a 402 challenge requesting up to 20,000 base units of USDC (0x8335…2913 on Base), which equals $0.02 given USDC's 6 decimals. The payment scheme is "exact" with a 300-second timeout. The endpoint accepts POST requests and returns application/json.
The broader platform advertises endpoints for sentiment analysis, text summarization, classification, embeddings, price feeds, exchange rates, token quotes, gas estimates, geocoding, validation, conversion, and data generation — all at the same $0.02 price point. Documentation pages exist but appear to require wallet connection to view, so detailed request/response schemas for individual endpoints are not available from the crawl.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Agents needing on-demand API access without pre-registration or API keys
- —Programmatic access to analytics, AI inference, or financial data with per-call USDC payments
- —Testing x402 payment protocol integrations against a live endpoint
Fit
Best for
- —Developers or agents wanting zero-friction, keyless API access
- —x402-compatible wallets and agent frameworks on Base
- —Low-volume or sporadic API consumers who prefer pay-per-use
Not for
- —High-volume consumers needing bulk pricing or subscription discounts
- —Users without USDC on the Base network
- —Applications requiring detailed OpenAPI schemas or extensive documentation
Quick start
# 1. Send POST to the endpoint — receive 402 challenge
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/products/35
# 2. Parse the 402 JSON for payment details (payTo, asset, maxAmountRequired)
# 3. Sign an x402 payment and include it in the X-PAYMENT header
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/products/35 \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <signed-payment-token>"Example
Response
{
"error": "X-PAYMENT header is required",
"accepts": [
{
"asset": "0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913",
"extra": {
"name": "USD Coin",
"version": "2"
},
"payTo": "0x1A2B13E97f5F837C8F9FA1F95a1484B7C70d85F3",
"scheme": "exact",
"network": "base",
"mimeType": "application/json",
"resource": "https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/products/35",
"description": "Premium API Access",
"maxAmountRequired": "20000",
"maxTimeoutSeconds": 300
}
],
"x402Version": 1
}Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is live and returns a valid 402 challenge with clear pricing ($0.02 USDC on Base). However, there is no OpenAPI schema, no documentation of request/response payloads for the actual product endpoint, and the docs/pricing/README pages all require wallet connection and yield no useful content. The endpoint name 'Premium API Access' is generic and doesn't describe what data or service is returned after payment.
Warnings
- —No OpenAPI or schema documentation available — request/response format for the paid endpoint is unknown
- —Documentation pages require wallet connection and provide no public content
- —The endpoint name 'Premium API Access' is generic; it is unclear what specific data or service /api/v1/products/35 returns after successful payment
- —The broader platform lists many endpoints but none have documented schemas
Citations
- —Platform charges $0.02 per request with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant access on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —402 challenge returns maxAmountRequired of 20000 base units of USDC (0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913) on Base, equaling $0.02https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/products/35
- —Platform offers endpoints across data analytics, AI/ML, finance/Web3, and infrastructure categorieshttps://lowpaymentfee.com