Stock quote data for ticker CAT via x402 micropayment on Base, $0.02 per request.
What it does
This endpoint at lowpaymentfee.com provides stock data for the ticker symbol CAT (Caterpillar Inc.) through an x402-gated API. The endpoint accepts POST requests and returns JSON. Payment is settled on the Base network using USDC (contract 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913) at a cost of $0.02 per request (20,000 base units with 6 decimals). No API keys or rate limits are required — access is granted per-call via the x402 payment protocol.
The provider, lowpaymentfee.com, hosts a broader catalog of pay-per-call endpoints spanning data analytics, AI/ML inference, finance/crypto feeds, and utility services, all priced at $0.02 per request. The specific /api/v1/stocks/CAT endpoint falls under the finance category and presumably returns stock price or quote information for CAT. However, the exact response schema is not documented — no OpenAPI spec, detailed docs, or example responses were found in the crawl. The docs, pricing, and API pages all rendered only a "Connect wallet" prompt with no further content.
Because the endpoint is live (returning a valid 402 challenge) but lacks any documentation of request parameters or response format, users should expect to experiment with POST payloads to discover the data returned. The x402 challenge confirms the endpoint is operational and ready to accept payments.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Fetching current stock data for Caterpillar (CAT) in automated trading or analytics pipelines
- —Agent-driven portfolio monitoring that pays per request without subscription overhead
- —Integrating real-time equity quotes into AI workflows via x402 micropayments
Fit
Best for
- —Developers or agents needing on-demand stock data without API key management
- —Low-volume or sporadic stock quote lookups where per-call pricing is economical
- —x402-native agents that can settle USDC on Base
Not for
- —High-frequency trading requiring sub-second latency and bulk data feeds
- —Users who need comprehensive historical stock data or OHLCV candles (not documented)
- —Anyone without a Base-compatible USDC wallet
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/stocks/CAT \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402_payment_token>"Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is live and returns a valid x402 402 challenge with clear pricing, but there is no documentation of request parameters, response schema, or example responses. The docs pages are empty (wallet-connect only). This is effectively a stub listing with confirmed liveness.
Warnings
- —No OpenAPI spec or endpoint documentation available — request/response format is unknown
- —Docs, pricing, and API pages render only a 'Connect wallet' prompt with no usable content
- —The exact data returned for /api/v1/stocks/CAT is inferred from the URL pattern; no confirmation of response fields exists
- —The provider site lists many endpoint categories but none appear documented beyond titles and prices
Citations
- —Endpoint returns 402 with x402 challenge requesting 20000 base units of USDC on Basehttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/stocks/CAT
- —USDC asset contract on Base is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/stocks/CAT
- —All endpoints priced at $0.02 per request with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant access on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —Provider offers endpoints across data/analytics, AI/ML, finance/web3, and infrastructure categorieshttps://lowpaymentfee.com