x402-gated employee data endpoint on Base, pay $0.02 per request in USDC.
What it does
This endpoint at lowpaymentfee.com provides access to an employee record (employee ID 6) behind an x402 paywall. It is part of a broader platform offering dozens of pay-per-request API endpoints spanning data analytics, AI/ML inference, finance/Web3 data, and infrastructure utilities — all gated via the x402 protocol on the Base network.
The specific endpoint `/api/v1/employees/6` accepts POST requests and returns JSON. Payment is settled in USDC (contract 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913) on Base, with a maximum amount required of 20,000 base units, which equals $0.02 (USDC uses 6 decimals). The payee address is 0x1A2B13E97f5F837C8F9FA1F95a1484B7C70d85F3, and the payment timeout is 300 seconds. No API keys or rate limits are advertised; access is granted purely through the x402 payment header.
Documentation on the site is extremely sparse — the docs, pricing, API, and README pages all render only a "Connect wallet" prompt with no additional technical detail. There is no OpenAPI spec, no request/response schema, and no description of what fields the employee record contains. The endpoint is confirmed live (returns a proper 402 challenge), but the actual data returned after payment is unknown from available materials.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Retrieving employee record data on a per-request payment basis
- —Demonstrating x402 protocol integration for pay-per-call APIs
- —Agent-driven data retrieval without API key management
Fit
Best for
- —Developers experimenting with x402 payment protocol
- —Agents that need on-demand data access without pre-registration
- —Low-volume, pay-as-you-go employee data lookups
Not for
- —Bulk employee data retrieval (no batch endpoint documented)
- —Users who need detailed API documentation or response schemas before integrating
- —Production HR systems requiring guaranteed SLAs or support
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/6 \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402-payment-token>"Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is live and returns a valid x402 challenge with clear pricing, but there is no OpenAPI spec, no request/response schema, no documentation beyond a wallet-connect prompt, and no indication of what data the employee endpoint actually returns. This is effectively a stub listing.
Warnings
- —No OpenAPI or schema available — request body and response structure are completely unknown
- —All documentation pages (docs, pricing, API, README) render only 'Connect wallet' with no technical content
- —The endpoint path '/api/v1/employees/6' is not listed among the site's advertised APIs, raising questions about whether it is a demo/test resource
- —No information on what fields the employee record contains or whether the data is real or synthetic
Citations
- —The endpoint returns a 402 challenge with maxAmountRequired of 20000 base units in USDC on Basehttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/6
- —The platform advertises $0.02 per request with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant access on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —USDC asset contract is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/6
- —Docs, pricing, API, and README pages show only 'Connect wallet'https://lowpaymentfee.com/docs