Pay-per-call employee data API on Base, settled in USDC via x402 at $0.02/request.
What it does
This endpoint at lowpaymentfee.com provides access to employee data (specifically employee record #76) via a pay-per-request model using the x402 protocol. Payment is settled in USDC on the Base network at $0.02 per request (20,000 base units of USDC with 6 decimals). No API keys or rate limits are required — callers simply attach an X-PAYMENT header with a valid x402 payment proof.
The endpoint accepts POST requests and returns JSON. The broader lowpaymentfee.com platform advertises a wide range of API categories including Data & Analytics, AI & Machine Learning, Finance & Web3, and Infrastructure utilities, all priced uniformly at $0.02 per request. However, this specific endpoint (/api/v1/employees/76) is not listed on the homepage's catalog, so its exact response schema and data content are unclear. The "Premium API Access" description provided by the x402 challenge is generic and does not explain what employee data fields are returned.
The x402 challenge is live and well-formed: it specifies USDC (contract 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913) on Base mainnet, with a 300-second payment timeout. Documentation pages on the site (/docs, /pricing, /README) all resolve but contain only a "Connect wallet" prompt with no substantive content, so there is no schema documentation or usage guide available.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Retrieving employee record data on a per-request payment basis
- —Integrating pay-per-call employee lookups into agent workflows
- —Demonstrating x402 protocol payment flows with a live endpoint
Fit
Best for
- —Agents or applications needing on-demand employee data without subscription commitments
- —Developers experimenting with x402 payment protocol on Base
- —Low-volume, pay-as-you-go data access
Not for
- —Bulk employee data exports or high-volume batch processing (no documented batch endpoint)
- —Users who need detailed API documentation or response schema guarantees before integrating
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/76 \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402_payment_proof>"Endpoint
Quality
The x402 challenge is live and pricing is clear ($0.02 USDC on Base), but there is no documentation, no response schema, no example responses, and the specific /employees/76 endpoint is not even listed on the provider's own homepage catalog. The docs, pricing, and README pages are all empty stubs.
Warnings
- —The /api/v1/employees/76 endpoint is not listed in the provider's own homepage API catalog — its purpose and data content are unverified.
- —All documentation pages (/docs, /pricing, /README) contain only a 'Connect wallet' prompt with no actual content.
- —No response schema or example response is available; the data returned by this endpoint is unknown.
- —The endpoint path suggests it returns data for a single hardcoded employee record (#76), which may be a demo or test resource.
Citations
- —The x402 challenge returns maxAmountRequired of 20000 in USDC (6 decimals) on Base, equaling $0.02 per request.https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/76
- —The USDC asset contract on Base is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913.https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/76
- —The homepage advertises $0.02/request pricing with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant access on Base network.https://lowpaymentfee.com
- —Documentation pages (/docs, /pricing, /README) resolve but contain only a 'Connect wallet' prompt.https://lowpaymentfee.com/docs