Pay-per-call employee data API on Base via x402, settled in USDC at $0.02/request.
What it does
This endpoint at lowpaymentfee.com provides access to employee data records via the x402 payment protocol. The specific resource `/api/v1/employees/47` returns JSON data for employee ID 47 when called with a valid x402 payment header. Payment is settled on the Base network using USDC (contract 0x8335…2913) at a cost of $0.02 per request (20,000 base units with 6 decimals).
The endpoint is part of a broader platform (lowpaymentfee.com) that offers multiple API categories including data & analytics, AI & machine learning, finance & Web3, and infrastructure utilities — all priced at $0.02 per request. The platform advertises no API keys, no rate limits, and instant access. The x402 challenge was successfully captured with version 1 of the protocol, using the "exact" payment scheme and a 300-second timeout.
Documentation is extremely sparse. The docs, API, pricing, and README pages all returned only a "Connect wallet" prompt with no substantive content. There is no OpenAPI schema, no request/response examples, and no description of what fields the employee record contains. The endpoint accepts POST requests based on the outputSchema in the x402 challenge. Without documentation or sample responses, the exact shape of the returned employee data is unknown.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Retrieving employee records on-demand with per-call USDC micropayments
- —Integrating employee data into agent workflows without API key management
- —Demonstrating x402 protocol payment flows on Base network
Fit
Best for
- —Developers experimenting with x402 payment protocol
- —Agents needing keyless, pay-per-call data access
- —Low-volume employee data lookups without subscription commitments
Not for
- —High-volume bulk employee data exports (no documented batch endpoint)
- —Production HR systems requiring documented SLAs and detailed schemas
- —Users without Base network USDC for payment
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/47 \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402-payment-header>" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json"Endpoint
Quality
The x402 challenge is live and pricing is clear ($0.02 USDC on Base), but there is no OpenAPI schema, no documentation beyond a landing page, no request/response examples, and no description of what the employee data contains. The docs/pricing/API pages are all empty wallet-connect stubs.
Warnings
- —No OpenAPI or schema documentation available — response format is entirely unknown
- —All documentation pages (docs, API, pricing, README) return only 'Connect wallet' with no content
- —The specific nature of the 'employee' data is undocumented; unclear if this is sample/demo data
- —No robots.txt or agents.txt present
Citations
- —Endpoint returns 402 with x402 version 1 challenge, exact scheme, Base network, USDC asset at maxAmountRequired 20000https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/47
- —Platform advertises $0.02/request pricing with no API keys, no rate limits, instant access on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —USDC contract address on Base is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913 with 6 decimalshttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/47