x402-gated account balance endpoint on Base, pay-per-call with USDC.
What it does
This endpoint at lowpaymentfee.com provides an account balance lookup (account ID 152) behind an x402 paywall. It is part of a broader platform that offers a variety of pay-per-request APIs spanning data analytics, AI/ML inference, finance/Web3 data, and utility services — all gated via the x402 protocol on the Base network and settled in USDC.
The specific endpoint `/api/v1/accounts/152/balance` accepts POST requests and returns JSON. The x402 challenge advertises a maximum cost of 20,000 base units of USDC (0x8335…2913 on Base), which equals $0.02 per request (USDC uses 6 decimals). The platform's landing page confirms uniform $0.02/request pricing across all endpoints, with no API keys, no rate limits, and no minimum commitments required.
Documentation is extremely sparse — the /docs, /pricing, /api, and /README pages all render only a "Connect wallet" prompt with no further content. There is no OpenAPI spec, no request/response schema documentation, and no usage examples available. The endpoint is confirmed live (returns a proper 402 x402 challenge), but without documentation it is unclear what request body this endpoint expects or what the response payload looks like beyond the stated `application/json` MIME type.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Querying account balance data with per-request USDC micropayments
- —Agent-driven financial data retrieval without API key management
- —Programmatic balance checks settled on Base L2
Fit
Best for
- —Developers wanting keyless, pay-per-use API access
- —AI agents that can settle x402 payments on Base
- —Users who prefer crypto micropayments over subscription billing
Not for
- —Users needing detailed API documentation or OpenAPI specs before integration
- —High-volume use cases where per-request pricing may add up compared to flat-rate plans
- —Users without a Base-compatible USDC wallet
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/accounts/152/balance \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402-payment-token>"Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is confirmed live with a valid x402 challenge and clear pricing ($0.02/request in USDC on Base). However, there is no documentation, no OpenAPI spec, no request/response examples, and the docs pages are empty. The purpose of this specific endpoint (account 152 balance) is vague and undocumented.
Warnings
- —No API documentation available — /docs, /pricing, /api, and /README pages all show only 'Connect wallet' with no content.
- —No OpenAPI or schema definition provided for request or response payloads.
- —The specific purpose of 'account 152 balance' is undocumented; it is unclear what data is returned or what input is expected.
- —The broader platform lists many endpoints (AI, analytics, finance, utils) but none have documented schemas.
Citations
- —The endpoint returns a 402 x402 challenge with maxAmountRequired of 20000 base units of USDC on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/accounts/152/balance
- —Uniform pricing of $0.02 per request across all endpoints, no API keys, no rate limitshttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —USDC asset contract on Base is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/accounts/152/balance