Retrieve employee SSN data via x402 micropayment on Base network for $0.02 per request.
What it does
This endpoint at lowpaymentfee.com returns employee Social Security Number (SSN) data for a specific employee record (employee ID 78) behind an x402 paywall. The endpoint accepts POST requests and returns JSON. Payment is settled in USDC on the Base network using the x402 "exact" scheme.
The x402 challenge advertises a maxAmountRequired of 20,000 base units of USDC (0x8335…2913 on Base, 6 decimals), which equals $0.02 per request. The provider's landing page confirms a flat $0.02/request pricing model across all their API endpoints, with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant access. The endpoint is live and returning a valid 402 challenge.
This endpoint is part of a broader suite of APIs offered by lowpaymentfee.com spanning data analytics, AI/ML inference, finance/Web3, and infrastructure utilities — all priced at $0.02 per call. However, this specific endpoint deals with sensitive personally identifiable information (SSN), which raises significant regulatory and ethical concerns. Users should exercise extreme caution and ensure compliance with applicable privacy laws before accessing this data.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Retrieving employee SSN for authorized payroll or HR integrations
- —Programmatic identity verification workflows requiring SSN data
- —Agent-driven compliance checks that need SSN cross-referencing
Fit
Best for
- —Developers needing pay-per-call access to employee PII without API key management
- —Automated agents that can settle x402 USDC payments on Base
- —Low-volume lookups where subscription pricing is unnecessary
Not for
- —Bulk SSN harvesting or any use violating privacy regulations (FCRA, GLBA, state laws)
- —Users who cannot settle USDC payments on the Base network
- —Production systems requiring guaranteed uptime SLAs (no SLA documentation found)
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/78/ssn \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402-payment-token>" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json"Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is live and returns a valid x402 402 challenge, but there is no OpenAPI schema, no documentation of request/response formats, no example payloads, and the crawled docs/pricing/API pages are all empty ('Connect wallet'). The endpoint exposes highly sensitive PII (SSN) with no visible compliance documentation, which is a major red flag.
Warnings
- —This endpoint exposes Social Security Numbers — highly regulated PII. Accessing, storing, or transmitting SSNs is subject to FCRA, GLBA, state privacy laws, and potentially GDPR. Ensure full legal compliance before use.
- —No documentation exists for request body format or response schema — the crawled /docs, /api, /pricing, and /README pages all returned only 'Connect wallet' with no content.
- —No OpenAPI spec or example responses are available; request/response structure is entirely unknown.
- —The endpoint is hardcoded to employee ID 78 — it is unclear whether this is a demo/test record or production data.
- —Provider identity and data provenance are unknown; no terms of service or privacy policy were found.
Citations
- —The x402 challenge returns maxAmountRequired of 20000 base units of USDC on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/78/ssn
- —USDC contract address 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913 on Basehttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/78/ssn
- —Flat $0.02 per request pricing with no API keys, no rate limits, instant access on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —The provider offers APIs across data/analytics, AI/ML, finance/Web3, and infrastructure categorieshttps://lowpaymentfee.com