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 (specifically employee record #192) via the x402 payment protocol. It accepts POST requests and returns JSON. Payment is settled on the Base network using USDC (contract 0x8335…2913) with a maximum cost of 20,000 base units, which equals $0.02 per request (USDC uses 6 decimals).
The provider lowpaymentfee.com hosts a broad catalog of pay-per-call APIs spanning data & analytics, AI/ML inference, finance/Web3, and infrastructure utilities — all priced at $0.02 per request. The platform advertises no API keys, no rate limits, and instant access. However, this specific endpoint (/api/v1/employees/192) is not listed on the provider's landing page among the advertised API categories, so its exact response schema and data source are unclear.
The x402 challenge was successfully captured (HTTP 402 with a valid accepts block), confirming the endpoint is live. Documentation pages (/docs, /pricing, /api, /README) all returned only a "Connect wallet" prompt with no substantive content, so there is no detailed schema or usage documentation available beyond what the challenge itself reveals.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Retrieving employee record data on demand with per-call USDC micropayments
- —Integrating employee information into agent workflows without API key management
- —Demonstrating x402 payment protocol integration for data access
Fit
Best for
- —Agents needing on-demand employee data with no subscription commitment
- —Developers experimenting with x402 micropayment-gated APIs
- —Low-volume, pay-as-you-go data retrieval on Base network
Not for
- —High-volume bulk employee data exports (no documented batch endpoint)
- —Users who need detailed API documentation or response schema guarantees
- —Applications requiring non-crypto payment methods
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/192 \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402-payment-header>"Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is live (402 challenge captured) and pricing is clear ($0.02 USDC on Base), but there is no documentation, no response schema, no example responses, and this specific employees endpoint is not even listed on the provider's own landing page. Docs pages are all empty 'Connect wallet' stubs.
Warnings
- —The /api/v1/employees/192 endpoint is not listed among the provider's advertised APIs on the landing page — its data source and purpose are unclear.
- —All documentation pages (/docs, /pricing, /api, /README) returned no substantive content, only a 'Connect wallet' prompt.
- —No response schema or example output is available; the actual data returned is unknown.
- —No OpenAPI spec or AI plugin manifest was found.
Citations
- —The x402 challenge returns maxAmountRequired of 20000 base units in USDC on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/192
- —USDC asset contract is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913 on Basehttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/192
- —Provider advertises $0.02/request pricing with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant accesshttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —Documentation pages return only 'Connect wallet' with no substantive contenthttps://lowpaymentfee.com/docs