HIPAA health records endpoint paid per-request via x402 on Base (USDC).
What it does
This endpoint at lowpaymentfee.com provides access to HIPAA-related health records via a pay-per-call x402 protocol. The specific resource `/api/v1/hipaa/records/34` is labeled "Premium API Access" and accepts POST requests, settling payments in USDC on the Base network. The price per request is $0.02 (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 broader lowpaymentfee.com platform hosts a variety of x402-gated APIs spanning data analytics, AI/ML inference, finance/Web3 data, and infrastructure utilities — all at the same $0.02/request price point. However, this specific listing covers the HIPAA records endpoint. Documentation on the site is extremely thin: the docs, pricing, API, and README pages all render only a "Connect wallet" prompt with no substantive content.
Important caveat: the endpoint is described as serving HIPAA records, which implies protected health information (PHI). There is no visible documentation about compliance certifications, data handling practices, BAA availability, or what data is actually returned. Callers dealing with real PHI should exercise extreme caution and verify regulatory compliance independently before use.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Retrieving specific HIPAA health records on a per-request payment basis
- —Agent-driven access to medical data without pre-registration or API keys
- —Programmatic integration of health record lookups into workflows that support x402 payments
Fit
Best for
- —Developers or agents needing on-demand access to health records without subscription commitments
- —x402-compatible agents that can pay per call in USDC on Base
- —Prototyping integrations that require HIPAA record retrieval
Not for
- —Production healthcare applications requiring verified HIPAA compliance and BAA agreements
- —Users who cannot settle payments in USDC on the Base network
- —High-volume bulk data extraction (pay-per-request model may be costly at scale)
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/hipaa/records/34 \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402-payment-proof>" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json"Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is live (returns a valid 402 x402 challenge), but there is virtually no documentation — no OpenAPI schema, no request/response examples, no explanation of what data is returned, and no HIPAA compliance information. The docs pages are empty. This is effectively a stub listing.
Warnings
- —HIPAA/PHI endpoint with zero visible compliance documentation, certifications, or BAA information — regulated health data category
- —No OpenAPI schema, request body schema, or response schema available
- —All documentation pages (docs, pricing, API, README) render only 'Connect wallet' with no content
- —The actual data returned by this endpoint is completely unknown — cannot verify it serves real HIPAA records
- —This specific endpoint (/api/v1/hipaa/records/34) is not listed on the provider's homepage among available APIs
Citations
- —The endpoint returns a 402 x402 challenge with maxAmountRequired of 20000 in USDC on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/hipaa/records/34
- —The platform advertises $0.02/request pricing with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant access on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —USDC asset address 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913 on Basehttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/hipaa/records/34
- —Documentation pages render only 'Connect wallet' with no substantive contenthttps://lowpaymentfee.com/docs