x402-gated employee data endpoint on Base, pay-per-request with USDC.
What it does
This endpoint at lowpaymentfee.com provides access to an employee record (ID 154) behind an x402 payment wall. The endpoint accepts POST requests and returns JSON. 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). 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 advertises a range of x402-gated APIs spanning data analytics, AI/ML inference, finance/Web3 data, and infrastructure utilities, all priced at $0.02 per request. However, this specific listing is for the `/api/v1/employees/154` path, which is described only as "Premium API Access" with no further documentation on the response schema or the nature of the employee data returned. The docs, pricing, and README pages on the site are gated behind a wallet-connect flow and provide no additional detail.
Because there is no OpenAPI spec, no response schema, and no documentation beyond the generic landing page, the exact fields and structure of the employee record are unknown. Callers should expect a JSON response but will need to discover the schema empirically.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Retrieving employee record data on-demand with per-request USDC micropayments
- —Integrating employee lookups into agent workflows without managing API keys
- —Demonstrating x402 payment protocol integration on Base
Fit
Best for
- —Developers experimenting with x402 payment protocol
- —Agents needing on-demand employee data without subscription commitments
- —Low-volume, pay-as-you-go data retrieval
Not for
- —Bulk employee data exports or high-volume batch processing
- —Users who need detailed API documentation or guaranteed SLAs before integrating
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/154 \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402_payment_proof>"Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is live (402 challenge captured) and pricing is clear ($0.02 USDC on Base), but there is no OpenAPI spec, no response schema, no documentation beyond a generic landing page, and the purpose of the employee data is unexplained. This is effectively a stub listing.
Warnings
- —No OpenAPI or response schema available — the structure of the returned employee data is unknown
- —All documentation pages (docs, pricing, README) are behind a wallet-connect gate and provide no content
- —The specific purpose and data fields of /api/v1/employees/154 are undocumented
- —No examples of request body or response body are available
Citations
- —Endpoint returns 402 with x402 challenge requiring USDC payment on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/154
- —maxAmountRequired is 20000 base units of USDC (6 decimals) = $0.02 per requesthttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/154
- —Platform advertises $0.02/request pricing with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant access on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —USDC asset contract is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913 on Basehttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/154