Pay-per-call employee data API on Base via x402 — $0.02/request in USDC.
What it does
This endpoint at lowpaymentfee.com provides access to employee data (specifically employee record #196) via the x402 payment protocol. It 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 endpoint is part of a broader platform (lowpaymentfee.com) that advertises multiple API categories including data & analytics, AI/ML inference, finance/Web3, and infrastructure utilities, all priced at $0.02 per request. However, the specific endpoint being listed here (/api/v1/employees/196) is not explicitly documented on the provider's landing page among the advertised APIs. Its exact response schema and the nature of the employee data it returns are unknown — the listing title simply says "Premium API Access."
Because there is no OpenAPI spec, no detailed documentation, and the crawled docs/pricing/README pages all returned only a "Connect wallet" stub, the actual data returned by this endpoint cannot be confirmed. Callers should be prepared for the response to be a sample/demo employee record rather than production data.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Retrieving employee record data on a per-call payment basis
- —Testing x402 payment protocol integrations with a low-cost endpoint
- —Demonstrating pay-per-use API patterns without API key management
Fit
Best for
- —Developers experimenting with x402 payment flows
- —Agents needing low-cost per-call data access without subscriptions
- —Prototyping pay-per-request architectures on Base
Not for
- —Bulk employee data retrieval or HR system integrations (single record endpoint)
- —Users who need detailed API documentation or guaranteed SLAs
- —Anyone without a Base-compatible USDC wallet
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/196 \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402_payment_proof>" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json"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 wallet-connect stub, and the /employees/196 path is not listed among the provider's advertised APIs. The actual data returned is unknown.
Warnings
- —The /api/v1/employees/196 endpoint is not listed among the provider's publicly advertised APIs — it may be a demo or undocumented resource.
- —No OpenAPI spec or response schema available; the structure and content of the returned data are unknown.
- —All documentation pages (docs, pricing, README, api) returned only a 'Connect wallet' stub with no useful content.
- —The nature of the 'employee' data is unclear — could be sample/synthetic data.
Citations
- —The endpoint returns a 402 challenge requesting USDC payment on Base network with maxAmountRequired of 20000 base unitshttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/196
- —USDC asset contract on Base is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/196
- —Platform advertises $0.02/request pricing with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant access on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —The /api/v1/employees/196 path is not listed among the provider's publicly advertised API endpointshttps://lowpaymentfee.com