Check account balance via x402 micropayment on Base network for $0.02 per request.
What it does
This endpoint at lowpaymentfee.com provides account balance information behind an x402 paywall. The specific resource `/api/v1/accounts/103/balance` accepts POST requests and returns JSON. Payment is settled in USDC on the Base network at $0.02 per call (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 provider lowpaymentfee.com hosts a broader suite of pay-per-call APIs spanning data analytics, AI/ML inference (sentiment analysis, summarization, classification, embeddings), finance/crypto market data, and infrastructure utilities. All endpoints share the same $0.02/request pricing model and x402 payment flow on Base. However, the specific endpoint being listed here is the account balance lookup under `/api/v1/accounts/103/balance`.
Documentation beyond the landing page is extremely sparse — the /docs, /api, /pricing, and /README pages all render only a "Connect wallet" prompt with no substantive content. There is no OpenAPI spec, no request/response schema documentation, and no usage examples available from the crawl. The exact fields returned by this balance endpoint are unknown.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Querying account balance information programmatically with per-call USDC micropayments
- —Integrating balance checks into agent workflows without managing API keys
- —Demonstrating x402 payment protocol usage on Base network
Fit
Best for
- —Developers experimenting with x402 protocol payments
- —Agents needing keyless, pay-per-call balance lookups
- —Low-volume or sporadic balance queries where subscription pricing is overkill
Not for
- —High-volume balance polling where $0.02/request adds up quickly
- —Users who need detailed documentation or guaranteed SLAs
- —Querying balances on networks other than Base
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/accounts/103/balance \
-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). However, there is no OpenAPI spec, no request/response schema, no documentation beyond a landing page, and no examples. The purpose of this specific endpoint (account 103 balance) is vague with no context on what 'account 103' refers to. Effectively a stub listing.
Warnings
- —No OpenAPI or schema documentation available — request body and response format are completely unknown
- —All documentation pages (/docs, /api, /pricing, /README) return only a 'Connect wallet' prompt with no content
- —The specific meaning of 'accounts/103/balance' is unclear — it is unknown what account 103 represents or whether the account ID is parameterizable
- —The broader platform lists many endpoint categories (AI, analytics, finance, utilities) all at $0.02, but none have documented schemas
Citations
- —Endpoint returns 402 with x402 challenge requiring USDC payment on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/accounts/103/balance
- —maxAmountRequired is 20000 base units of USDC (0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913) which equals $0.02https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/accounts/103/balance
- —Platform advertises $0.02/request pricing with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant access on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —Documentation pages render only 'Connect wallet' with no substantive contenthttps://lowpaymentfee.com/docs