Retrieve employee SSN data via x402 micropayment on Base network for $0.02 per request.
What it does
This endpoint at lowpaymentfee.com returns employee Social Security Number (SSN) data for a specific employee record (employee ID 97). It is part of a broader platform offering various pay-per-request APIs spanning data analytics, AI/ML inference, finance, and utility services, all gated behind the x402 payment protocol on the Base network using USDC.
The endpoint accepts POST requests and returns JSON. Payment is handled via the x402 protocol: callers must include an X-PAYMENT header with a valid payment proof. The maximum amount required is 20,000 base units of USDC (0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913 on Base), which equals $0.02 given USDC's 6 decimal places. The payment is sent to address 0x1A2B13E97f5F837C8F9FA1F95a1484B7C70d85F3 with a timeout of 300 seconds.
Important caveat: this endpoint purports to return SSN data, which is highly sensitive personally identifiable information (PII). There is no documentation explaining the data source, authorization controls, or legal basis for serving SSNs. The broader site offers many API categories but documentation pages (docs, pricing, README) all render only a "Connect wallet" prompt with no substantive content. Prospective users should exercise extreme caution and verify the legitimacy and compliance of this data before use.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Retrieving employee SSN for authorized payroll or HR integrations
- —Programmatic access to sensitive employee records with per-call payment
- —Agent-driven identity verification workflows requiring SSN data
Fit
Best for
- —Developers needing pay-per-call access to employee PII without API key management
- —Automated systems that can settle USDC payments on Base L2
- —Use cases where on-demand SSN retrieval is legally authorized
Not for
- —Unauthorized access to personal data — SSN retrieval has strict legal requirements
- —Users who need comprehensive documentation or SLA guarantees
- —Anyone without a legal basis to access Social Security Numbers
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/97/ssn \
-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 zero documentation on request/response schemas, no OpenAPI spec, and the docs/pricing/README pages are empty. The endpoint claims to serve SSN data, which is a regulated PII category with no visible compliance or authorization documentation.
Warnings
- —Endpoint serves Social Security Numbers (SSN), which is highly regulated PII — verify legal compliance before use.
- —No documentation available: docs, pricing, and README pages all render only 'Connect wallet' with no content.
- —No request or response schema provided — input format and output structure are unknown.
- —Data source and legitimacy of employee SSN records are unverified.
- —Single hardcoded employee ID (97) in the URL — unclear if other IDs are supported or how employee records are populated.
Citations
- —The endpoint returns a 402 challenge with maxAmountRequired of 20000 base units of USDC on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/97/ssn
- —The platform advertises $0.02 per request pricing with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant access on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —USDC contract on Base is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913 and payment goes to 0x1A2B13E97f5F837C8F9FA1F95a1484B7C70d85F3https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/97/ssn
- —Documentation pages (docs, pricing, README) render only 'Connect wallet' with no substantive contenthttps://lowpaymentfee.com/docs