Real-time LDO token price via x402 micropayment on Base for $0.02 per request.
What it does
This endpoint returns the current price of the LDO (Lido DAO) token, accessible via the x402 payment protocol on the Base network. Each request costs $0.02, paid in USDC (USD Coin) with no API keys, rate limits, or subscriptions required — just a per-call micropayment.
The endpoint is part of a broader suite of APIs offered at lowpaymentfee.com spanning data analytics, AI/ML inference, finance/Web3 market data, and utility services, all priced uniformly at $0.02 per request. The specific endpoint `/api/v1/tokens/LDO/price` sits in the Finance & Web3 category and is designed to deliver token price data in JSON format.
Payment is settled on the Base L2 network using USDC (contract `0x8335…2913`). The x402 challenge specifies an exact payment scheme with a maximum amount of 20,000 base units (i.e., $0.02 given USDC's 6 decimals). The endpoint accepts POST requests and is discoverable by x402-compatible agents. Documentation beyond the landing page is sparse — the docs, API, pricing, and README pages all render only a "Connect wallet" prompt with no additional technical detail.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Fetching the current LDO token price for portfolio tracking or trading bots
- —Integrating real-time Lido DAO pricing into DeFi dashboards
- —Agent-driven price lookups without managing API keys or subscriptions
Fit
Best for
- —AI agents needing on-demand crypto price data with no auth setup
- —Developers who want pay-per-call token pricing without subscriptions
- —x402-compatible wallets and autonomous agents on Base
Not for
- —Bulk historical price data or OHLCV candle retrieval
- —Users who need free or ad-supported crypto price feeds
- —High-frequency trading requiring sub-second latency guarantees
Quick start
# Requires an x402-compatible HTTP client that handles the 402 challenge
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/tokens/LDO/price \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402_payment_token>"Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is live and returns a valid x402 402 challenge with clear pricing. However, there is no OpenAPI schema, no response examples, and all documentation pages beyond the landing page are empty (just 'Connect wallet'). The actual response format for the token price is unknown.
Warnings
- —No API documentation available — docs, pricing, and README pages all show only 'Connect wallet'
- —No response schema or example response provided; actual output format is unknown
- —The broader site lists many endpoint categories but it is unclear which are fully functional
Citations
- —Endpoint returns a 402 x402 challenge with maxAmountRequired of 20000 base units in USDC on Basehttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/tokens/LDO/price
- —All APIs priced at $0.02 per request with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant access on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —USDC asset contract is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/tokens/LDO/price