Pay-per-call employee data API on Base, settled in USDC via x402 protocol.
What it does
This endpoint at lowpaymentfee.com provides access to employee data (specifically record #178) via the x402 payment protocol. It accepts POST requests and returns JSON. Payment is settled on the Base network using USDC at a cost of $0.02 per request (20,000 base units of USDC with 6 decimals).
The endpoint is part of a broader platform (lowpaymentfee.com) that offers a variety of pay-per-call APIs spanning data & analytics, AI & machine learning, finance & Web3, and infrastructure utilities — all priced at $0.02 per request. The platform advertises no API keys, no rate limits, and instant access; callers simply attach an x402 payment header to each request.
However, the specific endpoint `/api/v1/employees/178` is not listed among the publicly advertised APIs on the landing page, and no documentation describes the employee data schema, request parameters, or response format. The docs, pricing, and API pages all returned only a "Connect wallet" prompt with no substantive content. As a result, the exact fields returned, any query parameters accepted, and the nature of the employee data are unknown.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Retrieving employee record #178 from the lowpaymentfee.com data store
- —Demonstrating x402 micropayment-gated API access on Base
- —Integrating pay-per-call employee data into agent workflows
Fit
Best for
- —Developers experimenting with x402 payment protocol
- —Agents needing on-demand employee data without API key management
- —Low-volume, pay-as-you-go data retrieval
Not for
- —Bulk employee data exports (single-record endpoint)
- —Users who need detailed API documentation before integrating
- —Applications requiring non-USDC or non-Base payment rails
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/178 \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402_payment_header>" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json"Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is live (returns a valid 402 x402 challenge) and pricing is clear ($0.02 USDC on Base). However, this specific employee endpoint is not listed on the site's public API catalog, no documentation exists for request/response schemas, and all doc pages returned only a wallet-connect prompt. The purpose and data model are entirely opaque.
Warnings
- —Endpoint /api/v1/employees/178 is not listed among the provider's publicly advertised APIs
- —No documentation, OpenAPI spec, or response schema available for this endpoint
- —All doc/pricing/API pages returned only a 'Connect wallet' prompt with no content
- —The nature and source of the 'employee' data is unknown — could be sample/demo data
Citations
- —The endpoint returns a 402 x402 challenge with maxAmountRequired of 20000 USDC base units on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/178
- —The platform advertises $0.02 per request pricing with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant accesshttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —USDC asset address 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913 on Basehttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/employees/178