x402-gated transaction receipt endpoint on Base, paid per-call in USDC.
What it does
This endpoint at lowpaymentfee.com provides a transaction receipt resource (transaction ID 163) behind an x402 paywall. It is part of a broader platform that advertises multiple API categories including data & analytics, AI & machine learning, finance & Web3, and infrastructure utilities — all priced at $0.02 per request and settled in USDC on the Base network.
The specific endpoint `/api/v1/transactions/163/receipt` accepts POST requests and returns `application/json`. Payment is handled via the x402 protocol: callers receive a 402 challenge containing the accepted payment scheme (exact), the USDC asset contract on Base (`0x8335…`), and a maximum amount of 20,000 base units. Since USDC uses 6 decimals, this translates to $0.02 per call — consistent with the site's advertised flat pricing. No API keys or rate limits are required; access is granted immediately upon payment.
Documentation on the site is extremely thin — the docs, pricing, API, and README pages all render only a "Connect wallet" prompt with no further content. There is no OpenAPI spec, no request/response schema documentation, and no usage examples. The endpoint is live (confirmed by the 402 challenge), but the actual data returned after payment is unknown. The platform appears to be a demonstration or early-stage x402 service rather than a mature API provider.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Retrieving a transaction receipt for transaction 163 via a single micropayment
- —Demonstrating x402 protocol payment flows for agent-to-API commerce
- —Testing USDC-based per-call API billing on Base
Fit
Best for
- —Developers experimenting with x402 payment protocol
- —Agents that need to pay-per-call without API key registration
- —Testing micropayment flows on Base network
Not for
- —Production workloads requiring documented request/response schemas
- —Bulk data retrieval or batch processing
- —Users who need detailed API documentation before integrating
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/transactions/163/receipt
# Returns 402 with x402 challenge; attach X-PAYMENT header with USDC payment proof on Base to access.Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is live and returns a valid x402 challenge, but there is no documentation, no OpenAPI spec, no request/response examples, and the docs pages are empty. The purpose of this specific receipt endpoint is unclear beyond its URL path. Effectively a stub listing.
Warnings
- —No API documentation available — all doc pages render only 'Connect wallet'
- —No OpenAPI or schema definition found
- —No request body or response body examples available
- —Purpose of 'transaction 163 receipt' is unclear — may be a demo or placeholder
- —Platform maturity is uncertain; could be experimental
Citations
- —The site advertises $0.02 per request with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant access on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —The endpoint returns a 402 challenge with maxAmountRequired of 20000 base units in USDC on Basehttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/transactions/163/receipt
- —USDC asset contract on Base is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/transactions/163/receipt
- —Available API categories include Data & Analytics, AI & ML, Finance & Web3, and Infrastructurehttps://lowpaymentfee.com