x402-gated premium API access on Base, pay $0.02 per request in USDC — no API keys required.
What it does
This endpoint at lowpaymentfee.com provides "Premium API Access" via the x402 payment protocol on the Base network. The specific resource `/api/v1/trades/133` appears to be part of a broader platform offering dozens of pay-per-call API endpoints spanning data analytics, AI/ML inference, finance/Web3 data, and infrastructure utilities — all priced at $0.02 per request in USDC.
The endpoint is live and returns a valid x402 challenge (HTTP 402) requesting payment of up to 20,000 base units of USDC (0x8335…2913 on Base), which equals $0.02 given USDC's 6 decimals. Payment is made via the `exact` scheme to address 0x1A2B13E97f5F837C8F9FA1F95a1484B7C70d85F3, with a 300-second timeout. The response MIME type is `application/json` and the input method is HTTP POST.
The specific functionality behind `/api/v1/trades/133` is not documented in the crawled material. The path suggests it may relate to a specific trade record or trade-related data, but this is speculative — the platform's landing page lists categories like "Finance & Web3" with price feeds, exchange rates, token quotes, and gas estimates, but does not explicitly list a `/trades` endpoint. Documentation pages (`/docs`, `/pricing`, `/README`) returned only a "Connect wallet" prompt with no substantive content. Without further documentation, the exact request format and response schema for this endpoint remain unknown.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Accessing trade-related data or executing trade queries without needing an API key or subscription
- —Programmatic pay-per-call access to financial or data endpoints settled in USDC on Base
- —Agent-driven workflows that need low-friction, per-request payment for premium data
Fit
Best for
- —Developers or agents wanting zero-signup, pay-as-you-go API access
- —Use cases requiring USDC micropayments on Base L2 for low transaction fees
- —Automated agents that can handle x402 payment challenges natively
Not for
- —Users who need detailed API documentation or guaranteed SLAs before integrating
- —High-volume consumers who would benefit from bulk pricing or subscription plans
- —Anyone unable to settle payments in USDC on the Base network
Quick start
# 1. Send POST to the endpoint — you'll get a 402 with payment details
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/trades/133
# 2. Parse the 402 JSON challenge, construct an x402 payment header
# (maxAmountRequired: 20000 base units = $0.02 USDC on Base)
# 3. Resend with X-PAYMENT header containing signed payment proofExample
Response
{
"error": "X-PAYMENT header is required",
"accepts": [
{
"asset": "0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913",
"extra": {
"name": "USD Coin",
"version": "2"
},
"payTo": "0x1A2B13E97f5F837C8F9FA1F95a1484B7C70d85F3",
"scheme": "exact",
"network": "base",
"mimeType": "application/json",
"resource": "https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/trades/133",
"description": "Premium API Access",
"maxAmountRequired": "20000",
"maxTimeoutSeconds": 300
}
],
"x402Version": 1
}Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is live with a valid x402 challenge and clear pricing ($0.02 USDC on Base), but there is no documentation for the specific /trades/133 resource — no request schema, no response schema, no description of what it returns. The docs, pricing, and README pages are all empty (just 'Connect wallet'). The listing is essentially a stub with payment metadata only.
Warnings
- —No documentation available for /api/v1/trades/133 — the exact functionality, request format, and response schema are unknown
- —All documentation pages (/docs, /pricing, /README) returned only 'Connect wallet' with no content
- —The /trades/133 path is not listed among the advertised endpoints on the landing page — its purpose is unclear
- —No OpenAPI spec or machine-readable schema is available
Citations
- —The endpoint returns a valid x402 402 challenge with maxAmountRequired of 20000 base units of USDC on Basehttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/trades/133
- —USDC asset contract on Base is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/trades/133
- —Platform advertises $0.02 per request with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant access on Base networkhttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —Documentation pages (/docs, /pricing, /README) returned only 'Connect wallet' with no substantive contenthttps://lowpaymentfee.com/docs