Get the current stock price for LIN (Linde) via a pay-per-call x402 endpoint on Base.
What it does
This endpoint returns the current stock price for the ticker symbol LIN (Linde plc) through a simple HTTP POST request, paid per call using the x402 protocol. It is part of a broader suite of APIs hosted at lowpaymentfee.com covering data analytics, AI/ML inference, finance, crypto, and utility services.
The endpoint accepts x402 payments on the Base network using USDC (contract 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913). Each request costs a maximum of $0.02 (20,000 base units with 6 decimals). No API keys or accounts are required — callers simply attach an X-PAYMENT header with a valid x402 payment proof. The response MIME type is application/json.
Documentation beyond the landing page is sparse. The /docs, /pricing, /api, and /README pages all render only a "Connect wallet" prompt with no additional technical detail. There is no OpenAPI spec, no request/response schema documentation, and no usage examples. The endpoint is confirmed live (returns a proper 402 challenge), but the exact shape of the JSON response is unknown and must be inferred from the endpoint path (likely a JSON object containing the stock price for LIN).
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Retrieve the latest stock price for Linde plc (LIN) in an automated trading or monitoring pipeline
- —Integrate real-time equity pricing into an AI agent workflow without managing API keys
- —Pay-per-request stock data access for low-volume or sporadic usage
Fit
Best for
- —Agents or bots that need on-demand stock prices without subscription commitments
- —Developers prototyping financial dashboards who want instant, keyless API access
- —Crypto-native workflows that can settle micropayments in USDC on Base
Not for
- —High-frequency trading requiring sub-millisecond latency and bulk data feeds
- —Users who need historical OHLCV or time-series stock data (only current price is indicated)
- —Teams that require detailed API documentation and SLAs before integration
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/stocks/LIN/price \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402_payment_proof>" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json"Example
Response
{
"price": 432.15,
"ticker": "LIN",
"currency": "USD",
"timestamp": "2025-01-15T14:30:00Z"
}Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is confirmed live with a valid x402 402 challenge and clear pricing ($0.02 per request in USDC on Base). However, there is no OpenAPI spec, no documented request/response schema, and all documentation pages return only a wallet-connect prompt. The response shape is entirely inferred from the URL path.
Warnings
- —No OpenAPI or schema documentation available — response format is unknown and the example response is speculative
- —All documentation pages (/docs, /pricing, /api, /README) render only 'Connect wallet' with no technical content
- —The specific stock endpoint /api/v1/stocks/LIN/price is not listed on the landing page among the advertised APIs, so its availability and data source are unverified
Citations
- —Endpoint returns HTTP 402 with x402 challenge, confirming it is livehttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/stocks/LIN/price
- —Payment is in USDC on Base network, max amount 20000 base units ($0.02)https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/stocks/LIN/price
- —The site advertises $0.02 per request with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant accesshttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —USDC asset contract is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913 on Basehttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/stocks/LIN/price