x402-gated account balance endpoint on Base, pay-per-call with USDC.
What it does
This endpoint at lowpaymentfee.com provides a pay-per-request API for retrieving account balance information. It is part of a broader platform that offers dozens of x402-gated endpoints spanning data analytics, AI/ML inference, finance/Web3 data, and infrastructure utilities — all priced at $0.02 per request and settled in USDC on the Base network.
The specific endpoint `/api/v1/accounts/200/balance` accepts POST requests and returns JSON. Payment is handled via the x402 protocol: callers must include an X-PAYMENT header with a valid payment proof. The maximum amount required is 20,000 base units of USDC (0.02 USD, since USDC uses 6 decimals). The payment is sent to address `0x1A2B13E97f5F837C8F9FA1F95a1484B7C70d85F3` on Base, with a timeout of 300 seconds.
The platform advertises no API keys, no rate limits, and instant access. However, documentation is extremely sparse — the docs, API, pricing, and README pages all render only a "Connect wallet" prompt with no substantive content. There is no OpenAPI schema, no request/response examples, and no detailed explanation of what the balance endpoint actually returns or what parameters it accepts. The endpoint is confirmed live (returns a proper 402 challenge), but the lack of documentation makes it difficult to know exactly what data is returned or how to structure a request body.
Capabilities
Use cases
- —Querying account balance data with per-request USDC micropayments
- —Integrating pay-as-you-go balance lookups into agent workflows
- —Accessing financial data without API key registration
Fit
Best for
- —Agents or services that need on-demand account balance data without subscription commitments
- —Developers experimenting with x402 payment protocol integrations
- —Use cases requiring keyless, permissionless API access on Base
Not for
- —Production systems requiring well-documented, schema-validated APIs
- —High-volume use cases where per-request pricing may add up versus bulk plans
- —Users who need detailed documentation or support before integrating
Quick start
curl -X POST https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/accounts/200/balance \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PAYMENT: <x402-payment-proof>"Endpoint
Quality
The endpoint is live and returns a valid x402 challenge, confirming it works. However, there is no OpenAPI schema, no request/response examples, and all documentation pages are empty stubs showing only 'Connect wallet'. The purpose of this specific endpoint (account balance for account ID 200) is unclear and undocumented.
Warnings
- —No OpenAPI or schema documentation available for this endpoint
- —All documentation pages (docs, API, pricing, README) are empty — only show 'Connect wallet'
- —No request body schema or response schema provided — unclear what parameters are accepted or what data is returned
- —The endpoint path includes a hardcoded account ID (200); it is unclear if this is parameterizable or what accounts are available
- —The broader platform lists many endpoints but none appear to have detailed documentation
Citations
- —The endpoint returns a 402 challenge with maxAmountRequired of 20000 base units of USDC on Basehttps://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/accounts/200/balance
- —All APIs are priced at $0.02 per request with no API keys, no rate limits, and instant accesshttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —The platform offers endpoints across Data & Analytics, AI & ML, Finance & Web3, and Infrastructure categorieshttps://lowpaymentfee.com
- —USDC asset contract on Base is 0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913https://lowpaymentfee.com/api/v1/accounts/200/balance