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Drywall Calculator API

construction 1 credit / call v2026-04-22

Drywall sheets, joint compound, tape, and screws needed for walls and ceilings with a waste allowance.

One POST adds Drywall Calculator to your app, site, workflow, or agent — formula, validation, edge cases, and docs already handled.

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Endpoint

POST · 1cr
POST https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/drywall-calculator/run

Request body

Field Type Req.
unit_system
imperial | metric
str
sheet_size
4x8 | 4x10 | 4x12 | 1.2x2.4 | 1.2x3.0
str
wall_area
Total wall area (sq ft or sq m)
float
ceiling_area float
waste_percent float

Cost & access

  • 1 credit per successful call — failed calls refund.
  • Starts on: Free.
  • Max payload: 65536 bytes.
  • Privacy mode: hash_only
  • Available on: free, starter, pro, business, scale

Response envelope

{
  "request_id": "01K...",
  "tool": "drywall-calculator",
  "tool_version": "2026-04-22",
  "credits_used": 1,
  "result": { ... }
}

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imperial | metric
4x8 | 4x10 | 4x12 | 1.2x2.4 | 1.2x3.0
Total wall area (sq ft or sq m)

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Code examples

curl -X POST https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/drywall-calculator/run \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer mwt_live_YOUR_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"unit_system":"imperial","sheet_size":"4x8","wall_area":352,"ceiling_area":120,"waste_percent":10}'
import requests

resp = requests.post(
    'https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/drywall-calculator/run',
    headers={'Authorization': 'Bearer mwt_live_YOUR_KEY'},
    json={'unit_system': 'imperial', 'sheet_size': '4x8', 'wall_area': 352, 'ceiling_area': 120, 'waste_percent': 10},
)
resp.raise_for_status()
data = resp.json()
print(data)
const resp = await fetch(
  'https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/drywall-calculator/run',
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': 'Bearer mwt_live_YOUR_KEY',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({"unit_system":"imperial","sheet_size":"4x8","wall_area":352,"ceiling_area":120,"waste_percent":10}),
  }
);
const data = await resp.json();
console.log(data);
<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/drywall-calculator/run');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Authorization: Bearer mwt_live_YOUR_KEY',
        'Content-Type: application/json',
    ],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'unit_system' => 'imperial',
    'sheet_size' => '4x8',
    'wall_area' => 352,
    'ceiling_area' => 120,
    'waste_percent' => 10
]),
]);
$resp = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
print_r(json_decode($resp, true));
require 'net/http'
require 'json'
require 'uri'

uri = URI('https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/drywall-calculator/run')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = (uri.scheme == 'https')

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req['Authorization'] = 'Bearer mwt_live_YOUR_KEY'
req['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
req.body = {
  'unit_system' => 'imperial',
  'sheet_size' => '4x8',
  'wall_area' => 352,
  'ceiling_area' => 120,
  'waste_percent' => 10
}.to_json

resp = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(resp.body).inspect
package main

import (
  "bytes"
  "encoding/json"
  "fmt"
  "io"
  "net/http"
)

func main() {
  body, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]interface{}{
    "unit_system": "imperial",
    "sheet_size": "4x8",
    "wall_area": 352,
    "ceiling_area": 120,
    "waste_percent": 10,
  })
  req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/drywall-calculator/run", bytes.NewReader(body))
  req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer mwt_live_YOUR_KEY")
  req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

  resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
  if err != nil { panic(err) }
  defer resp.Body.Close()
  out, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
  fmt.Println(string(out))
}
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.*;

var client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
var req = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
    .uri(URI.create("https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/drywall-calculator/run"))
    .header("Authorization", "Bearer mwt_live_YOUR_KEY")
    .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
    .POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString("{\"unit_system\":\"imperial\",\"sheet_size\":\"4x8\",\"wall_area\":352,\"ceiling_area\":120,\"waste_percent\":10}"))
    .build();

var resp = client.send(req, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
System.out.println(resp.body());
how-to call drywall-calculator
  1. Get an API key
    Get an API key. Sign up free for a bearer token. 1,000 credits/month, no card.
  2. Assemble the JSON body
    Required fields: . See the Request body table above for the full schema.
  3. POST to https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/drywall-calculator/run
    Headers: Authorization: Bearer <key> and Content-Type: application/json. Copy-paste snippets in 7 languages are under Code examples.
  4. Parse the response
    Envelope: {request_id, tool, tool_version, credits_used, result}. The typed output lives in result.
faq frequently asked
What does the Drywall Calculator API do?+

Drywall sheets, joint compound, tape, and screws needed for walls and ceilings with a waste allowance. Use it to add this utility without rebuilding formulas, validation, examples, and documentation.

How much does one call to Drywall Calculator cost?+

1 credit per successful call. Failed calls (validation errors, 5xx) don't bill.

What parameters does the Drywall Calculator API require?+

Required fields: (none). Full schema at /v1/openapi.json.

Is the Drywall Calculator API deterministic?+

Yes — same input, same output, forever. Tool version 2026-04-22; output shape is stable within a major version.

Can an AI agent call the Drywall Calculator API?+

Yes. Connect to https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/mcp over the Model Context Protocol. The agent discovers `drywall-calculator` with its JSON Schema automatically, so the model can plan while MiniWebtool handles the exact tool result.

What format does the API return?+

JSON with a stable envelope: `{request_id, tool, tool_version, credits_used, result}`. Errors are RFC 7807 `application/problem+json`.

mcp use from an AI agent

Every endpoint on this site is also exposed via the Model Context Protocol at https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/mcp. Claude, Cursor, and any MCP-capable agent can discover this tool (drywall-calculator) and its JSON Schema automatically — no client codegen.

# List tools the agent can call
curl -s https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}' \
 | jq '.result.tools[] | select(.name=="drywall-calculator")'
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