# Home Equity Calculator API

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt).

Calculate home equity, LTV, CLTV, and optional five-year equity projection.

Use this endpoint to add the tool to your app, site, workflow, or agent without rebuilding formulas, validation, examples, and docs.

- Slug: `home-equity-calculator`
- Category: `finance`
- Version: `2026-04-22`
- Credits per successful call: 2
- Starts on: starter
- Max payload: 65536 bytes
- Privacy mode: `hash_only`
- Available on: starter, pro, business, scale
- Browser tool: https://miniwebtool.com/home-equity-calculator/

## Endpoint

`POST https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/home-equity-calculator/run`

## Request body

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `home_value` | `float` | yes |  |
| `mortgage_balance` | `float` | yes |  |
| `other_loans` | `float` | no |  |
| `original_price` | `Optional` | no |  |
| `appreciation_rate` | `Optional` | no |  |
| `annual_paydown` | `Optional` | no |  |

## Example request

```json
{
  "home_value": 400000,
  "mortgage_balance": 280000,
  "other_loans": 0,
  "original_price": 320000,
  "appreciation_rate": 3.5,
  "annual_paydown": 8000
}
```

## cURL

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/home-equity-calculator/run \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer mwt_live_YOUR_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"home_value":400000,"mortgage_balance":280000,"other_loans":0,"original_price":320000,"appreciation_rate":3.5,"annual_paydown":8000}'
```

## Response envelope

```json
{
  "request_id": "01K...",
  "tool": "home-equity-calculator",
  "tool_version": "2026-04-22",
  "credits_used": 2,
  "result": {}
}
```

## Errors

Errors are RFC 7807 `application/problem+json`. Branch on `code`, not `title`.

## MCP

Agents can discover and call this tool through `https://api.miniwebtool.com/mcp` or `https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/mcp` using MCP `tools/list` and `tools/call`.

## Frequently asked

### What does the Home Equity Calculator API do?

Calculate home equity, LTV, CLTV, and optional five-year equity projection. Use it to add this utility without rebuilding formulas, validation, examples, and documentation.

### How much does one call cost?

2 credits per successful call. Failed calls do not bill.

### What parameters are required?

Required fields: home_value, mortgage_balance. Full schema at `https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/openapi.json`.

### Is this deterministic?

Yes. Same input, same output. Tool version: 2026-04-22.