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Unit Rate Calculator API

math 1 credit / call v2026-04-22

Calculate a unit rate or compare two unit rates.

One POST adds Unit Rate 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/unit-rate-calculator/run

Request body

Field Type Req.
mode
single | compare
str
total float | None
quantity float | None
total_unit str
quantity_unit str
total_a float | None
quantity_a float | None
total_b float | None
quantity_b float | None
label_a str
label_b str

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": "unit-rate-calculator",
  "tool_version": "2026-04-22",
  "credits_used": 1,
  "result": { ... }
}

Try it

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Code examples

curl -X POST https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/unit-rate-calculator/run \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer mwt_live_YOUR_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"mode":"single","total":12,"quantity":3,"total_unit":"$","quantity_unit":"item"}'
import requests

resp = requests.post(
    'https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/unit-rate-calculator/run',
    headers={'Authorization': 'Bearer mwt_live_YOUR_KEY'},
    json={'mode': 'single', 'total': 12, 'quantity': 3, 'total_unit': '$', 'quantity_unit': 'item'},
)
resp.raise_for_status()
print(resp.json())
const resp = await fetch(
  'https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/unit-rate-calculator/run',
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': 'Bearer mwt_live_YOUR_KEY',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({"mode":"single","total":12,"quantity":3,"total_unit":"$","quantity_unit":"item"}),
  }
);
const data = await resp.json();
console.log(data);
<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/unit-rate-calculator/run');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Authorization: Bearer mwt_live_YOUR_KEY',
        'Content-Type: application/json',
    ],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'mode' => 'single',
    'total' => 12,
    'quantity' => 3,
    'total_unit' => '$',
    'quantity_unit' => 'item'
]),
]);
$resp = curl_exec($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/unit-rate-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 = {
  'mode' => 'single',
  'total' => 12,
  'quantity' => 3,
  'total_unit' => '$',
  'quantity_unit' => 'item'
}.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{}{
    "mode": "single",
    "total": 12,
    "quantity": 3,
    "total_unit": "$",
    "quantity_unit": "item",
  })
  req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/unit-rate-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/unit-rate-calculator/run"))
    .header("Authorization", "Bearer mwt_live_YOUR_KEY")
    .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
    .POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString("{\"mode\":\"single\",\"total\":12,\"quantity\":3,\"total_unit\":\"$\",\"quantity_unit\":\"item\"}"))
    .build();

var resp = client.send(req, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
System.out.println(resp.body());
how-to call unit-rate-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/unit-rate-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 Unit Rate Calculator API do?+

Calculate a unit rate or compare two unit rates. Use it to add this utility without rebuilding formulas, validation, examples, and documentation.

How much does one call to Unit Rate Calculator cost?+

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

What parameters does the Unit Rate Calculator API require?+

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

Is the Unit Rate 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 Unit Rate Calculator API?+

Yes. Connect to https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/mcp over the Model Context Protocol. The agent discovers `unit-rate-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 (unit-rate-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=="unit-rate-calculator")'
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