Gravitational field strength
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Gravitation & Weight API
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Newtonian gravitation as an API, computed locally and deterministically. The force endpoint applies Newton's law of universal gravitation, F = G·m1·m2/r² — the attractive force between two masses a distance apart, with G = 6.6743×10⁻¹¹ — and solves for whichever of the two masses, the separation or the force you leave out (the Earth and Moon pull on each other with about 2×10²⁰ newtons). The field endpoint gives the gravitational field strength g = G·M/r² at a distance from a mass, or the surface gravity of a built-in body (the Sun, the planets, the Moon and major moons), as a multiple of Earth gravity, and the weight of a test mass placed there. The weight endpoint tells you what something weighs on another world, W = m·g_body — your weight on the Moon, Mars or Jupiter — from a mass or your Earth weight, with the ratio to Earth. Everything is computed locally and deterministically, so it is instant and private. Ideal for physics and astronomy-education tools, space and planetary apps, science museums and games, and engineering. Pure local computation — no key, no third-party service, instant. Live, nothing stored. 3 endpoints. This is gravitational force, field and weight; for orbital speed, period and escape velocity use an orbital-mechanics API.
api.oanor.com/gravitation-api
API health
healthy- Uptime
- 100.00%
- Server probes · 24h
- Avg latency
- 74 ms
- Server probes · 24h
- Subscribers
- 4,813
- active
- Total calls
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- last 7 days
Pricing
Pick a tier — billed monthly, cancel anytime.
Free
Free
- 3,000 calls / month
- 2 requests / second
- Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
- Newton's law of universal gravitation F=G*m1*m2/r^2
- Deterministic, instant local compute
- SI units (kg, m, newtons)
- 3,000 calls/month
Starter
€5.00 /month
- 40,000 calls / month
- 5 requests / second
- Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
- Force, field-strength and surface-gravity endpoints
- Two-body and point-mass calculations
- Configurable G precision
- 40,000 calls/month
Pro
€15.00 /month
- 250,000 calls / month
- 15 requests / second
- Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
- Batch multi-pair force computation
- Planetary weight conversions across bodies
- Orbital-period & escape-velocity helpers
- 250,000 calls/month
Mega
€49.00 /month
- 1,535,000 calls / month
- 40 requests / second
- Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
- High-throughput classroom & app workloads
- Full astronomy preset body catalog
- Priority compute lane
- 1,500,000 calls/month
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Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about pricing, quotas, and integration.
How do I get an API key for Gravitation & Weight API?
Sign up for free at oanor.com, generate an API key from the developer dashboard, and call Gravitation & Weight API with the x-oanor-key header. No credit card needed for the free tier.
What's the rate limit for Gravitation & Weight API?
Free tier allows 1 request per second. Paid plans scale up to 50 requests per second on the Mega tier. Hard limits return HTTP 429 above the quota — no surprise overage charges.
How much does Gravitation & Weight API cost?
Gravitation & Weight API has a free tier with 100 calls / month. Paid plans start at €5.00 / month with higher quotas and faster rate limits.
Can I cancel my subscription anytime?
Yes. Plans are billed monthly and you can cancel anytime from your billing dashboard. No long-term contracts and no cancellation fee.
Is Gravitation & Weight API GDPR-compliant?
All requests to Gravitation & Weight API go through our EU-based gateway. Your upstream API key never leaves our server and no personal data is shared with the upstream provider beyond the request you send.
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curl https://api.oanor.com/gravitation-api/SOME_PATH \
-H "x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."const res = await fetch("https://api.oanor.com/gravitation-api/SOME_PATH", {
headers: { "x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..." }
});
const data = await res.json();$ch = curl_init("https://api.oanor.com/gravitation-api/SOME_PATH");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ["x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);import requests
r = requests.get(
"https://api.oanor.com/gravitation-api/SOME_PATH",
headers={"x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..."},
)
print(r.json())Ratings
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