Pump affinity laws
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Pump Power API
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Pump power, head and affinity maths as an API, computed locally and deterministically. The power endpoint computes the power a pump needs from its flow rate, head, fluid density and efficiency: the hydraulic (water) power is ρ·g·Q·H, the shaft (brake) power is that divided by the pump efficiency, and an optional motor efficiency gives the electrical input power — all reported in watts, kilowatts and horsepower. Flow accepts litres per second or minute, cubic metres per hour or second and US gallons per minute; head accepts metres or feet; and the fluid can be water, seawater, oil, diesel and more, or a custom density. The head endpoint converts between pressure and head of fluid, H = P/(ρ·g), in both directions, across pascals, kPa, bar, psi and atmospheres. The affinity endpoint applies the pump affinity laws — flow scales with speed, head with speed squared and power with speed cubed — to predict the new operating point when you change the pump speed or trim the impeller diameter. Everything is computed locally and deterministically, so it is instant and private. Ideal for plumbing and HVAC tools, process and water-treatment engineering, irrigation and pool-pump apps, and energy-efficiency calculators. Pure local computation — no key, no third-party service, instant. Live, nothing stored. 3 endpoints. This is pump power and head maths; for flow rate from pipe diameter and velocity use a pipe-flow API and for open-channel flow use a Manning API.
api.oanor.com/pump-api
API health
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- 100.00%
- Server probes · 24h
- Avg latency
- 75 ms
- Server probes · 24h
- Subscribers
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- active
- Total calls
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- last 7 days
Pricing
Pick a tier — billed monthly, cancel anytime.
Free
Free
- 2,000 calls / month
- 2 requests / second
- Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
- Hydraulic power from flow rate and head
- Single-call power endpoint
- Deterministic SI-unit results
- Community support
Starter
€9.00 /month
- 40,000 calls / month
- 5 requests / second
- Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
- Power, head and affinity-law endpoints
- Shaft power with pump efficiency input
- Metric and US-customary units
- Email support
Pro
€24.00 /month
- 250,000 calls / month
- 15 requests / second
- Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
- Full affinity-law speed and impeller scaling
- Batch pump-curve point computation
- NPSH and head-loss helpers
- Priority support
Mega
€74.00 /month
- 1,519,000 calls / month
- 40 requests / second
- Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
- High-volume pump-selection sizing
- All endpoints at max throughput
- Bulk affinity-law sweep computation
- SLA-backed dedicated support
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api.oanor.com/hydrauliccylinder-api
Frequently asked questions
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How do I get an API key for Pump Power API?
Sign up for free at oanor.com, generate an API key from the developer dashboard, and call Pump Power API with the x-oanor-key header. No credit card needed for the free tier.
What's the rate limit for Pump Power 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 Pump Power API cost?
Pump Power API has a free tier with 100 calls / month. Paid plans start at €9.00 / 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 Pump Power API GDPR-compliant?
All requests to Pump Power 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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-H "x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."const res = await fetch("https://api.oanor.com/pump-api/SOME_PATH", {
headers: { "x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..." }
});
const data = await res.json();$ch = curl_init("https://api.oanor.com/pump-api/SOME_PATH");
curl_setopt($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/pump-api/SOME_PATH",
headers={"x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..."},
)
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