Pricing Search API

Search 55,719 construction work items with full cost breakdown, labor, materials, and equipment data. 9 languages. 84 fields per item.

Free & Open No Auth Required 60 req/min

Endpoints Try It Examples Response Languages Limits

55,719

Work Items

Fields per Item

Languages

Base URL

https://buildcalculator.io/api/v1

Endpoints

GETPOST/api/v1/search

Search work items by text query. Returns pricing, labor, materials, and equipment breakdown.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`q`	string	—	Required. Search query (min 2 characters). Works in any language.
`lang`	string	`en`	Database language: en, ru, de, fr, es, pt, zh, ar, hi
`top`	integer	`5`	Number of results to return (1–20)

Try It Live

Search Query

Examples

cURL

bash# GET request
curl "https://buildcalculator.io/api/v1/search?q=concrete+foundation&lang=en&top=5"

# POST request
curl -X POST https://buildcalculator.io/api/v1/search   -H "Content-Type: application/json"   -d '{"q": "concrete foundation", "lang": "en", "top": 5}'

Python

pythonimport requests

response = requests.get("https://buildcalculator.io/api/v1/search", params={
    "q": "brick masonry walls",
    "lang": "en",
    "top": 5
})

data = response.json()
for item in data["results"]:
    print(f"{item['name']}: €{item['pricing']['total_per_unit']}/{item['unit']}")

JavaScript

javascriptconst res = await fetch("https://buildcalculator.io/api/v1/search?q=HVAC+ducting&lang=en&top=3");
const data = await res.json();

data.results.forEach(item => {
  console.log(`${item.name}: €${item.pricing.total_per_unit}/${item.unit}`);
});

Response Structure

json{
  "query": "concrete foundation",
  "language": "en",
  "results_count": 5,
  "results": [
    {
      "rate_code": "KANE_KAME_KAKAME_KAMECON",
      "name": "Concrete preparation device",
      "unit": "m3",
      "currency": "EUR",
      "pricing": {
        "total_per_unit": 167.51,
        "labor_per_unit": 18.80,
        "material_per_unit": 142.92,
        "equipment_per_unit": 4.80
      },
      "cost_breakdown": {
        "labor_pct": 11.3,
        "material_pct": 85.8,
        "equipment_pct": 2.9
      },
      "labor": { "total_people": 167, "labor_hours_total": 165.87 },
      "classification": { "category": "CONSTRUCTION WORK", ... }
    }
  ]
}

GET/api/v1/languages

List all supported languages with item counts.

Supported Languages

en English

ru Russian

de German

fr French

es Spanish

pt Portuguese

zh Chinese

ar Arabic

hi Hindi

GET/api/v1/stats

Database statistics: item counts, categories, languages, metadata.

Rate Limits

Limit	Value
Requests per minute	60
Max results per request	20
Authentication	None required
Cost	Free

Error Codes

Code	Meaning	Action
`400`	Missing or invalid query	Check the `q` parameter (min 2 chars)
`429`	Rate limit exceeded	Wait and retry
`500`	Server error	Try again or contact support

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