NOVTRIQ Engineering API

Authentication

The Free tier is keyless — call any tool directly, rate-limited to 5 requests/min per IP. Paid tiers (Starter, Pro, Enterprise) send an API key in the request header. Generate and manage keys from your NOVTRIQ dashboard.

Core endpointsEvery tool is a POST to /v1/tools/{tool_name} with a JSON body of that tool's inputs.

Worked examplecalculate_pue — Power Usage Effectiveness for a data centre / server room.

Request

# Free tier — no key required (5 req/min per IP)
curl -X POST https://api.novtriq.tech/v1/tools/calculate_pue \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "it_load_kw":    500,
    "cooling_kw":    200,
    "ups_losses_kw":  25,
    "lighting_kw":   1.5
  }'

# Paid tiers add:  -H "X-API-Key: ntq_live_your_api_key_here"

Response (live output, abridged)

{
  "pue_score": 1.453,
  "overhead_ratio": 0.453,
  "efficiency_rating": "Good",
  "total_facility_load_kw": 726.5,
  "annual_cost_estimate_gbp": 954621.0,
  "recommendations": [
    "Improving PUE from 1.453 to 1.4 would save ~GBP 34,821/year..."
  ],
  "standard_reference": "IEC 30134-2:2016 / ASHRAE TC 9.9",
  "disclaimer": "Automated, indicative estimate — must be validated by a qualified engineer...",
  "tier": "free"
}

Field names differ per tool. Call GET /v1/tools for every tool's exact input schema, or use the MCP tools/list method.

All 27 toolsPOST each to /v1/tools/{tool_name}. Full input schemas at GET /v1/tools.

Rate limits & plansLimits apply per API key (per IP on Free). Exceeding a limit returns HTTP 429 with a Retry-After header.

Annual billing saves ~20% (Starter £23/mo · Pro £79/mo · Enterprise £399/mo). See pricing.

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