STANDS4 Web Services:
Conversions API
The Convert.net Conversions API enables you to get instant and accurate answers to complex mathematical expressions and thousands of conversion related queries that can be posted in a natural language representation without any strict syntax. Please visit our conversions help page for more information.
Request URL:
https://www.stands4.com/services/v2/conv.php
Request parameters:
| Parameter | Value | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uid | string | Y | Your API user id |
|
| tokenid | string | Y | Your valid developer token id |
|
| expression | string | Y | The expressions you would like to evaluate |
|
| format | string | N | xml | The format in which you want the result returned (xml or json) |
Sample request URL:
https://www.stands4.com/services/v2/conv.php?uid=1001&tokenid=tk324324324&expression=Convert+5+pounds+to+kilograms&format=xml
Response elements:
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| results | Contains all of the query responses |
| errorCode | The error code associated with this query evaluation (0 means success) |
| errorMessage | The error message associated with this query evaluation |
| result | The formatted answer to the evaluated query |
| category | The category that this conversion query belongs to |
Sample response:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<results>
<errorCode>0</errorCode>
<errorMessage></errorMessage>
<result>5 Kilograms = 14.7 Pounds</result>
<category>Weight</category>
</results>
{
"results": {
"errorCode": "0",
"errorMessage": "",
"result": "5 Kilograms = 14.7 Pounds",
"category": "Weight"
}
}
Example use case:
RefSeek, a web search engine for students and researchers, is using the Convert.net API to provide its users with instant answers to conversion related queries.
Want to use this service?
The Conversions API service is free to use for up to 100 queries per day.
For a premium commercial license, please contact us.