Balloons to float a payload

Code snippets

curl "https://api.oanor.com/balloon-api/v1/float" \
  -H "x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."

await fetch("https://api.oanor.com/balloon-api/v1/float", {
  headers: { "x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..." }
});

$ch = curl_init("https://api.oanor.com/balloon-api/v1/float");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ["x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."]);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
$out = curl_exec($ch);

import requests
requests.get(
    "https://api.oanor.com/balloon-api/v1/float",
    headers={"x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..."}
)

Example response

A real response from this endpoint, captured by the latest health check.

{
    "data": {
        "note": "Balloons needed = payload ÷ net lift per balloon, rounded up. Helium leaks, so floats fade within a day or two — add a few extra and use a balloon treatment (HiFloat) for longevity.",
        "inputs": {
            "payload_g": 50,
            "diameter_in": 11
        },
        "balloons_needed": 6,
        "net_lift_per_balloon_g": 9.15
    },
    "meta": {
        "timestamp": "2026-06-06T15:30:49.742Z",
        "request_id": "5acab8ef-a158-4abd-9980-8c8224cc2ad7"
    },
    "status": "ok",
    "message": "Balloons to float",
    "success": true
}