/v1/precip-rate
Sprinkler precipitation rate
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curl "https://api.oanor.com/irrigation-api/v1/precip-rate" \ -H "x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."
await fetch("https://api.oanor.com/irrigation-api/v1/precip-rate", {
headers: { "x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..." }
});
$ch = curl_init("https://api.oanor.com/irrigation-api/v1/precip-rate");
curl_setopt($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/irrigation-api/v1/precip-rate",
headers={"x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..."}
)
Example response
A real response from this endpoint, captured by the latest health check.
{
"data": {
"note": "Precipitation rate = 96.25 × GPM per head ÷ the area each head waters (head spacing × row spacing in feet). 96.25 is the in/hr that one gallon-per-minute makes over a square foot. Match precipitation rates within a zone — mixing rates means some areas drown while others go dry.",
"inputs": {
"gpm_per_head": 3,
"row_spacing_ft": 15,
"head_spacing_ft": 15
},
"precip_rate_in_hr": 1.283,
"area_per_head_sqft": 225
},
"meta": {
"timestamp": "2026-06-06T15:30:44.136Z",
"request_id": "7b9c4f96-5e0c-4f27-8208-ff0336eed490"
},
"status": "ok",
"message": "Precipitation rate",
"success": true
}