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Worm Gear API

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Worm-gear engineering maths as an API, computed locally and deterministically — the ratio, lead-angle and efficiency numbers a machine designer or millwright sizes a worm drive with. The ratio endpoint gives the reduction = wheel teeth ÷ worm starts, so a single-start worm on a 40-tooth wheel is a big 40:1 reduction in one compact stage — the high ratio in a small package is the whole appeal of a worm drive. The geometry endpoint gives the lead (= starts × axial pitch, with axial pitch = π × module) and the lead angle = atan(lead ÷ (π × worm pitch diameter)), and tests for self-locking: a small lead angle (roughly under 5–6° for typical steel-on-bronze) means the wheel cannot back-drive the worm — invaluable for hoists and holding loads, at the cost of efficiency. The efficiency endpoint gives the mesh efficiency when the worm drives = tan(lead angle) ÷ tan(lead angle + friction angle), which is low for the small lead angles that give big ratios — often 50–70 %, which is why worm gears run warm and need good lubrication — while high-lead multi-start worms reach 90 %+; when the lead angle drops to the friction angle the drive becomes self-locking. Everything is computed locally and deterministically, so it is instant and private. Ideal for mechanical-design and gearbox tools, machine-building and CAD utilities, and engineering calculators. Pure local computation — no key, no third-party service, instant. Confirm self-locking dynamically — vibration can unlock a marginal pair. 3 compute endpoints. For spur gears use a spur-gear API; for a general ratio a gear-ratio API.

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€12.70 /month

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€39.20 /month

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Frequently asked questions

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How do I get an API key for Worm Gear API?
Sign up for free at oanor.com, generate an API key from the developer dashboard, and call Worm Gear API with the x-oanor-key header. No credit card needed for the free tier.
What's the rate limit for Worm Gear API?
Free tier allows 1 request per second. Paid plans scale up to 50 requests per second on the Mega tier. Hard limits return HTTP 429 above the quota — no surprise overage charges.
How much does Worm Gear API cost?
Worm Gear API has a free tier with 100 calls / month. Paid plans start at €12.70 / month with higher quotas and faster rate limits.
Can I cancel my subscription anytime?
Yes. Plans are billed monthly and you can cancel anytime from your billing dashboard. No long-term contracts and no cancellation fee.
Is Worm Gear API GDPR-compliant?
All requests to Worm Gear API go through our EU-based gateway. Your upstream API key never leaves our server and no personal data is shared with the upstream provider beyond the request you send.

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curl https://api.oanor.com/wormgear-api/SOME_PATH \
  -H "x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."
const res = await fetch("https://api.oanor.com/wormgear-api/SOME_PATH", {
  headers: { "x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..." }
});
const data = await res.json();
$ch = curl_init("https://api.oanor.com/wormgear-api/SOME_PATH");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ["x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
import requests
r = requests.get(
    "https://api.oanor.com/wormgear-api/SOME_PATH",
    headers={"x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..."},
)
print(r.json())

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