# Estimate workflow price

POST

/v1/workspaces/{workspace\_id}/workflows/{workflow\_id}/estimate

```bash
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.app.layer.ai/api/v1/workspaces/:workspace_id/workflows/:workflow_id/estimate \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "inputs": {}
}'
```

```python
import requests


url = "https://api.app.layer.ai/api/v1/workspaces/:workspace_id/workflows/:workflow_id/estimate"


payload = { "inputs": {} }
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}


response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)


print(response.json())
```

```js
const url = 'https://api.app.layer.ai/api/v1/workspaces/:workspace_id/workflows/:workflow_id/estimate';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"inputs":{}}'
};


try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main


import (
  "fmt"
  "strings"
  "net/http"
  "io"
)


func main() {


  url := "https://api.app.layer.ai/api/v1/workspaces/:workspace_id/workflows/:workflow_id/estimate"


  payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"inputs\": {}\n}")


  req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)


  req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")


  res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)


  defer res.Body.Close()
  body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)


  fmt.Println(res)
  fmt.Println(string(body))


}
```

```php
<?php


$curl = curl_init();


curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.app.layer.ai/api/v1/workspaces/:workspace_id/workflows/:workflow_id/estimate",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'inputs' => [


    ]
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type: application/json"
  ],
]);


$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);


curl_close($curl);


if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}
```

```java
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();


MediaType mediaType = MediaType.parse("application/json");
RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(mediaType, "{\n  \"inputs\": {}\n}");
Request request = new Request.Builder()
  .url("https://api.app.layer.ai/api/v1/workspaces/:workspace_id/workflows/:workflow_id/estimate")
  .post(body)
  .addHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .build();


Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'


url = URI("https://api.app.layer.ai/api/v1/workspaces/:workspace_id/workflows/:workflow_id/estimate")


http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true


request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"inputs\": {}\n}"


response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```csharp
var client = new RestClient("https://api.app.layer.ai/api/v1/workspaces/:workspace_id/workflows/:workflow_id/estimate");
var request = new RestRequest("", Method.Post);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"inputs\": {}\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
var response = client.Execute(request);
```

* Production

Estimate the Creative Units cost of running a workflow with given inputs.

## Authorizations

* **[bearerAuth](/docs/rest-api#bearerauth)**

## Parameters

### Path Parameters

**workspace\_id**

required

_Workspace Id_

string format: uuid

**workflow\_id**

required

_Workflow Id_

string format: uuid

## Request Bodyrequired

_EstimateWorkflowPriceRequest_object

**inputs**

required

_Inputs_

Workflow inputs matching the workflow’s input schema.

object

**_key_**

additional properties

any

##### Examplegenerated

```json
{
  "inputs": {}
}
```

## Responses

### 200

Successful Response

_EstimateWorkflowPriceOutput_object

**estimated\_price\_creative\_units**

required

_Estimated Price Creative Units_

Total estimated Creative Units price for this run.

number

**output\_counts**

required

_Output Counts_

Expected output count for each workflow output parameter.

Array<object>

_EstimateWorkflowOutputCount_object

**output**

required

_WorkflowOutput_

The output parameter definition.

object

**name**

required

_Name_

Output parameter name

string

**type**

required

_Type_

Output type: file, string, etc.

string

**value\_schema**

Any of:

**object**

object

**_key_**

additional properties

any

**null**

null

**description**

required

_Description_

What this output contains

string

**display\_name**

Any of:

**string**

string

**null**

null

**count**

required

_Count_

The expected number of outputs

integer

**workspace\_balance\_creative\_units**

required

_Workspace Balance Creative Units_

Usable Creative Units balance (total balance minus reserved by in-progress generations).

number

**estimated\_remaining\_balance\_creative\_units**

required

_Estimated Remaining Balance Creative Units_

Usable balance after subtracting the estimated price. Can be negative.

number

**has\_sufficient\_creative\_units**

required

_Has Sufficient Creative Units_

Whether the workspace has enough available Creative Units to cover the estimated price.

boolean

##### Examplegenerated

```json
{
  "estimated_price_creative_units": 1,
  "output_counts": [
    {
      "output": {
        "name": "example",
        "type": "example",
        "value_schema": {},
        "description": "example",
        "display_name": "example"
      },
      "count": 1
    }
  ],
  "workspace_balance_creative_units": 1,
  "estimated_remaining_balance_creative_units": 1,
  "has_sufficient_creative_units": true
}
```

### 401

Unauthenticated — missing or invalid Bearer token.

object

**type**

required

string

**title**

required

string

**status**

required

integer

**detail**

required

string

##### Example

```json
{
  "type": "https://api.layer.ai/errors/ERROR_CODE",
  "title": "Error Title",
  "status": 400,
  "detail": "Human-readable description."
}
```

### 403

Forbidden — insufficient permissions.

object

**type**

required

string

**title**

required

string

**status**

required

integer

**detail**

required

string

##### Example

```json
{
  "type": "https://api.layer.ai/errors/ERROR_CODE",
  "title": "Error Title",
  "status": 400,
  "detail": "Human-readable description."
}
```

### 404

Resource not found.

object

**type**

required

string

**title**

required

string

**status**

required

integer

**detail**

required

string

##### Example

```json
{
  "type": "https://api.layer.ai/errors/ERROR_CODE",
  "title": "Error Title",
  "status": 400,
  "detail": "Human-readable description."
}
```

### 422

Invalid input parameters.

object

**type**

required

string

**title**

required

string

**status**

required

integer

**detail**

required

string

##### Example

```json
{
  "type": "https://api.layer.ai/errors/ERROR_CODE",
  "title": "Error Title",
  "status": 400,
  "detail": "Human-readable description."
}
```

### 429

Rate limited — too many concurrent requests.

object

**type**

required

string

**title**

required

string

**status**

required

integer

**detail**

required

string

##### Example

```json
{
  "type": "https://api.layer.ai/errors/ERROR_CODE",
  "title": "Error Title",
  "status": 400,
  "detail": "Human-readable description."
}
```

### 500

Internal server error.

object

**type**

required

string

**title**

required

string

**status**

required

integer

**detail**

required

string

##### Example

```json
{
  "type": "https://api.layer.ai/errors/ERROR_CODE",
  "title": "Error Title",
  "status": 400,
  "detail": "Human-readable description."
}
```
