REST API v1

NOVTRIQ Engineering API

A REST API giving programmatic access to the full suite of NOVTRIQ engineering calculation tools — PUE, EPBD, NIS2, thermal analysis, carbon, structural design, and more.

Base URL: https://api.novtriq.tech/v1 Format: JSON Auth: X-NOVTRIQ-Key

Authentication

All API requests must include your API key in the request header. You can generate and manage keys from your NOVTRIQ dashboard.

Header X-NOVTRIQ-Key: nvq_your_api_key_here

Base URL https://api.novtriq.tech/v1

Content-Type application/json

Endpoints

All tool endpoints accept POST requests with a JSON body. Every response includes a result object, a confidence score, cited references, and actionable recommendations.

POST /tools/pue Power Usage Effectiveness

Request Body

total_power_kwnumber — total facility power (kW)

it_power_kwnumber — IT equipment power (kW)

cost_per_kwhnumber — electricity cost (€/kWh)

facility_typestring — data_center | edge | colocation

Response Fields

result.puenumber — calculated PUE ratio

result.annual_costnumber — projected annual cost (€)

confidencenumber — 0–1 confidence score

references[]array — cited standards & sources

recommendations[]array — optimisation actions

POST /tools/epbd EPBD Compliance Check

Request Body

building_typestring — office | residential | industrial

floor_area_m2number — gross floor area (m²)

heating_systemstring — gas | heat_pump | district

country_codestring — ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 (e.g. DE, FR, RO)

Response Fields

result.ratingstring — EPC class (A–G)

result.compliantboolean — meets EPBD 2024 standard

confidencenumber — 0–1 confidence score

references[]array — applicable EU directives

recommendations[]array — retrofit actions

POST /tools/nis2 NIS2 Readiness Assessment

Request Body

entity_typestring — essential | important

sectorstring — NIS2 Annex I/II sector name

employee_countnumber — total headcount

current_controls[]array — list of implemented controls

Response Fields

result.scorenumber — readiness score (0–100)

result.gaps[]array — identified compliance gaps

confidencenumber — 0–1 confidence score

references[]array — NIS2 directive articles

recommendations[]array — prioritised remediation steps

POST /tools/thermal Thermal Load Estimation

Request Body

it_load_kwnumber — total IT load (kW)

cooling_typestring — air | liquid | hybrid | free_cooling

ambient_temp_cnumber — design ambient temperature (°C)

redundancy_tierstring — N | N+1 | 2N

Response Fields

result.cooling_kwnumber — required cooling capacity (kW)

result.copnumber — coefficient of performance

confidencenumber — 0–1 confidence score

references[]array — ASHRAE / EN standards cited

recommendations[]array — efficiency improvements

Code Example

Calculate PUE for a 500 kW facility using curl.

bash — curl

curl -X POST https://api.novtriq.tech/v1/tools/pue \
  -H "X-NOVTRIQ-Key: nvq_your_api_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "total_power_kw": 500,
    "it_power_kw":    350,
    "cost_per_kwh":  0.18,
    "facility_type": "data_center"
  '}

# Example response
{
  "result": {
    "pue": 1.43,
    "annual_cost_eur": 789840
  },
  "confidence": 0.97,
  "references": ["EN 50600-4-2", "The Green Grid WP#49"],
  "recommendations": [
    "Consider hot/cold aisle containment to reduce PUE to ~1.25",
    "UPS efficiency upgrade could save ~€32,000/yr"
  ]
}

Rate Limits

Rate limits apply per API key. Exceeding limits returns HTTP 429 Too Many Requests with a Retry-After header.

Plan	Requests / Hour	Requests / Month	MCP Access	Support
Free	10	100	No	Community
Developer	200	1,000	Yes	Email
Enterprise	Unlimited	Unlimited	Yes	SLA + Dedicated

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