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GET /v1/ink

Ink needed for a run

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api.oanor.com/screenprint-api

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Code snippets

curl "https://api.oanor.com/screenprint-api/v1/ink" \
  -H "x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."
await fetch("https://api.oanor.com/screenprint-api/v1/ink", {
  headers: { "x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..." }
});
$ch = curl_init("https://api.oanor.com/screenprint-api/v1/ink");
curl_setopt($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/screenprint-api/v1/ink",
    headers={"x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..."}
)

Example response

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

{
    "data": {
        "note": "Ink = (print area × prints) ÷ ink mileage. Mileage is in² covered per pound — plastisol runs ~12,000–18,000 in²/lb (lower for heavy underbase/low mesh, higher for thin prints on fine mesh). Buy ~15–20 % extra for the screen, flooding and waste.",
        "inputs": {
            "prints": 150,
            "area_in2": 100,
            "mileage_in2_per_lb": 15000
        },
        "ink_grams": 453.6,
        "ink_pounds": 1,
        "grams_per_print": 3.02,
        "total_print_area_in2": 15000
    },
    "meta": {
        "timestamp": "2026-06-06T07:14:01.206Z",
        "request_id": "27a404af-3af3-4f66-9f37-4782f3786741"
    },
    "status": "ok",
    "message": "Ink needed",
    "success": true
}