---
title: "Burn Rate & Runway Calculator"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/tools/burn-rate-runway-calculator"
tags: ["business"]
---

# Burn Rate & Runway Calculator

`POST /api/v1/tools/burn-rate-runway-calculator`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://calcfleet.com`
- URL: `https://calcfleet.com/api/v1/tools/burn-rate-runway-calculator`
- Auth: none declared

Calculate startup burn rate and cash runway. Gross vs net burn, default alive or dead verdict, and month-by-month cash balance simulation with revenue growth.

## Request body

- object
  - `cashBalance` number, required
  - `monthlyExpenses` number, required
  - `monthlyRevenue` number, required
  - `monthlyRevenueGrowthPct` number, required
  - `monthlyExpenseGrowthPct` number, required

## Response `200`

Successful calculation result.

- object
  - `result` object, required: Structured calculation output (fields vary per calculator).

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid input — the issues array contains Zod validation errors.
- `403`: Forbidden — an Authorization: Bearer cf_… key was supplied but is invalid.
- `404`: Unknown tool slug.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/calcfleet/apis/calcfleet-financial-calculators-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/calcfleet/apis/calcfleet-financial-calculators-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/calcfleet/apis/calcfleet-financial-calculators-api/revisions/cd9abd595bbe?raw)