---
title: "Pet Cost Calculator (First-Year & Lifetime)"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/tools/pet-cost-calculator"
tags: ["pet"]
---

# Pet Cost Calculator (First-Year & Lifetime)

`POST /api/v1/tools/pet-cost-calculator`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://calcfleet.com`
- URL: `https://calcfleet.com/api/v1/tools/pet-cost-calculator`
- Auth: none declared

Add up the true cost of a pet: first-year and lifetime. Enter monthly food, vet, insurance, and supplies plus setup cost to see what it really adds up to.

## Request body

- object
  - `food` number, required
  - `vet` number, required
  - `insurance` number, required
  - `supplies` number, required
  - `other` number, required
  - `setupCost` number, required
  - `lifespanYears` integer, 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.

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[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)