---
title: "Get Estimate"
method: GET
path: "/estimate"
---

# Get Estimate

`GET /estimate`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://www.clipzyn.com/v1`
- URL: `https://www.clipzyn.com/v1/estimate`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Pre-commit ETA range for a prospective run (v2 §4.7: authenticated on
/v1, unlike the legacy route). ETA ONLY -- no cost figure exists to expose
(A11 governs any future cost surface). Delegates to the browser's estimate
handler (the exact run-time planner; ``{eta_range_sec, eta_basis, top_n}``,
fail-open to a null estimate, never a 500). Costs nothing quota-wise. Call before a run
when the human asks for timing, and report a null range as unknown. Recover from
validation_error by fixing duration_sec or top_n. For rate_limited or
service_unavailable, wait retry_after_sec and retry once.

## Query parameters

- `duration_sec` number, nullable
- `top_n` integer, nullable
- `kind` string, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- object

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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