---
title: "Quote a Read an award letter call (free)"
method: POST
path: "/v1/tools/awardlens/quote"
---

# Quote a Read an award letter call (free)

`POST /v1/tools/awardlens/quote`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.counselorai.app`
- URL: `https://api.counselorai.app/v1/tools/awardlens/quote`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Free pre-flight. Validates the input and returns the exact credit hold a real call would take at this account's price, without billing anything. An invalid input is still a 200: the body carries valid:false and the validation errors.

## Request body

- object
  - `studentName` string: The student this is about. Used in the output text.
  - `letter1` string, required: First award letter, pasted as plain text.
  - `letter2` string: Second award letter, to compare against the first.
  - `letter3` string: Third award letter.
  - `scorecardData` string[]: Optional College Scorecard lines to ground the comparison: acceptance rate, graduation rate, average net price. Include the original Letter number and school/campus; unverified caller-supplied context.

## Response `200`

Quote

- object
  - `tool` string
  - `valid` boolean
  - `validation_errors` unknown[]
    - unknown
  - `estimated_credits` integer
  - `estimated_usd` number
  - `max_credits_held` integer
  - `max_credits_supported` boolean
  - `credit_balance` integer
  - `sufficient` boolean
  - `price_multiplier` number

---

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