---
title: "Return an estimate of the impact of a given usage"
method: POST
path: "/environmental-impact/estimate"
---

# Return an estimate of the impact of a given usage

`POST /environmental-impact/estimate`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api-ch-gva-2.exoscale.com/v2`
- URL: `https://api-ch-gva-2.exoscale.com/v2/environmental-impact/estimate`
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/exoscale/apis/exoscale-api/docs/environmental-impact/estimate/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

## Request body

- object
  - `sku` string, required
  - `metadata` object

## Response `200`

Impact estimate

- object
  - `impact` object, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request (e.g. product does not exist)
- `500`: Internal server error

## Changes

- **2026-11-06** `63da6f74c845`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/exoscale/apis/exoscale-api/changes/environmental-impact/estimate/post.md)

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