---
title: "For the current user, returns an estimate on how long it would take to finish reading the chapter."
method: GET
path: "/api/Reader/time-left-for-chapter"
tags: ["Reader"]
---

# For the current user, returns an estimate on how long it would take to finish reading the chapter.

`GET /api/Reader/time-left-for-chapter`

## Request

- Base URL: `http://localhost:5000`
- URL: `http://localhost:5000/api/Reader/time-left-for-chapter`
- Auth: API key in header `x-api-key`

For Epubs, this does not check words inside a chapter due to overhead so may not work in all cases.

## Query parameters

- `seriesId` integer
- `chapterId` integer

## Response `200`

OK

- HourEstimateRangeDto
  - `minHours` integer
  - `maxHours` integer
  - `avgHours` number, float
  - `wordCount` integer
  - `pageCount` integer

## Changes

- **2026-03-19** `1acacd51149a`: 6 info
  - added the optional property `pageCount` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/plain)
  - added the optional property `pageCount` to the response with the `200` status (media type: application/json)
  - added the optional property `pageCount` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/json)
  - added the optional property `wordCount` to the response with the `200` status (media type: text/plain)
  - …2 more
- **2025-08-30** `e28764d251f1`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/kareadita/apis/kavita/changes/api/Reader/time-left-for-chapter/get.md)

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