---
title: "Get Shear Defaults"
method: POST
path: "/v1/geometry/connection/shear-defaults"
tags: ["geometry"]
---

# Get Shear Defaults

`POST /v1/geometry/connection/shear-defaults`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.shapemaker.io` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.shapemaker.io/v1/geometry/connection/shear-defaults`
- Auth: OAuth 2
  - Password
  - Token URL: `/v1/auth`

## Request body

- ShearDefaultsInput
  - `boltsDiameter` number, required
  - `memberType` 'Leg1' | 'Diagonal1' | 'Diagonal2' | 'Horizontal1' | 'Horizontal2' | 'Secondary1' | 'Secondary2' | 'Secondary3' | 'Secondary4' | 'Hip1' | 'Hip2' | 'Hip3' | 'Hip4' | 'Plan1' | 'Plan2' | 'Plan3' | 'Plan4' | 'GuyWire' | 'MonopoleLeg' | 'RigidArm' | 'SingleLeg' | 'RooftopBeam' | 'MountMember', required
  - `numberOfBolts` integer, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- ShearConnectorDefaultsView
  - `boltholeDiameterMm` string, required
  - `plateThicknessMm` string, required
  - `numberOfPatterns` integer, required
  - `numberOfColumns` integer, required
  - `numberOfRows` integer
  - `e1` string, required
  - `e2Edge1` string, required
  - `p1` string, nullable

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

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