---
title: "Reading Time Calculator"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/tools/reading-time-calculator"
tags: ["tools"]
---

# Reading Time Calculator

`POST /api/v1/tools/reading-time-calculator`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://toolforte.com`
- URL: `https://toolforte.com/api/v1/tools/reading-time-calculator`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Estimate how long a text takes to read and to speak aloud, from the text itself or a word count, at a chosen words-per-minute plus slow, average and fast presets.

## Request body

- object
  - `text` string
  - `readingWpm` integer
  - `speakingWpm` integer

## Response `200`

Successful result

- object
  - `ok` boolean
  - `data` object
    - `wordCount` integer
    - `characters` integer
    - `sentences` integer
    - `reading` object
      - `label` string
      - `wpm` integer
      - `minutes` number
      - `time` string
    - `speaking` object
      - `label` string
      - `wpm` integer
      - `minutes` number
      - `time` string
    - `readingPresets` object[]
      - `label` string
      - `wpm` integer
      - `minutes` number
      - `time` string
    - `speakingPresets` object[]
      - `label` string
      - `wpm` integer
      - `minutes` number
      - `time` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Missing or invalid request fields
- `401`: Invalid or missing API key
- `429`: Monthly plan limit reached

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/toolforte/apis/toolforte-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/toolforte/apis/toolforte-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/toolforte/apis/toolforte-api/revisions/4d814d484dfc?raw)