API Endpoint

Emergency Fund Gap

Calculate how much emergency fund is needed and gap from current savings.

Endpoint

POST https://likeoptions.com/api/v1/calculate/emergency

Also supports GET with query parameters.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`monthlyEssentials`	number	—	Monthly essential expenses ($)
`months`	number	—	Months of emergency fund target
`currentSavings`	number	—	Current emergency savings ($)

Request Examples

POST (JSON body)

curl -X POST https://likeoptions.com/api/v1/calculate/emergency \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"monthlyEssentials": 100000, "months": 50000, "currentSavings": 6}'

GET (query parameters)

curl "https://likeoptions.com/api/v1/calculate/emergency?monthlyEssentials=100000&months=50000&currentSavings=6"

Response

{
  "kind": "emergency",
  "result": {
    "primary": 1234.56,
    "secondary": [
      { "label": "Example metric", "value": 100, "format": "money" },
      { "label": "Example percent", "value": 5.5, "format": "percent" }
    ]
  }
}

When to Use

Calculate emergency fund target
Plan savings goal
Measure financial readiness

Error Handling

400 Bad Request — Invalid input parameters or missing required fields
404 Not Found — Unknown calculator kind
429 Too Many Requests — Rate limit exceeded (120 req/hour per IP)
413 Payload Too Large — Request body exceeds 16 KB

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