API Endpoint

Stock Grant Vesting

Calculate stock grant value and vesting schedule with cliff and vesting period.

Endpoint

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

Also supports GET with query parameters.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`sharesGranted`	number	—	Total shares granted
`currentSharePrice`	number	—	Current share price ($)
`vestingYears`	number	—	Total vesting period (years)
`yearsElapsed`	number	—	Years since grant
`cliffYears`	number	1	Cliff period (years)

Request Examples

POST (JSON body)

curl -X POST https://likeoptions.com/api/v1/calculate/vesting \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"sharesGranted": 100000, "currentSharePrice": 50000, "vestingYears": 6}'

GET (query parameters)

curl "https://likeoptions.com/api/v1/calculate/vesting?sharesGranted=100000&currentSharePrice=50000&vestingYears=6"

Response

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

When to Use

Estimate vesting value
Plan stock compensation
Calculate current vesting

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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