Area Converter API: The Complete Guide

Need to convert area units in your application? This guide covers everything you need to know about area conversion via API, including land measurements, floor space, and implementation examples in multiple languages.

Understanding Area Units

Area measures the size of a two-dimensional surface. Common metric units include square meters and hectares, while imperial units include square feet, square yards, and acres. Area conversion is essential for real estate, agriculture, construction, and mapping applications.

Different industries and regions prefer different units, making conversion capabilities crucial for international applications.

Supported Area Units

Using the Area Converter API

TinyFn provides a dedicated endpoint for area conversions:

GET https://api.tinyfn.io/v1/convert/area
Headers: X-API-Key: your-api-key

{
  "from_unit": "ac",
  "to_unit": "m2",
  "value": 2.5,
  "result": 10117.14,
  "formula": "2.5 × 4046.86"
}

Parameters

Code Examples

JavaScript / Node.js

const response = await fetch(
  'https://api.tinyfn.io/v1/convert/area?from=ac&to=m2&value=2.5',
  { headers: { 'X-API-Key': 'your-api-key' } }
);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data.result); // 10117.14

Python

import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://api.tinyfn.io/v1/convert/area',
    params={'from': 'ac', 'to': 'm2', 'value': 2.5},
    headers={'X-API-Key': 'your-api-key'}
)
data = response.json()
print(data['result'])  # 10117.14

cURL

curl "https://api.tinyfn.io/v1/convert/area?from=ac&to=m2&value=2.5" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your-api-key"

Common Use Cases

• Real Estate: Display property sizes in local units
• Agriculture: Convert farm land measurements
• Construction: Calculate material needs per area
• Mapping Apps: Show region sizes in preferred units
• Flooring: Calculate flooring material requirements

Best Practices

1. Know industry standards: Real estate uses ft2 (US) or m2 (elsewhere)
2. Use appropriate units: Acres for land, ft2 for buildings
3. Round sensibly: Whole numbers for large areas, decimals for small
4. Provide context: Help users visualize areas (e.g., "about 2 football fields")