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BMI Imperial API

Calculate BMI from inches and pounds with route aliases for compatibility.

Endpoint

  • GET /api/v1/bmi_imperial (alias: /api/v1/bmi/imperial)
  • POST /api/v1/bmi_imperial/post (alias: /api/v1/bmi/imperial/post)

Parameters

Name Type Required In Description
height number Yes Query/Body Height in inches.
weight number Yes Query/Body Weight in pounds.
lang string No Query Response language (en,es,de,fr,pt,ja,hi,ar).

Why Use This Endpoint

  • Native imperial calculations without conversion drift.
  • Faster integration for US-centric wellness products.
  • Same risk/action structure as metric BMI endpoint.

Get Started

Request Example

curl -X GET "https://api.hefitapi.com/api/v1/bmi_imperial?height=70&weight=181&lang=en" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

curl -X POST "https://api.hefitapi.com/api/v1/bmi_imperial/post?lang=en" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"height": 70, "weight": 181}'

Response Example

Info

The response example below is for demonstration purposes only. Make a live request to this endpoint to receive the full, real-time, and potentially richer JSON structure.

{
  "height": "5.8 ft",
  "weight": "181.0 lb",
  "bmi": "26.0 lb/in2",
  "weight_status": "Overweight",
  "bmi_value": 25.97,
  "weight_status_band": "overweight",
  "weight_status_label": "Overweight",
  "risk_signal": "Weight trend may increase long-term cardiometabolic risk.",
  "action_plan": ["Improve dietary consistency", "Increase training frequency"],
  "monitoring_plan": "Review body trend monthly.",
  "language": "en",
  "_enterprise": {
    "client": "Acme Health",
    "plan": "pro",
    "request_id": "09c93bfa40f2f30c",
    "quota": 120,
    "usage_tracking": true
  },
  "_api_metadata_": {
    "api_name": "Health Fitness API by Dakidarts®",
    "endpoint_name": "bmi_imperial",
    "response_language": "en"
  }
}

Go-To-Market Angle

Perfect for US insurers, employer wellness apps, and direct-to-consumer fitness products that operate in imperial units.

Note

Height must be greater than zero; invalid height triggers HTTP 400.