Daily Energy Expenditure API

Endpoint

Inputs

• gender: male or female
• height in cm, weight in kg and age in years
• activity: sedentary, office, light_sedentary, walking_standing or physically_demanding

Returns

• status ok and formula label
• Echoed normalized inputs including pal_factor
• BMR in kcal and TDEE in kcal with minus10% and plus10% range

Request details

• All numeric fields must be positive numbers.
• activity maps to a PAL factor used for total daily energy expenditure.
• Use the direct public fields gender, height, weight, age and activity.

Response details

• This is a synchronous POST endpoint.
• Calculations use the classic Harris-Benedict formula.
• Invalid input returns a 400 response with a concise error string.

Operational notes

• Requires x-api-key with the edge:daily_energy_expenditure_calculation scope.
• Usage is counted and quota headers are returned when available.
• This utility provides an energy baseline, not a medical or diagnostic recommendation.

Examples

{
  "gender": "female",
  "height": 168,
  "weight": 62,
  "age": 34,
  "activity": "office"
}

{
  "status": "ok",
  "formula": "Harris-Benedict",
  "inputs": {
    "gender": "female",
    "height_cm": 168,
    "weight_kg": 62,
    "age_years": 34,
    "activity": "office",
    "pal_factor": 1.4
  },
  "results": {
    "basal_metabolic_rate_kcal": 1403,
    "total_daily_energy_expenditure_kcal": 1964,
    "total_daily_energy_expenditure_range_kcal": {
      "minus10%": 1768,
      "plus10%": 2160
    }
  }
}

Code examples

curl -X POST 'https://tirqjzahcinadeulfylj.supabase.co/functions/v1/daily_energy_expenditure_calculation' \
  -H 'x-api-key: $MYMOLECULES_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{  "gender": "female",  "height": 168,  "weight": 62,  "age": 34,  "activity": "office"}'