Cable Genius API
Validate display signal chains, estimate bandwidth requirements, and recommend optimal connection paths between devices and displays.
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6 endpoints
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Cable Genius API endpoints
| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Validation | ||
| POST |
Validate Display Chain /check |
Validates a custom source → hops → sink chain against a desired video mode and reports whether it’s supported, including bottlenecks and required bandwidth (Gbps). |
| Routing | ||
| POST |
Find Best Path /route |
Finds the best cable/adapter path between free-text input and output connectors for a given display mode, considering bandwidth and simple assumptions (e.g., USB-C DP Alt Mode). |
| Recommendations | ||
| POST |
Quick Pick Recommendation /recommend |
Human-friendly wrapper over the routing engine that recommends a single best connection option with simple step-by-step guidance. |
| Meta | ||
| GET |
Health Check /health |
Lightweight liveness probe. Returns a simple OK status for uptime/monitoring. |
| catalog | ||
| GET |
Connector Catalog /catalog |
Lists supported connector families with common version hints and the allowed enum values for the simplified /recommend endpoint. |
| presets | ||
| GET |
Mode Presets /presets |
Returns a small set of common display mode presets for quick testing in /route and /recommend. |
Cable Genius API pricing
| Plan | Price | Rate limit | Quotas |
|---|---|---|---|
| BASIC | Free | — |
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| PRO Recommended | $9.99 / month | 60 / minute |
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| ULTRA | $49 / month | 300 / minute |
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| MEGA | $199 / month | 900 / minute |
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