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PCB Precious Metals Estimator
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PCB Precious Metals Estimator is a paid API for AI agents from material.halowerk.com, paid per call via x402, $0.004/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-11).
Estimates the precious metal content (gold, silver, palladium) recoverable from printed circuit boards (PCBs) based on board specifications
Price / call$0.004
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StatusUnknown
How this service works
Returns published content ranges per board class multiplied by the lot mass. The spread between low and high is wide and real: content depends on board generation, manufacturer and how much of the assembly is included. This is a planning estimate for sorting and pre-valuation, not an assay, not a settlement basis and not a substitute for a sampled analysis. Values are only calculated when price_eur_per_g is supplied by the caller; no metal price is retrieved or resold here.
Output
Returns an estimate of precious metal content (typically gold, silver, and palladium) recoverable from the specified PCBs, including weights of each metal and potentially an estimated market value based on current or reference metal prices.
Example use cases
E-waste recycler valuation
“I have 200 kg of old server motherboards I want to recycle — can you estimate how much gold, silver, and palladium is in them and give me a total precious metal content breakdown?”
Electronics buy-back pricing
“I'm running a buy-back program for used laptops and need to estimate the precious metal recovery value of the PCBs inside — can you calculate the gold and silver content for 500 laptop mainboards averaging 80 grams each?”
Sustainability audit for e-waste
“For our circular economy report, I need to estimate the total precious metals recoverable from 1 tonne of mixed consumer electronics PCBs — can you break down the expected gold, silver, and palladium yields?”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://material.halowerk.com/pcb-precious-metals?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need a fast, automated estimate of precious metal content in PCBs for e-waste valuation, recycling program pricing, or sustainability reporting. It is well-suited for agents that need to programmatically price scrap electronics or assess recyclable material value without manual assay.
Side effects
- Missing or invalid board weight input returns an error
- Unknown or unsupported PCB category may result in low-confidence estimates
- Extreme quantities outside supported range may return an error
- Network timeout on the POST request
- Invalid request body format returns a 400 error
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| mass_kg | number | Mass of the board lot, boards only, without housings or drives. |
| board_class | string | Board class key, e.g. mobile_phone_pcb, server_board, memory_module, cpu_ceramic. |
| price_eur_per_g | object | Own prices per gram. Only metals given here are valued. |
| recovery_percent | number | Share actually recovered at the smelter. Without it the gross content is reported. |
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