# Travel Budget Calculator — REST API endpoint `travel-budget-calculator`

Estimate a trip budget from per-day and one-off expenses: total per person, total for all travelers, daily spend, and a per-category breakdown with percentages. When expenses is omitted, a default set (flights 500, accommodation 100/day, transport 30/day, food 60/day, activities 40/day, shopping 100, misc 50) is used.

- Category: finance
- MCP server: https://mcp.findutils.com/ (Streamable HTTP, no API keys, 120 req/min per IP)
- REST endpoint: POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/travel-budget-calculator/execute (no API keys, 60 req/min per IP)
- Reference page: https://findutils.com/api/travel-budget-calculator/
- Same tool on the other surface: https://findutils.com/mcp/travel-budget-calculator/

## Call the endpoint (verified example)

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/travel-budget-calculator/execute \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "trip_days": 7,
    "travelers": 2
  }'

# Parameter schema
curl https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/travel-budget-calculator
```

## Input schema

| Argument | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `trip_days` | integer | yes | Trip length in days (1-3650). |
| `travelers` | integer | no | Number of travelers (1-1000). Default 1. Default: `1`. |
| `currency` | string | no | Currency code echoed back in the result (e.g. USD). Default USD. Default: `"USD"`. |
| `expenses` | array | no | Expense categories per person. Each item: { name: string, amount: number, per_day?: boolean }. per_day=true multiplies the amount by trip_days. |

Example arguments (verified):

```json
{
  "trip_days": 7,
  "travelers": 2
}
```

OpenAPI 3.1 spec: https://findutils.com/api/openapi.json · Interactive docs: https://findutils.com/api/docs/

## Also an MCP tool

```bash
claude mcp add findutils --transport http https://mcp.findutils.com/
```

Then ask the client to call `findutils:travel_budget_calculator`. Full MCP reference: https://findutils.com/mcp/travel-budget-calculator/

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