> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.archera.ai/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.archera.ai/api-reference/beta-api/units-convention.md). # Units Convention How to interpret monetary values in responses: * **Monthly-rate endpoints** (e.g. `/commitments`, `/commitment-plans`, `/commitments/summary`, `/metrics/overview`, `/moneyback-guarantees/savings`): monetary fields are **monthly rates** based on a 730-hour month (8760 hours / 12 months — an annual-average month, NOT a calendar month, which varies 672-744 hours). A field labeled "monthly" reflects a per-730-hour figure, not a specific calendar month's total. * **Aggregated metrics / time-series endpoints** (e.g. `/metrics/daily-savings`, `/metrics/daily-reservable-cost`, `/commitments/metrics`): top-level monetary fields are **sums over the requested date range**, and values in `daily` rows are **sums for that day**. Neither is a monthly rate; magnitude scales with range length. * **`commitment_upfront_cost`** (top-level on individual commitments, plans, and plan line items — a sibling of `commitment_financials_monthly_rate`): **one-time total dollars** paid at signing — not a rate. Do not sum with monthly-rate fields. Omitted on aggregates (summary, metrics, invoices) where a summed upfront is not meaningful. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.archera.ai/api-reference/beta-api/units-convention.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.