# Reading time

- Human page: https://happytails.ai/en/text-tools/reading-time/
- Markdown: https://happytails.ai/en/text-tools/reading-time.md
- Structured JSON: https://happytails.ai/agents/en/text-tools/reading-time/index.json
- Visibility: public

## Tool capabilities

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tool ID | `reading-time` |
| Category | text-tools |
| Implementation | Registered implementation. Registration alone is not a production-quality guarantee. |
| Browser execution | Automatic updates after valid input or file selection. |
| Browser processing | Browser; see tool notes for network behavior. |
| HTTP API | /api/v1/tools/reading-time/run |
| Browser-agent interface | run_current_tool |

### Implementation notes

An estimate based on English word segmentation and your selected pace. Pauses, technical material and delivery style can change the actual time.

### Inputs and settings

Text input: Your text.

Example or placeholder shown in the interface (not a validated fixture):

```text
Hello world!
```

Change the input or settings to update your result. Results update as you type. Up to 1,000,000 characters.

| Setting | Meaning | Control type | Default | Constraints |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `wpm` | Reading words per minute | number | 200 | min=1 max=1000 step=1 |

### HTTP contract

API calls process supplied data on the server. The website origin is `https://happytails.ai`. Server API hosting is not connected on the public website yet. Use your local server origin to test these requests.

```http
POST https://happytails.ai/api/v1/tools/reading-time/run
Content-Type: application/json
```

[Detailed operation reference](https://happytails.ai/en/api/tools/reading-time.md) · [Shared API guide](https://happytails.ai/en/api.md)

#### Limits

| Limit | Value |
| --- | --- |
| request_bytes | 8388608 |
| input_characters | 1000000 |
| files_bytes | 5242880 |
| max_files | 0 |
| timeout_seconds | 12 |

#### Complete input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "input": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 1000000,
      "default": "",
      "description": "Plain text input. File tools use files instead unless otherwise documented."
    },
    "options": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "properties": {
        "wpm": {
          "type": "number",
          "description": "Reading words per minute",
          "default": 200.0,
          "minimum": 1,
          "maximum": 1000,
          "multipleOf": 1
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```

#### Complete output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "tool",
    "result"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "tool": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "result": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "text",
        "files"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "text": {
          "type": [
            "string",
            "null"
          ]
        },
        "data": {
          "description": "Parsed JSON when the textual result is JSON."
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "mime": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "files": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "required": [
              "name",
              "mime",
              "bytes",
              "base64"
            ],
            "properties": {
              "name": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "mime": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "bytes": {
                "type": "integer"
              },
              "base64": {
                "type": "string",
                "contentEncoding": "base64"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```

#### Recorded request and response

Saved fixture from 2026-09-28T18:13:31Z. This is historical evidence, not a new validation or a guarantee for every input.

```json
{
  "input": "Hello world",
  "options": {}
}
```

```json
{
  "tool": "reading-time",
  "result": {
    "text": "{\n  \"words\": 2,\n  \"wordsPerMinute\": 200,\n  \"estimatedSeconds\": 1\n}",
    "files": [],
    "name": "result.json",
    "mime": "application/json",
    "data": {
      "words": 2,
      "wordsPerMinute": 200,
      "estimatedSeconds": 1
    }
  }
}
```

#### Error and retry handling

Failures return a non-200 status and `error.code` plus `error.message`. Correct invalid input before retrying; retry server-busy responses with bounded backoff. Returned files contain Base64 data, not persistent download URLs. Decode and inspect the output before treating conversion as successful. See the shared API guide for the complete status and timeout rules.

### Browser-agent workflow

1. Open the human page in a browser that supports WebMCP.
2. Discover the interface exposed by that page; use its actual schema.
3. Select files on the page first when the tool requires files.
4. Call `run_current_tool` with valid input and settings.
5. Inspect the returned result or error and the displayed output. Retrieve files from the displayed download links.

Calls do not automatically copy or download results. Browser permissions still apply. Interface availability alone is not proof of successful execution.

### Planning specification

Editable words-per-minute and language; present estimated time as an estimate.

This describes intended requirements. Use the implementation notes, interface schema and observed output to determine current support.

### Complete machine-readable capability record

```json
{
  "id": "reading-time",
  "category": "text-tools",
  "built": true,
  "requirements": "Editable words-per-minute and language; present estimated time as an estimate.",
  "implementation": {
    "fields": [
      {
        "key": "wpm",
        "label": "Reading words per minute",
        "value": 200,
        "type": "number",
        "min": 1,
        "max": 1000,
        "step": 1
      }
    ],
    "note": "An estimate based on English word segmentation and your selected pace. Pauses, technical material and delivery style can change the actual time.",
    "experience": {
      "automatic": true,
      "single": false,
      "label": "Your text",
      "placeholder": "Hello world!",
      "help": "Change the input or settings to update your result. Results update as you type. Up to 1,000,000 characters.",
      "action": null
    },
    "mode": "automatic",
    "interactive": false
  },
  "execution": "POST /api/v1/tools/reading-time/run",
  "api": {
    "id": "reading-time",
    "name": "Reading time",
    "category": "text-tools",
    "description": "Estimate reading time at your chosen pace.",
    "notes": "An estimate based on English word segmentation and your selected pace. Pauses, technical material and delivery style can change the actual time.",
    "human_path": "/en/text-tools/reading-time/",
    "method": "POST",
    "endpoint": "/api/v1/tools/reading-time/run",
    "schema_url": "/api/v1/tools/reading-time",
    "input_schema": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "properties": {
        "input": {
          "type": "string",
          "maxLength": 1000000,
          "default": "",
          "description": "Plain text input. File tools use files instead unless otherwise documented."
        },
        "options": {
          "type": "object",
          "additionalProperties": false,
          "properties": {
            "wpm": {
              "type": "number",
              "description": "Reading words per minute",
              "default": 200.0,
              "minimum": 1,
              "maximum": 1000,
              "multipleOf": 1
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "output_schema": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "tool",
        "result"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "tool": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "result": {
          "type": "object",
          "required": [
            "text",
            "files"
          ],
          "properties": {
            "text": {
              "type": [
                "string",
                "null"
              ]
            },
            "data": {
              "description": "Parsed JSON when the textual result is JSON."
            },
            "name": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "mime": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "files": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                  "name",
                  "mime",
                  "bytes",
                  "base64"
                ],
                "properties": {
                  "name": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "mime": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "bytes": {
                    "type": "integer"
                  },
                  "base64": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "contentEncoding": "base64"
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "processing": "Server; same transformation code as browser tools",
    "limits": {
      "request_bytes": 8388608,
      "input_characters": 1000000,
      "files_bytes": 5242880,
      "max_files": 0,
      "timeout_seconds": 12
    }
  },
  "agent_processing": "Server; same transformation code as browser tools",
  "browser_agent": {
    "supported": true,
    "name": "run_current_tool",
    "discovery": "WebMCP on the human page in a supporting browser",
    "verification": "See audit/API-AUDIT.md; availability is not verification"
  }
}
```

## Page guide

Estimate reading time at your chosen pace.

## How to use Reading time

1. Enter your text in the input field.
2. The result updates as you type. Adjust the available settings if needed.
3. Review the result, then use Copy result or a download link when available.

## What to expect

Estimate reading time at your chosen pace. Set reading words per minute from 1 to 1,000. The result is rounded up to a whole second.

### Try a small example

```
Hello world
```

## Useful next steps

- [Word counter](https://happytails.ai/en/text-tools/word-counter/): Count words, characters and lines as you type. ([Markdown](https://happytails.ai/en/text-tools/word-counter.md))

- [Speaking time](https://happytails.ai/en/text-tools/speaking-time/): Estimate speaking time at your chosen pace. ([Markdown](https://happytails.ai/en/text-tools/speaking-time.md))

- [Character counter](https://happytails.ai/en/text-tools/character-counter/): Count visible characters, words, lines and UTF-8 bytes. ([Markdown](https://happytails.ai/en/text-tools/character-counter.md))