Units of measurement

We use the following units of measurement in our API:
CodeUnit of Measurement
ACRAcre
AMHAmpere-hour
AMPAmpere
ANNYear
APZTroy or apothecaries’ ounce. 12 troy ounces = 1 troy pound.
AREAre
ASMAlcoholic strength mass
ASVAlcoholic strength by volume
ATMStandard atmosphere
ATTTechnical atmosphere
BARBar
BFTBoard foot
BHPBrake horsepower
BHXHundred boxes
BILBillion, E.U. Note: This is equivalent to trillion in the U.S.
BLDDry barrel
BLLBarrel
BQLBecquerel
BTUBritish thermal unit
BUABushel, U.S.
BUIBushel, U.K.
BXBox
CCTCarrying capacity in metric tonnes
CDLCandela
CELDegrees Celsius
CENHundred
CGMCentigram
CKGCoulomb per kilogram
CLFHundred leaves
CLTCentiliter
CMKSquare centimeter
CMTCentimeter
CNPHundred packs
CNTCental U.K.
COUCoulomb
CSCase
CTMMetric carat
CURCurie
CWAHundredweight U.S.
DAADecare
DADTen days
DAYDay
DECDecade
DLTDeciliter
DMKSquare decimeter
DMQCubic decimeter
DMTDecimeter
DPCDozen pieces
DPTDisplacement tonnage
DRADram, U.S.
DRIDram, U.K.
DRLDozen rolls
DRMDrachm
DTHHectokilogram
DTNCentner or quintal, metric
DWTPennyweight
DZNDozen
DZPDozen packs
DZRDozen pairs
EAEach
EACEach
FAHDegrees Fahrenheit
FARFarad
FOTFoot
FTKSquare foot
FTQCubic foot
GBQGigabecquerel
GFIGram of fissile isotopes
GGRGreat gross
GIAGill, U.S.
GIIGill, U.K.
GLDDry gallon, U.S.
GLIGallon, U.K.
GLLLiquid gallon, U.S.
GRMGram
GRNGrain
GROGross
GRTGross register tonnage
GWHGigawatt-hour
HARHectare
HBAHectobar
HGMHectogram
HIUHundred international units
HLTHectoliter
HMQMillion cubic meters
HMTHectometer
HPAHectoliter of pure alcohol
HTZHertz
HURHour
INHInch
INKSquare inch
INQCubic inch
ITMItem
JOUJoule
KBAKilobar
KELKelvin
KGMKilogram
KGSKilogram per second
KHZKilohertz
KJOKilojoule
KMHKilometer per hour
KMKSquare kilometer
KMQKilogram per cubic meter
KMTKilometer
KNIKilogram of nitrogen
KNSKilogram of named substance
KNTKnot
KPAKilopascal
KPHKilogram of caustic potash, kilogram of potassium hydroxide
KPOKilogram of potassium oxide
KPPKilogram of phosphoric anhydride, kilogram of phosphoric pentoxide
KSDKilogram of substance, 90% dry
KSHKilogram of caustic soda
KTNKilotonne
KURKilogram of uranium
KVAKilovolt-ampere
KVRKilovar
KVTKilovolt
KWHKilowatt-hour
KWTKilowatt
LBRPound, U.K., U.S.
LBSPounds
LBTTroy pound
LEFLeaf
LPALiter of pure alcohol
LTNLong ton, imperial
LTRLiter
LUMLumen
LUXLux
MALMegaliter
MAMMegameter
MAWMegawatt
MBEThousand standard brick equivalent
MBFThousand board-feet
MBRMillibar
MCUMillicurie
MGMMilligram
MHZMegahertz
MIKSquare mile
MILThousand
MINMinute
MIOMillion
MIUMillion international units
MLDBillion, U.S., one thousand million)
MLTMilliliter
MMKSquare millimeter
MMQCubic millimeter
MMTMillimeter
MONMonth
MQHCubic meter per hour
MQSCubic meter per second
MSKMeter per second squared
MTKSquare meter
MTQCubic meter
MTRMeter
MTSMeter per second
MVAMegavolt-ampere
MWHMegawatt-hour
NARNumber of articles
NBBNumber of bobbins
NCLNumber of cells
NEWNewton
NIUNumber of international units
NMBNumber
NMINautical mile
NMPNumber of packs
NMRNumber of pairs
NPLNumber of parcels
NPTNumber of parts
NRLNumber of rolls
NTTNet register tonnage
OHMOhm
ONZImperial ounce, sometimes known as an avoirdupois ounce. 16 avoirdupois ounces = 1 pound.
OZAFluid ounce U.S.
OZIFluid ounce U.K.
PALPascal
PCBPiece
PCEPiece
PGLProof gallon
PKPackage
PTDDry pint, U.S.
PTIPint, U.K.
PTLPint, U.S.
QANQuarter of a year
QTDDry quart, U.S.
QTIQuart, U.K.
QTLLiquid quart, U.S.
QTRQuarter, U.K.
RPMRevolution per minute
RPSRevolution per second
SANHalf year
SCOScore
SCRScruple
SECSecond
SETSet
SHTShipping ton
SIESiemens
SMIStatute mile
SSTShort Standard
STUnknown unit of measure
STIStone U.K.
STNShort ton
TAHThousand ampere-hour
TNEMetric tonne
TPRTen pairs
TQDThousand cubic meters per day
TRLTrillion, E.U.
TSDTonne of substance 90% dry
TSHTon of steam per hour
VLTVolt
WCDCord
WEBWeber
WEEWeek
WHRWatt-hour
WSDStandard
WTTWatt
YDKSquare yard
YDQCubic yard
YRDYard