# PCBQuotes — Full Reference

## What it is

PCBQuotes is an own-brand, USA-made quick-turn printed circuit board (PCB) service
with instant online quoting at https://pcbquotes.com. A visitor enters board
specifications and receives a transparent price grid — unit and total price across a
range of quantities and lead times — in seconds, with no login required.

Manufacturing is handled by a US partner board shop; PCBQuotes owns the brand,
pricing engine, quoting experience, and customer relationship. It competes with
Advanced Circuits (advancedpcb.com) and Sunstone Circuits on speed-to-price,
transparency, and modern UX rather than on certifications.

## How quoting works

1. Open the configurator at https://pcbquotes.com/quote.
2. Enter the board specification (see parameters below). The form is driven by the
   API's catalog endpoint, so available options and constraints always match what
   can actually be built.
3. Submit to receive a price grid: rows are quantities, columns are lead times, each
   cell shows unit price and total with a per-line breakdown (base, options,
   lead-time delta).
4. Anonymous visitors are limited to a few quotes per hour. Creating a free account
   removes the limit and saves quote history.

## Board specification parameters

- Layers: 2, 4, 6
- Dimensions: width × height in inches (metric toggle available)
- Quantity: 1–1000
- Material: FR-4 (Tg 150 or Tg 170)
- Thickness: 0.031", 0.047", 0.062", 0.093", 0.125"
- Copper weight: 1 oz or 2 oz (outer)
- Surface finish: lead-free HASL or ENIG
- Solder mask color: green, red, blue, black, white
- Silkscreen: white, black, or none
- Minimum trace/space: 6/6, 5/5, or 4/4 mil (4/4 requires 4+ layers and ENIG)
- Minimum hole: 15, 10, or 8 mil
- Lead time: day-based tiers (e.g. 2 / 5 / 10 day)

## API

- OpenAPI specification: https://api.pcbquotes.com/openapi.json
- `GET /v1/catalog/options` — valid options, defaults, and cross-field constraints.
- `POST /v1/quotes/price` — price a board specification; returns a price grid. No
  authentication required (rate-limited for anonymous callers).
- `POST /v1/auth/register`, `POST /v1/auth/login`, `POST /v1/auth/refresh` — accounts.
- `POST /v1/quotes`, `GET /v1/quotes`, `GET /v1/quotes/{id}` — save and retrieve
  quotes (authenticated).

## Accounts and limits

- Anonymous: a few instant quotes per hour, no signup.
- Free account: unlimited quotes and saved quote history.

## Roadmap

Instant quoting is live today. Ordering, payments, and Gerber/design-for-manufacture
checks are planned, followed by native iOS and Android apps that use the same API.