curl --request POST \
--url https://api.fincept.in/quantlib/numerical/optimize/minimize \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'X-API-Key: <api-key>' \
--data '
{
"func_name": "rosenbrock",
"x0": [
-1,
2
],
"method": "bfgs",
"tol": 1e-8
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.fincept.in/quantlib/numerical/optimize/minimize"
payload = {
"func_name": "rosenbrock",
"x0": [-1, 2],
"method": "bfgs",
"tol": 1e-8
}
headers = {
"X-API-Key": "<api-key>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'X-API-Key': '<api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({func_name: 'rosenbrock', x0: [-1, 2], method: 'bfgs', tol: 1e-8})
};
fetch('https://api.fincept.in/quantlib/numerical/optimize/minimize', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.fincept.in/quantlib/numerical/optimize/minimize",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'func_name' => 'rosenbrock',
'x0' => [
-1,
2
],
'method' => 'bfgs',
'tol' => 1e-8
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json",
"X-API-Key: <api-key>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.fincept.in/quantlib/numerical/optimize/minimize"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"func_name\": \"rosenbrock\",\n \"x0\": [\n -1,\n 2\n ],\n \"method\": \"bfgs\",\n \"tol\": 1e-8\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("X-API-Key", "<api-key>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.fincept.in/quantlib/numerical/optimize/minimize")
.header("X-API-Key", "<api-key>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"func_name\": \"rosenbrock\",\n \"x0\": [\n -1,\n 2\n ],\n \"method\": \"bfgs\",\n \"tol\": 1e-8\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.fincept.in/quantlib/numerical/optimize/minimize")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["X-API-Key"] = '<api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"func_name\": \"rosenbrock\",\n \"x0\": [\n -1,\n 2\n ],\n \"method\": \"bfgs\",\n \"tol\": 1e-8\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"success": true,
"data": {
"x": [
1,
1
],
"fun": 0,
"iterations": 42,
"converged": true,
"method": "bfgs"
}
}{
"detail": "Invalid API key"
}{
"detail": "Endpoint requires Basic tier or higher"
}Minimize Multi-Variable Function
Find the minimum of a multi-variable function f(x) where x is a vector. Supports built-in test functions: rosenbrock (banana-shaped valley, tests optimization robustness), sphere (simple convex function), rastrigin (many local minima), quadratic (ellipsoidal contours). Methods: bfgs (Quasi-Newton method, uses gradient approximations, fast and reliable), nelder_mead (simplex method, derivative-free, robust for non-smooth functions). Essential for portfolio optimization, parameter calibration, maximum likelihood estimation, and model fitting. [Tier: BASIC, Credits: 1]
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.fincept.in/quantlib/numerical/optimize/minimize \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'X-API-Key: <api-key>' \
--data '
{
"func_name": "rosenbrock",
"x0": [
-1,
2
],
"method": "bfgs",
"tol": 1e-8
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.fincept.in/quantlib/numerical/optimize/minimize"
payload = {
"func_name": "rosenbrock",
"x0": [-1, 2],
"method": "bfgs",
"tol": 1e-8
}
headers = {
"X-API-Key": "<api-key>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {'X-API-Key': '<api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({func_name: 'rosenbrock', x0: [-1, 2], method: 'bfgs', tol: 1e-8})
};
fetch('https://api.fincept.in/quantlib/numerical/optimize/minimize', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.fincept.in/quantlib/numerical/optimize/minimize",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'func_name' => 'rosenbrock',
'x0' => [
-1,
2
],
'method' => 'bfgs',
'tol' => 1e-8
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json",
"X-API-Key: <api-key>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.fincept.in/quantlib/numerical/optimize/minimize"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"func_name\": \"rosenbrock\",\n \"x0\": [\n -1,\n 2\n ],\n \"method\": \"bfgs\",\n \"tol\": 1e-8\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("X-API-Key", "<api-key>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.fincept.in/quantlib/numerical/optimize/minimize")
.header("X-API-Key", "<api-key>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"func_name\": \"rosenbrock\",\n \"x0\": [\n -1,\n 2\n ],\n \"method\": \"bfgs\",\n \"tol\": 1e-8\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.fincept.in/quantlib/numerical/optimize/minimize")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["X-API-Key"] = '<api-key>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"func_name\": \"rosenbrock\",\n \"x0\": [\n -1,\n 2\n ],\n \"method\": \"bfgs\",\n \"tol\": 1e-8\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"success": true,
"data": {
"x": [
1,
1
],
"fun": 0,
"iterations": 42,
"converged": true,
"method": "bfgs"
}
}{
"detail": "Invalid API key"
}{
"detail": "Endpoint requires Basic tier or higher"
}Authorizations
API key for authentication. Get your key at https://api.fincept.in/auth/register
Body
Function to minimize
rosenbrock, sphere, rastrigin, quadratic "rosenbrock"
Initial guess for the minimum location
[-1, 2]
Optimization method
bfgs, nelder_mead "bfgs"
Convergence tolerance
1e-8
