# Change API response from METRIC to IMPERIAL

**URL:** <https://community.tempest.earth/t/change-api-response-from-metric-to-imperial/11746>\
**Category:** Developers\
**Created:** [January 15, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/change-api-response-from-metric-to-imperial/11746 "2021-01-15T14:59:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![lorick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/67e7ee/32.png) [@lorick](https://community.tempest.earth/u/lorick)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/change-api-response-from-metric-to-imperial/11746/1 "2021-01-15T14:59:04Z")

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How do I change the API response from METRIC to IMPERIAL? MM to IN, C to F, etc)

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**Author:** ![sunny](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/sunny/32/16368_2.png) [@sunny](https://community.tempest.earth/u/sunny)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/change-api-response-from-metric-to-imperial/11746/2 "2021-01-15T15:05:57Z")

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I don’t think you can (I might be mistaken) But you could write your own conversions.  
(or just go for metric 😉 … yeah!! )

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**Author:** ![GaryFunk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/garyfunk/32/5729_2.png) [@GaryFunk](https://community.tempest.earth/u/GaryFunk)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/change-api-response-from-metric-to-imperial/11746/3 "2021-01-15T15:13:40Z")

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All data is transmitted and stored in metric values. It is your responsibility to convert the data into the values you require.