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Elexon Demand API

GB electricity demand, including historic.

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

Elexon Demand API is one of 32 APIs that Elexon publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Demand. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 17 operations across 17 paths, and defines 14 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.4, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://data.elexon.co.uk/bmrs/api/v1.

17 operations 17 paths 14 schemas 17 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification

OpenAPI 3.0.4

API Version

1.0

Base URL

https://data.elexon.co.uk/bmrs/api/v1

Resource Areas

1

Paths & Operations 17

Across 17 paths, the API surfaces 17 operations — 17 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Demand 17

GB electricity demand, including historic.

GET

/demand/by-restoration-zone/restored/submissions

Restoration Zone Demand Restored Submissions (RZDR)

5 params → 200429400500

GET

/demand/outturn

Initial National Demand outturn (INDO)

4 params → 200429400500

GET

/demand/outturn/stream

Initial National Demand outturn (INDO) stream

3 params → 200429400500

GET

/demand/outturn/daily

Initial National Demand outturn per day (INDOD)

3 params → 200429400500

GET

/demand/outturn/daily/stream

Initial National Demand outturn per day (INDOD) stream

2 params → 200429400500

GET

/demand/outturn/summary

System demand summary (FUELINST)

4 params → 200429400500

GET

/demand/peak

Peak demand per day (ITSDO)

3 params → 200429400500

GET

/demand/peak/indicative

Indicative peak demand per day (S0142, ITSDO, FUELHH)

5 params → 200429400500

GET

/demand/peak/indicative/settlement/{triadSeason}

Settlement data demand peaks for a Triad season (S0142)

2 params → 200

GET

/demand/peak/indicative/operational/{triadSeason}

Operational data demand peaks for a Triad season (ITSDO, FUELHH)

2 params → 200

GET

/demand/peak/triad

Triad demand peaks (S0142, ITSDO, FUELHH)

3 params → 200429400500

GET

/demanddeprecated

This endpoint is obsolete, and this location may be removed with no further notice.

1 param → 200

GET

/demand/streamdeprecated

This endpoint is obsolete, and this location may be removed with no further notice.

1 param → 200

GET

/demand/rollingSystemDemanddeprecated

This endpoint is obsolete, and this location may be removed with no further notice.

1 param → 200

GET

/demand/summarydeprecated

This endpoint is obsolete, and this location may be removed with no further notice.

1 param → 200

GET

/demand/total/actualdeprecated

This endpoint is obsolete, and this location may be removed with no further notice.

1 param → 200

GET

/demand/actual/total

Actual total load (ATL/B0610)

5 params → 200429400500

Schemas 14

The contract defines 14 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Insights.Api.Models.Responses.RestorationZone.RestorationZoneDemandRestoredDatasetRow (6 properties), Insights.Api.Models.Responses.DemandOutturn.DemandOutturn (6 properties), Insights.Api.Models.Responses.DemandOutturn.DemandOutturnPeak (5 properties), Insights.Api.Models.Responses.DemandOutturn.IndicativeDemandPeak (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Insights.Api.Models.Responses.RestorationZone.RestorationZoneDemandRestoredDatasetRow

object

6 properties

Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.RestorationZone.RestorationZoneDemandRestoredDatasetRow

object

2 properties

Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.DemandOutturn.IndicativeDemandPeak

object

2 properties

Insights.Api.Models.Responses.DemandOutturn.IndicativeDemandPeak

object

5 properties

Insights.Api.Models.Responses.DemandOutturn.DemandOutturn

object

6 properties

Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.DemandOutturn.DemandOutturnPeak

object

2 properties

Insights.Api.Models.Responses.DemandOutturn.DemandOutturnPeak

object

5 properties

Insights.Api.Models.Responses.DemandOutturn.RollingSystemDemand

object

3 properties

Insights.Api.Models.Metadata.ApiResponseSourceMetadata

object

1 property

Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.DemandOutturn.IndodRow

object

2 properties

Insights.Api.Models.Responses.DemandOutturn.IndodRow

object

3 properties

Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.DemandOutturn.DemandOutturn

object

2 properties

Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Transparency.ActualTotalLoadPerBiddingZone

object

2 properties

Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Transparency.ActualTotalLoadPerBiddingZone

object

5 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

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