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Elexon Demand Forecast API

Current or historic demand forecasts.

Elexon Demand Forecast 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 Forecast. 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 Forecast 17

Current or historic demand forecasts.

GET
/forecast/demand/day-ahead
Day-ahead demand forecast (NDF, TSDF)
2 params → 200429400500
GET
/forecast/demand/daily
Fourteen day demand forecast (NDFD, TSDFD)
1 param → 200429500
GET
/forecast/demand/weekly
One-year demand forecast (NDFW, TSDFW)
1 param → 200429500
GET
/forecast/demand/day-ahead/history
History of the day-ahead demand forecast (NDF, TSDF)
3 params → 200429400500
GET
/forecast/demand/daily/history
History of the fourteen-day demand forecast (NDFD, TSDFD)
2 params → 200429400500
GET
/forecast/demand/weekly/history
History of the one-year demand forecast (NDFW, TSDFW)
2 params → 200429400500
GET
/forecast/demand/day-ahead/evolution
Evolution of the day-ahead demand forecast over time (NDF, TSDF)
4 params → 200429400500
GET
/forecast/demand/daily/evolution
Evolution of the fourteen-day demand forecast over time (NDFD, TSDFD)
2 params → 200429400500
GET
/forecast/demand/weekly/evolution
Evolution of the one-year demand forecast over time (NDFW, TSDFW)
3 params → 200429400500
GET
/forecast/demand/day-ahead/latest
Historic view of the latest forecasted demand (NDF, TSDF)
4 params → 200429400500
GET
/forecast/demand/day-ahead/latest/stream
Historic view of the latest forecasted demand (NDF, TSDF) stream
3 params → 200429400500
GET
/forecast/demand/day-ahead/earliest
Historic view of the earliest forecasted demand (NDF, TSDF)
4 params → 200429400500
GET
/forecast/demand/day-ahead/earliest/stream
Historic view of the earliest forecasted demand (NDF, TSDF) stream
3 params → 200429400500
GET
/forecast/demand/day-ahead/peak
Peak forecasted demand per day (TSDF)
4 params → 200429400500
GET
/forecast/demand/total/day-ahead
Day-ahead total load forecast (DATL/B0620)
5 params → 200429400500
GET
/forecast/demand/total/week-ahead
Week-ahead total load forecast (WATL/B0630)
3 params → 200429400500
GET
/forecast/demand/total/week-ahead/latest
Latest week-ahead total load forecast (WATL/B0630)
1 param → 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.DemandForecast.DemandForecastDayAhead (7 properties), Insights.Api.Models.Service.DayAheadDemandForecastRow (7 properties), Insights.Api.Models.Responses.DemandForecast.DemandForecastWeekly (6 properties), Insights.Api.Models.Responses.DemandForecast.DemandForecastPeak (6 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.DemandForecast.DemandForecastWeekly
object
2 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Transparency.DayAheadTotalLoadPerBiddingZone
object
5 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.DemandForecast.DemandForecastDayAhead
object
2 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.DemandForecast.DemandForecastPeak
object
2 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.DemandForecast.DemandForecastDaily
object
4 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.DemandForecast.DemandForecastWeekly
object
6 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Metadata.ApiResponseSourceMetadata
object
1 property
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Transparency.WeekAheadTotalLoadPerBiddingZone
object
5 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.DemandForecast.DemandForecastDaily
object
2 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Transparency.DayAheadTotalLoadPerBiddingZone
object
2 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.DemandForecast.DemandForecastPeak
object
6 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Service.DayAheadDemandForecastRow
object
7 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.DemandForecast.DemandForecastDayAhead
object
7 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Transparency.WeekAheadTotalLoadPerBiddingZone
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

elexon-demand-forecast-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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