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Elexon

Elexon Generation API

GB electricity generation output, including historic.

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

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

This API exposes 9 operations across 9 paths, and defines 14 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.

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

9 operations 9 paths 14 schemas 9 GET

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://data.elexon.co.uk/bmrs/api/v1
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 9

Across 9 paths, the API surfaces 9 operations — 9 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Generation 9

GB electricity generation output, including historic.

GET
/generation/actual/per-type
Historic actual generation automatically down-sampled (AGPT/B1620)
5 params → 200
GET
/generation/actual/per-type/day-total
Current snapshot of actual generation by fuel type categories (AGPT/B1620)
1 param → 200429500
GET
/generation/actual/per-type/wind-and-solar
Historic actual or estimated wind and solar power generation (AGWS/B1630)
5 params → 200429400500
GET
/generation/outturn/interconnectors
Historic half-hourly interconnector flows (FUELINST)
7 params → 200
GET
/generation/outturn/current
Current snapshot of generation by fuel type categories (FUELINST, FUELHH)
2 params → 200
GET
/generation/outturn/summary
Historic generation automatically down-sampled (FUELINST)
4 params → 200
GET
/generation/outturn/halfHourlyInterconnectordeprecated
This endpoint is obsolete, and this location may be removed with no further notice.
1 param → 200
GET
/generation/outturn/FUELINSTHHCURdeprecated
This endpoint is obsolete, and this location may be removed with no further notice.
1 param → 200
GET
/generation/outturn
Total generation outturn (FUELINST)
3 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.Generation.GenerationByFuelType (8 properties), Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Generation.HalfHourlyInterconnectorOutturn (8 properties), Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Transparency.ActualGenerationWindSolar (7 properties), Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Transparency.AgptSummaryData (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Transparency.AgptSummaryData
object
5 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Transparency.ActualGenerationBySettlementPeriod
object
2 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.DemandOutturn.RollingSystemDemand
object
2 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Generation.GenerationByFuelType
object
8 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Transparency.ActualGenerationWindSolar
object
7 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Transparency.ActualGenerationValue
object
3 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Transparency.ActualGenerationBySettlementPeriod
object
3 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Generation.OutturnGenerationValue
object
2 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Metadata.ApiResponseSourceMetadata
object
1 property
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Generation.HalfHourlyInterconnectorOutturn
object
2 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Generation.HalfHourlyInterconnectorOutturn
object
8 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Generation.OutturnGenerationBySettlementPeriod
object
3 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Transparency.ActualGenerationWindSolar
object
2 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.DemandOutturn.RollingSystemDemand
object
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

elexon-generation-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
elexon:elexon-generation-api
Base URL
https://data.elexon.co.uk/bmrs/api/v1
Docs
https://developer.data.elexon.co.uk/
Provider
Elexon
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