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Elexon Generation Forecast API

Current or historic generation forecasts.

Elexon Generation 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 Generation Forecast. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 16 operations across 16 paths, and defines 12 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.

16 operations 16 paths 12 schemas 16 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 16

Across 16 paths, the API surfaces 16 operations — 16 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Generation Forecast 16

Current or historic generation forecasts.

GET
/forecast/availability/daily
Fourteen-day generation capacity forecast (FOU2T14D)
4 params → 200
GET
/forecast/availability/weekly
Three-year generation capacity forecast (FOU2T3YW)
4 params → 200
GET
/forecast/availability/daily/history
History of the fourteen-day generation capacity forecast (FOU2T14D)
5 params → 200
GET
/forecast/availability/weekly/history
History of the three-year generation capacity forecast (FOU2T3YW)
5 params → 200
GET
/forecast/availability/daily/evolution
Evolution of the fourteen-day generation capacity forecast over time (FOU2T14D)
5 params → 200
GET
/forecast/availability/weekly/evolution
Evolution of the three-year generation capacity forecast over time (FOU2T3YW)
6 params → 200
GET
/forecast/generation/day-ahead
Day-ahead aggregated generation (DAG/B1430)
5 params → 200429400500
GET
/forecast/generation/wind-and-solar/day-ahead
Day-ahead generation forecast for wind and solar (DGWS/B1440)
6 params → 200
GET
/forecast/generation/wind
Current wind generation forecast (WINDFOR)
1 param → 200
GET
/forecast/generation/wind/history
History of the wind generation forecast (WINDFOR)
2 params → 200
GET
/forecast/generation/wind/evolution
Evolution of the wind generation forecast over time (WINDFOR)
2 params → 200
GET
/forecast/generation/wind/latest
Historic view of the latest forecasted wind generation (WINDFOR)
3 params → 200
GET
/forecast/generation/wind/latest/stream
Historic view of the latest forecasted wind generation (WINDFOR) stream
2 params → 200
GET
/forecast/generation/wind/earliest
Historic view of the earliest forecasted wind generation (WINDFOR)
3 params → 200
GET
/forecast/generation/wind/earliest/stream
Historic view of the earliest forecasted wind generation (WINDFOR) stream
2 params → 200
GET
/forecast/generation/wind/peak
Peak wind generation forecast for each day (WINDFOR)
3 params → 200

Schemas 12

The contract defines 12 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Transparency.DayAheadGenerationForWindAndSolar (8 properties), Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Generation.AvailabilityWeekly (8 properties), Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Generation.AvailabilityDaily (7 properties), Insights.Api.Models.Service.WindGenerationForecastRow (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Transparency.DayAheadAggregatedGeneration
object
5 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Generation.WindGenerationForecast
object
5 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Transparency.DayAheadAggregatedGeneration
object
2 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Generation.AvailabilityDaily
object
7 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Transparency.DayAheadGenerationForWindAndSolar
object
2 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Generation.WindGenerationForecast
object
2 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Transparency.DayAheadGenerationForWindAndSolar
object
8 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Metadata.ApiResponseSourceMetadata
object
1 property
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Generation.AvailabilityDaily
object
2 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Service.WindGenerationForecastRow
object
5 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Generation.AvailabilityWeekly
object
2 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Generation.AvailabilityWeekly
object
8 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

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

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