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Elexon Reference API

Reference data which can be used to filter other API requests.

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

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

This API exposes 7 operations across 7 paths, and defines 2 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.

7 operations 7 paths 2 schemas 7 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 7

Across 7 paths, the API surfaces 7 operations — 7 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Reference 7

Reference data which can be used to filter other API requests.

GET
/reference/fueltypes/all
Fuel types
→ 200
GET
/reference/remit/participants/all
Participants
→ 200
GET
/reference/remit/assets/all
Assets
→ 200
GET
/reference/remit/fueltypes/all
REMIT fuel types
→ 200
GET
/reference/bmunits/all
BM Units
→ 200
GET
/reference/bmunits
BM Units (filtered)
1 param → 200
GET
/reference/interconnectors/all
Interconnectors
→ 200

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Reference.BmUnitData (22 properties), Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Reference.InterconnectorData (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Reference.InterconnectorData
object
3 properties
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Reference.BmUnitData
object
22 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

elexon-reference-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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