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Grid Status Constraints API

Transmission constraints, binding activity, and shift factors.

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Grid Status Constraints API is one of 11 APIs that Grid Status publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

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

This API exposes 10 operations across 10 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.3.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.gridstatus.io/v1.

10 operations 10 paths 0 schemas 10 GET

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.3.0
Base URL
https://api.gridstatus.io/v1
Authentication
API Key, API Key
Contact
Grid Status
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Grid Status Constraints API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as x-api-key (apiKeyHeader). An API key is passed in the query as api_key (apiKeyQuery). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • apiKeyHeader — API key from https://www.gridstatus.io/settings/api.
  • apiKeyQuery — API key passed as a query parameter (alternative to the header).

Paths & Operations 10

Across 10 paths, the API surfaces 10 operations — 10 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Constraints 10

Transmission constraints, binding activity, and shift factors.

GET
/constraints
List constraints
listConstraints → 200401
GET
/constraints/contingencies
List contingencies
listContingencies → 200401
GET
/constraints/binding
List constraint binding rows
listConstraintBindingRows → 200401
GET
/constraints/binding/counts
List constraint binding counts by period
listConstraintBindingCounts → 200401
GET
/constraints/binding/costs
List constraint binding costs by period
listConstraintBindingCosts → 200401
GET
/constraints/binding/heat_map
Get constraint binding heat map
getConstraintBindingHeatMap → 200401
GET
/constraints/{gs_entity_id}
Get constraint
getConstraint 1 param → 200401
GET
/constraints/{constraint_id}/shift-factors
List shift factors for a constraint
listShiftFactors 1 param → 200401
GET
/constraints/{constraint_id}/stats
List constraint stats by interval
listConstraintStats 1 param → 200401
GET
/constraints/locations/{location_gs_entity_id}/shift-factors
List shift factors for a location
listShiftFactorsForLocation 1 param → 200401

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

gridstatus-constraints-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
gridstatus:gridstatus-constraints-api
Base URL
https://api.gridstatus.io/v1
Docs
https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/dataset-metadata
Provider
Grid Status
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