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National Energy System Operator Metadata API

Retrieve metadata for datasets and resources.

National Energy System Operator Metadata API is one of 4 APIs that National Energy System Operator publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

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

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 3.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.neso.energy/api/3/action.

2 operations 2 paths 1 schemas 2 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
3
Base URL
https://api.neso.energy/api/3/action/
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Metadata 2

Retrieve metadata for datasets and resources.

GET
/package_show
Show dataset
packageShow 1 param → 200
GET
/resource_show
Show resource
resourceShow 1 param → 200

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is CkanResponse (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

CkanResponse
object
Standard CKAN API response envelope.
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

national-energy-system-operator-metadata-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs National Energy System Operator publishes across the network.

National Energy System Operator Datastore API
National Energy System Operator Discovery API
National Energy System Operator Search API