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Xcel Energy MeterReading API

Container for measured IntervalBlocks captured at a UsagePoint.

Xcel Energy MeterReading API is one of 29 APIs that Xcel Energy publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include MeterReading. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and authentication docs.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 4 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.1.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.xcelenergy.com/DataCustodian/espi/1_1/resource, https://developer-apim.aws.xcelenergy.com/DataCustodian/espi/1_1/resource.

2 operations 2 paths 4 schemas 2 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.1.0
Base URL
https://api.xcelenergy.com
Authentication
OAuth 2.0, OAuth 2.0, HTTP Bearer
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 3

Xcel Energy MeterReading API declares 3 security schemes for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (accessToken) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 1 scope. It supports OAuth 2.0 (clientAccessToken) using the clientCredentials flow, exposing 1 scope. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (Registration Access Token) (registrationAccessToken).

  • accessToken — Customer-scoped access token issued via the OAuth 2.0 authorization-code grant.
  • clientAccessToken — Application-scoped client access token used for management endpoints (Authorization list, Bulk, ServiceStatus).
  • registrationAccessToken — Token issued at application registration; used to read or update ApplicationInformation.

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.

MeterReading 2

Container for measured IntervalBlocks captured at a UsagePoint.

GET
/Subscription/{subscriptionId}/UsagePoint/{usagePointId}/MeterReading
List MeterReadings for a UsagePoint
listMeterReadings 4 params → 200401403
GET
/Subscription/{subscriptionId}/UsagePoint/{usagePointId}/MeterReading/{meterReadingId}
Retrieve a single MeterReading
getMeterReading 3 params → 200401404

Schemas 4

The contract defines 4 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are AtomEntry (6 properties), AtomFeed (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

MeterReading
AtomEntry
object
Atom entry envelope used to wrap ESPI resource payloads.
6 properties
MeterReadingFeed
AtomFeed
object
Atom feed envelope used to wrap collections of ESPI resource entries.
5 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

xcel-energy-meterreading-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Xcel Energy publishes across the network.

Xcel Energy ApplicationInformation API
Xcel Energy Authorization API
Xcel Energy Batch API
Xcel Energy Configuration API
Xcel Energy DemandResponse API
Xcel Energy DER API
Xcel Energy DeviceCapability API
Xcel Energy DeviceInformation API
Xcel Energy DeviceStatus API
Xcel Energy ElectricPowerQualitySummary API
Xcel Energy ElectricPowerUsageSummary API
Xcel Energy EndDevice API