Elexon

Elexon Generation Forecast API

Current or historic generation forecasts.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 16

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

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.data.elexon.co.uk/
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Documentation
https://bmrs.elexon.co.uk/api-documentation/guidance

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/elexon/refs/heads/main/openapi/elexon-generation-forecast-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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GitHub
https://github.com/elexon-data/insights-docs

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OpenAPI Specification

elexon-generation-forecast-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Insights.Api Generation Forecast API
  version: '1.0'
  description: Current or historic generation forecasts.
servers:
- url: https://data.elexon.co.uk/bmrs/api/v1
tags:


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