Elexon Reference API
Reference data which can be used to filter other API requests.
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: Insights.Api Reference API
version: '1.0'
description: Reference data which can be used to filter other API requests.
servers:
- url: https://data.elexon.co.uk/bmrs/api/v1
tags:
- name: Reference
description: Reference data which can be used to filter other API requests.
paths:
/reference/fueltypes/all:
get:
tags:
- Reference
summary: Fuel types
description: This endpoint provides a current list of fuel types
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content:
text/plain:
schema:
type: array
items:
type: string
application/json:
schema:
type: array
items:
type: string
text/json:
schema:
type: array
items:
type: string
application/xml:
schema:
type: array
items:
type: string
text/xml:
schema:
type: array
items:
type: string
text/csv:
schema:
type: array
items:
type: string
operationId: getReferenceFueltypesAll
x-operation-id-source: derived
/reference/remit/participants/all:
get:
tags:
- Reference
summary: Participants
description: This endpoint provides a current list of participant IDs received from REMIT messages
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content:
text/plain:
schema:
type: array
items:
type: string
application/json:
schema:
type: array
items:
type: string
text/json:
schema:
type: array
items:
type: string
application/xml:
schema:
type: array
items:
type: string
text/xml:
schema:
type: array
items:
type: string
text/csv:
schema:
type: array
items:
type: string
operationId: getReferenceRemitParticipantsAll
x-operation-id-source: derived
/reference/remit/assets/all:
get:
tags:
- Reference
summary: Assets
description: This endpoint provides a current list of asset IDs received from REMIT messages
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content:
text/plain:
schema:
type: array
items:
type: string
application/json:
schema:
type: array
items:
type: string
text/json:
schema:
type: array
items:
type: string
application/xml:
schema:
type: array
items:
type: string
text/xml:
schema:
type: array
items:
type: string
text/csv:
schema:
type: array
items:
type: string
operationId: getReferenceRemitAssetsAll
x-operation-id-source: derived
/reference/remit/fueltypes/all:
get:
tags:
- Reference
summary: REMIT fuel types
description: This endpoint provides a current list of fuel types received from REMIT messages
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content:
text/plain:
schema:
type: array
items:
type: string
application/json:
schema:
type: array
items:
type: string
text/json:
schema:
type: array
items:
type: string
application/xml:
schema:
type: array
items:
type: string
text/xml:
schema:
type: array
items:
type: string
text/csv:
schema:
type: array
items:
type: string
operationId: getReferenceRemitFueltypesAll
x-operation-id-source: derived
/reference/bmunits/all:
get:
tags:
- Reference
summary: BM Units
description: This endpoint provides a current list of BM units held by Elexon
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content:
text/plain:
schema:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Reference.BmUnitData'
application/json:
schema:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Reference.BmUnitData'
text/json:
schema:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Reference.BmUnitData'
application/xml:
schema:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Reference.BmUnitData'
text/xml:
schema:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Reference.BmUnitData'
text/csv:
schema:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Reference.BmUnitData'
operationId: getReferenceBmunitsAll
x-operation-id-source: derived
/reference/bmunits:
get:
tags:
- Reference
summary: BM Units (filtered)
description: 'This endpoint provides a list of BM units filtered by lead party IDs.
The PartyIds query parameter is required. Provide one or more lead party IDs to filter the results.'
parameters:
- name: partyIds
in: query
schema:
type: array
items:
type: string
example:
- ADELA
- LENCO
example:
- ADELA
- LENCO
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content:
text/plain:
schema:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Reference.BmUnitData'
application/json:
schema:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Reference.BmUnitData'
text/json:
schema:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Reference.BmUnitData'
application/xml:
schema:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Reference.BmUnitData'
text/xml:
schema:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Reference.BmUnitData'
text/csv:
schema:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Reference.BmUnitData'
operationId: getReferenceBmunits
x-operation-id-source: derived
/reference/interconnectors/all:
get:
tags:
- Reference
summary: Interconnectors
description: This endpoint provides a current list of interconnectors
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content:
text/plain:
schema:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Reference.InterconnectorData'
application/json:
schema:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Reference.InterconnectorData'
text/json:
schema:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Reference.InterconnectorData'
application/xml:
schema:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Reference.InterconnectorData'
text/xml:
schema:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Reference.InterconnectorData'
text/csv:
schema:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Reference.InterconnectorData'
operationId: getReferenceInterconnectorsAll
x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
schemas:
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Reference.InterconnectorData:
type: object
properties:
interconnectorId:
type:
- string
- 'null'
interconnectorName:
type:
- string
- 'null'
interconnectorBiddingZone:
type:
- string
- 'null'
additionalProperties: false
Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Reference.BmUnitData:
type: object
properties:
nationalGridBmUnit:
type:
- string
- 'null'
elexonBmUnit:
type:
- string
- 'null'
eic:
type:
- string
- 'null'
fuelType:
type:
- string
- 'null'
leadPartyName:
type:
- string
- 'null'
bmUnitType:
type:
- string
- 'null'
fpnFlag:
type:
- boolean
- 'null'
bmUnitName:
type:
- string
- 'null'
leadPartyId:
type:
- string
- 'null'
demandCapacity:
type:
- string
- 'null'
generationCapacity:
type:
- string
- 'null'
productionOrConsumptionFlag:
type:
- string
- 'null'
transmissionLossFactor:
type:
- string
- 'null'
workingDayCreditAssessmentImportCapability:
type:
- string
- 'null'
nonWorkingDayCreditAssessmentImportCapability:
type:
- string
- 'null'
workingDayCreditAssessmentExportCapability:
type:
- string
- 'null'
nonWorkingDayCreditAssessmentExportCapability:
type:
- string
- 'null'
creditQualifyingStatus:
type: boolean
demandInProductionFlag:
type: boolean
gspGroupId:
type:
- string
- 'null'
gspGroupName:
type:
- string
- 'null'
interconnectorId:
type:
- string
- 'null'
additionalProperties: false
x-provenance:
method: harvested
publisher: Elexon
source: https://data.elexon.co.uk/swagger/v1/swagger.json
note: split by refine-openapis from the provider's own published document, verified by fetch (openapi/_original/*.fetch.json);
stamped by stamp-openapi-provenance.py (roadmap#793)