Elexon

Elexon SAA Datasets API

Datasets received from the Settlement Administration Agent (SAA)

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GET /saa/datasets/total-exempt-volume/{settlementDate} Total Exempt Supply Volume (S0621)

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Insights.Api Balancing Mechanism Dynamic SAA Datasets API
  version: '1.0'
  description: Dynamic data.
servers:
- url: https://data.elexon.co.uk/bmrs/api/v1
tags:
- name: SAA Datasets
  description: Datasets received from the Settlement Administration Agent (SAA)
paths:
  /saa/datasets/total-exempt-volume/{settlementDate}:
    get:
      tags:
      - SAA Datasets
      summary: Total Exempt Supply Volume (S0621)
      description: "Returns the total Import and Export Exempt Metered Volume (in MWh) for the requested settlement date and settlement run type.\n            \nThis endpoint will not return any data until S0621 data is first published at the beginning of March 2025.\n\nSettlement date parameter must be provided in the exact format YYYY-MM-dd."
      parameters:
      - name: settlementDate
        in: path
        description: The settlement date for the filter.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
          example: '2025-02-27'
        example: '2025-02-27'
      - name: settlementRunType
        in: query
        description: 'The settlement run type for the filter.

          If one or more run types are specified, only data with those run types is returned.

          If no run type is specified, for each settlement period only the single data point with the most recent run type is returned.'
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          example:
          - II
          - SF
        example:
        - II
        - SF
      - name: format
        in: query
        description: Response data format. Use json/xml to include metadata.
        schema:
          enum:
          - json
          - xml
          - csv
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Data retrieved
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.TotalExemptSupplyVolume.TotalExemptSupplyVolumeResponse'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.TotalExemptSupplyVolume.TotalExemptSupplyVolumeResponse'
            text/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.TotalExemptSupplyVolume.TotalExemptSupplyVolumeResponse'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.TotalExemptSupplyVolume.TotalExemptSupplyVolumeResponse'
            text/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.TotalExemptSupplyVolume.TotalExemptSupplyVolumeResponse'
            text/csv:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.TotalExemptSupplyVolume.TotalExemptSupplyVolumeResponse'
        '429':
          description: Too many requests
        '400':
          description: Error with query parameters - see response for details
        '500':
          description: Server error - please try again later
components:
  schemas:
    ? Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.TotalExemptSupplyVolume.TotalExemptSupplyVolumeResponse
    : type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.TotalExemptSupplyVolume.TotalExemptSupplyVolumeResponse'
        metadata:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Metadata.ApiResponseSourceMetadata'
      additionalProperties: false
    Insights.Api.Models.Responses.TotalExemptSupplyVolume.TotalExemptSupplyVolumeResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        creationTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2025-01-16T15:31:12Z'
        settlementDate:
          type: string
          format: date
          example: '2025-01-16'
        settlementPeriod:
          type: integer
          format: int32
          example: 5
        settlementRunType:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: R1
        totalExemptSupplyVolume:
          type:
          - number
          - 'null'
          format: double
          example: 505.3
      additionalProperties: false
    Insights.Api.Models.Metadata.ApiResponseSourceMetadata:
      type: object
      properties:
        datasets:
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          items:
            type: string
          example:
          - DATASET
      additionalProperties: false