Elexon

Elexon SO-SO Prices API

SO-SO Prices (SOSO) data, filtered by start time.

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GET /soso/prices SO-SO prices (SOSO)

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Insights.Api Balancing Mechanism Dynamic SO-SO Prices API
  version: '1.0'
  description: Dynamic data.
servers:
- url: https://data.elexon.co.uk/bmrs/api/v1
tags:
- name: SO-SO Prices
  description: SO-SO Prices (SOSO) data, filtered by start time.
paths:
  /soso/prices:
    get:
      tags:
      - SO-SO Prices
      summary: SO-SO prices (SOSO)
      description: "This endpoint provides system operator to system operator prices data.\nIt can be filtered by start time.\n            \nThis API endpoint has a maximum range of 24 hours."
      parameters:
      - name: from
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2023-09-26T07:00:00Z'
        example: '2023-09-26T07:00:00Z'
      - name: to
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2023-09-27T07:00:00Z'
        example: '2023-09-27T07:00:00Z'
      - 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.Misc.SoSoPrices'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Misc.SoSoPrices'
            text/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Misc.SoSoPrices'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Misc.SoSoPrices'
            text/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Misc.SoSoPrices'
            text/csv:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Misc.SoSoPrices'
        '429':
          description: Too many requests
        '500':
          description: Server error - please try again later
components:
  schemas:
    Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Misc.SoSoPrices:
      type: object
      properties:
        contractIdentification:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: EG_20210928_1100_1
        tradeDirection:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: A02
        tradeQuantity:
          type: number
          format: double
          example: 25
        tradePrice:
          type: number
          format: double
          example: 30.4
        traderUnit:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: EWIC_EG
        startTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: 2023-09-25 18:30
        settlementDate:
          type: string
          format: date
          example: '2023-01-31'
      additionalProperties: false
    Insights.Api.Models.Metadata.ApiResponseSourceMetadata:
      type: object
      properties:
        datasets:
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          items:
            type: string
          example:
          - DATASET
      additionalProperties: false
    Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Misc.SoSoPrices:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type:
          - array
          - 'null'
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Misc.SoSoPrices'
        metadata:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Metadata.ApiResponseSourceMetadata'
      additionalProperties: false