Elexon

Elexon Temperature API

Daily average & reference temperatures.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.0.4
info:
  title: Insights.Api Balancing Mechanism Dynamic Temperature API
  version: '1.0'
  description: Dynamic data.
servers:
- url: https://data.elexon.co.uk/bmrs/api/v1
tags:
- name: Temperature
  description: Daily average & reference temperatures.
paths:
  /temperature:
    get:
      tags:
      - Temperature
      summary: Temperature data (TEMP)
      description: "This endpoint provides daily average GB temperature data (in Celsius) as well as reference temperatures (low, normal and high).\nThis average data is calculated by National Grid ESO from the data retrieved from 6 weather stations around Britain.\nNGESO use this data as part of the electricity demand forecasting process.\n            \nDate parameters must be provided in the exact format yyyy-MM-dd."
      parameters:
      - name: from
        in: query
        description: The from date for the filter. This must be in the format yyyy-MM-dd.
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
          example: '2022-09-20'
        example: '2022-09-20'
      - name: to
        in: query
        description: The to date for the filter. This must be in the format yyyy-MM-dd.
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
          example: '2022-09-21'
        example: '2022-09-21'
      - name: format
        in: query
        description: Response data format. Use json/xml to include metadata.
        schema:
          enum:
          - json
          - xml
          - csv
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Misc.TemperatureData'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Misc.TemperatureData'
            text/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Misc.TemperatureData'
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Misc.TemperatureData'
            text/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Misc.TemperatureData'
            text/csv:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Misc.TemperatureData'
components:
  schemas:
    Insights.Api.Models.Responses.ResponseWithMetadata-1_Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Misc.TemperatureData:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Misc.TemperatureData'
          nullable: true
        metadata:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Insights.Api.Models.Metadata.ApiResponseSourceMetadata'
      additionalProperties: false
    Insights.Api.Models.Metadata.ApiResponseSourceMetadata:
      type: object
      properties:
        datasets:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          nullable: true
          example:
          - DATASET
      additionalProperties: false
    Insights.Api.Models.Responses.Misc.TemperatureData:
      type: object
      properties:
        measurementDate:
          type: string
          format: date
        publishTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
        temperature:
          type: number
          format: double
          nullable: true
        temperatureReferenceAverage:
          type: number
          format: double
          nullable: true
        temperatureReferenceHigh:
          type: number
          format: double
          nullable: true
        temperatureReferenceLow:
          type: number
          format: double
          nullable: true
      additionalProperties: false