Grid Status

Grid Status API Info API

API name and version.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Grid Status API Info API
  description: The Grid Status hosted API provides programmatic access to United States and Canadian electricity grid and power market data across CAISO, ERCOT, IESO, ISONE, MISO, NYISO, PJM, and SPP.
  version: 1.3.0
  contact:
    name: Grid Status
    url: https://www.gridstatus.io
    email: contact@gridstatus.io
servers:
- url: https://api.gridstatus.io/v1
  description: Grid Status hosted API
security:
- apiKeyHeader: []
- apiKeyQuery: []
tags:
- name: API Info
  description: API name and version.
paths:
  /:
    get:
      operationId: apiInfo
      tags:
      - API Info
      summary: API Info
      description: Returns the API name and version.
      security: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: API name and version.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/APIInfoResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    APIInfoResponse:
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      - version
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          example: Grid Status API
        version:
          type: string
          example: 1.3.0
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyHeader:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: API key from https://www.gridstatus.io/settings/api.
    apiKeyQuery:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: api_key
      description: API key passed as a query parameter (alternative to the header).