Grid Status Dataset Updates API

Recent row insert/update activity for a dataset.

Operations 1

GET /dataset-updates/{dataset_id} Dataset Updates #

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OpenAPI Specification

gridstatus-dataset-updates-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Grid Status Dataset Updates API
  version: 1.3.0
servers:
- url: https://api.gridstatus.io/v1
tags:
- name: Dataset Updates
paths:
  /dataset-updates/{dataset_id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Dataset Updates
      summary: Dataset Updates
      description: 'List all updates that have occurred in chronological order

        for a specific dataset'
      operationId: dataset_updates_v1_dataset_updates__dataset_id__get
      parameters:
      - name: dataset_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          title: Dataset Id
      - name: api_key
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          description: API key for authentication (query)
          title: Api Key
        description: API key for authentication (query)
      - name: return_format
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReturnFormat'
          description: The return format of the response
          default: json
        description: The return format of the response
      - name: download
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether to download the file or not
          default: false
          title: Download
        description: Whether to download the file or not
      - name: json_schema
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/JSONSchema'
          description: The json schema of the response
          default: array-of-objects
        description: The json schema of the response
      - name: order
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderBy'
          - type: 'null'
          description: The order to order results by
          default: desc
          title: Order
        description: The order to order results by
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: integer
          - type: 'null'
          description: The maximum number of rows to return across all pages
          title: Limit
        description: The maximum number of rows to return across all pages
      - name: x-api-key
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          description: API key for authentication (header)
          title: X-Api-Key
        description: API key for authentication (header)
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatasetUpdatesResponse'
              example:
                status_code: 200
                data:
                - id: 18759731
                  dataset: ieso_lmp_real_time_5_min
                  time_utc: '2025-04-25T00:46:52+00:00'
                  num_rows_updated: 0
                  num_rows_inserted: 288166
                  is_backfill: false
                - id: 18759928
                  dataset: ieso_lmp_real_time_5_min
                  time_utc: '2025-04-25T00:55:41+00:00'
                  num_rows_updated: 0
                  num_rows_inserted: 1934
                  is_backfill: false
                - id: 18760076
                  dataset: ieso_lmp_real_time_5_min
                  time_utc: '2025-04-25T01:01:09+00:00'
                  num_rows_updated: 0
                  num_rows_inserted: 967
                  is_backfill: false
                - id: 18760163
                  dataset: ieso_lmp_real_time_5_min
                  time_utc: '2025-04-25T01:04:48+00:00'
                  num_rows_updated: 0
                  num_rows_inserted: 967
                  is_backfill: false
                - id: 18760315
                  dataset: ieso_lmp_real_time_5_min
                  time_utc: '2025-04-25T01:10:41+00:00'
                  num_rows_updated: 0
                  num_rows_inserted: 967
                  is_backfill: false
                - id: 18760500
                  dataset: ieso_lmp_real_time_5_min
                  time_utc: '2025-04-25T01:17:30+00:00'
                  num_rows_updated: 0
                  num_rows_inserted: 967
                  is_backfill: false
                - id: 18760582
                  dataset: ieso_lmp_real_time_5_min
                  time_utc: '2025-04-25T01:20:51+00:00'
                  num_rows_updated: 0
                  num_rows_inserted: 967
                  is_backfill: false
                - id: 18760714
                  dataset: ieso_lmp_real_time_5_min
                  time_utc: '2025-04-25T01:25:48+00:00'
                  num_rows_updated: 0
                  num_rows_inserted: 967
                  is_backfill: false
                - id: 18760781
                  dataset: ieso_lmp_real_time_5_min
                  time_utc: '2025-04-25T01:29:58+00:00'
                  num_rows_updated: 0
                  num_rows_inserted: 967
                  is_backfill: false
                - id: 18760950
                  dataset: ieso_lmp_real_time_5_min
                  time_utc: '2025-04-25T01:35:41+00:00'
                  num_rows_updated: 0
                  num_rows_inserted: 967
                  is_backfill: false
                meta:
                  page: 1
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
components:
  schemas:
    ReturnFormat:
      type: string
      enum:
      - json
      - csv
      title: ReturnFormat
    DatasetUpdatesResponse:
      properties:
        status_code:
          type: integer
          title: Status Code
        data:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatasetUpdateResponse'
          type: array
          title: Data
        meta:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/MetadataResponse'
      type: object
      required:
      - status_code
      - data
      - meta
      title: DatasetUpdatesResponse
    DatasetUpdateResponse:
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          title: Id
        dataset:
          type: string
          title: Dataset
        time_utc:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          title: Time Utc
        num_rows_updated:
          type: integer
          title: Num Rows Updated
        num_rows_inserted:
          type: integer
          title: Num Rows Inserted
        is_backfill:
          anyOf:
          - type: boolean
          - type: 'null'
          title: Is Backfill
      type: object
      required:
      - id
      - dataset
      - time_utc
      - num_rows_updated
      - num_rows_inserted
      - is_backfill
      title: DatasetUpdateResponse
    HTTPValidationError:
      properties:
        detail:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
          type: array
          title: Detail
      type: object
      title: HTTPValidationError
    ValidationError:
      properties:
        loc:
          items:
            anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: integer
          type: array
          title: Location
        msg:
          type: string
          title: Message
        type:
          type: string
          title: Error Type
      type: object
      required:
      - loc
      - msg
      - type
      title: ValidationError
    JSONSchema:
      type: string
      enum:
      - array-of-objects
      - array-of-arrays
      title: JSONSchema
    MetadataResponse:
      properties:
        page:
          type: integer
          title: Page
        limit:
          anyOf:
          - type: integer
          - type: 'null'
          title: Limit
        page_size:
          anyOf:
          - type: integer
          - type: 'null'
          title: Page Size
        hasNextPage:
          anyOf:
          - type: boolean
          - type: 'null'
          title: Hasnextpage
        cursor:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Cursor
      type: object
      required:
      - page
      - limit
      - page_size
      - hasNextPage
      - cursor
      title: MetadataResponse
    OrderBy:
      type: string
      enum:
      - asc
      - desc
      title: OrderBy
externalDocs:
  description: 'GridStatus documentation. Human docs: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers. Ask a natural-language question (RAG search): append a URL-encoded question to https://docs.gridstatus.io/?ask='
  url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/llms.txt
x-tagGroups:
- name: API Endpoints
  tags:
  - API Info
  - Block Pricing Data
  - Dataset Metadata
  - Query Data
  - Dataset Updates
  - Reports
x-rag-search:
  description: Natural-language question answering over the GridStatus documentation. Substitute a URL-encoded question for {question}.
  url_template: https://docs.gridstatus.io/?ask={question}
  llms_txt: https://docs.gridstatus.io/llms.txt
x-provenance:
  method: harvested
  publisher: Grid Status
  source: https://api.gridstatus.io/openapi.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)