ISO New England Fiveminutesystemload API

4 path template(s) under /fiveminutesystemload in the published ISO New England Web Services API v1.1 documentation.

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Real-Time System Operations BC-3830.10

Operations 4

GET /fiveminutesystemload Default resource #
GET /fiveminutesystemload/current Get the current Five Minute System Load for all locations #
GET /fiveminutesystemload/day/{day} Get an entire days Five Minute System Loads for a given day #
GET /fiveminutesystemload/info Get the Service Info for Five Minute System Load #

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OpenAPI Specification

iso-new-england-fiveminutesystemload-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: ISO New England Web Services API v1.1 Fiveminutesystemload…
  version: '1.1'
  description: RESTful interface to ISO New England energy and market data.
  contact:
    name: ISO New England Ask ISO
    url: https://askiso.iso-ne.com/s/
  x-provenance:
    method: derived
    derived_by: API Evangelist enrichment pipeline
    derived_on: '2026-07-27'
    sources:
    - https://webservices.iso-ne.com/docs/v1.1/
    - https://webservices.iso-ne.com/docs/v1.1/ns0.xsd
    - https://webservices.iso-ne.com/docs/v1.1/ns1.xsd
    - https://www.iso-ne.com/participate/support/web-services-data
    not_provider_published: true
    note: Derived from provider-published HTML documentation and XSDs. Not an ISO New England artifact.
servers:
- url: https://webservices.iso-ne.com/api/v1.1
  description: Production base path (HTTP Basic over SSL)
security:
- basicAuth: []
tags:
- name: fiveminutesystemload
  description: 4 path template(s) under /fiveminutesystemload in the published ISO New England Web Services API v1.1 documentation.
paths:
  /fiveminutesystemload:
    get:
      operationId: getFiveminutesystemload
      summary: Default resource
      description: Default resource. Redirects to Five Minute System Load Info.
      tags:
      - fiveminutesystemload
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response.
          content:
            application/xml:
              schema:
                description: Response payload is not described in the published documentation.
            application/json:
              schema:
                description: Response payload is not described in the published documentation.
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - HTTP Basic credentials from an ISO Express account are required. Verified by anonymous probe on 2026-07-27.
      x-evidence:
        source: https://webservices.iso-ne.com/docs/v1.1/rest.fiveminutesystemload.html
        harvested: '2026-07-27'
  /fiveminutesystemload/current:
    get:
      operationId: getFiveminutesystemloadCurrent
      summary: Get the current Five Minute System Load for all locations
      description: Get the current Five Minute System Load for all locations.
      tags:
      - fiveminutesystemload
      responses:
        '200':
          description: a FiveMinSystemLoadElement containing the current Five Minute System Load.
          content:
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FiveMinSystemLoad'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FiveMinSystemLoad'
              example:
                FiveMinSystemLoad:
                - SystemLoadBtmPv: 19358.383
                  NativeLoadBtmPv: 19330.783
                  NativeLoad: 17004.273
                  LoadMw: 17031.873
                  BeginDate: '2026-07-27T17:20:00.000-04:00'
                  ArdDemand: 27.6
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - HTTP Basic credentials from an ISO Express account are required. Verified by anonymous probe on 2026-07-27.
      x-evidence:
        source: https://webservices.iso-ne.com/docs/v1.1/rest.fiveminutesystemload.current.html
        harvested: '2026-07-27'
      x-xml-element: FiveMinSystemLoad
      x-example-evidence:
        source: https://www.iso-ne.com/ws/wsclient (public ISO Express dashboard proxy, anonymous POST)
        observed: '2026-07-27'
        note: Real response payload observed anonymously through the public dashboard proxy; the proxy envelope and its _url key were removed.
  /fiveminutesystemload/day/{day}:
    get:
      operationId: getFiveminutesystemloadDayByDay
      summary: Get an entire days Five Minute System Loads for a given day
      description: Get an entire days Five Minute System Loads for a given day. Only the past [?] days are supported.
      tags:
      - fiveminutesystemload
      responses:
        '200':
          description: a FiveMinSystemLoadElement containing the Five Minute System loads.
          content:
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FiveMinSystemLoads'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FiveMinSystemLoads'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - HTTP Basic credentials from an ISO Express account are required. Verified by anonymous probe on 2026-07-27.
      x-evidence:
        source: https://webservices.iso-ne.com/docs/v1.1/rest.fiveminutesystemload.day.day.html
        harvested: '2026-07-27'
      x-xml-element: FiveMinSystemLoads
      parameters:
      - name: day
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The day to retrieve data for (YYYYMMDD)
  /fiveminutesystemload/info:
    get:
      operationId: getFiveminutesystemloadInfo
      summary: Get the Service Info for Five Minute System Load
      description: Get the Service Info for Five Minute System Load.
      tags:
      - fiveminutesystemload
      responses:
        '200':
          description: the ServiceInfoElement for Five Minute System Load.
          content:
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ServiceInfo'
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ServiceInfo'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - HTTP Basic credentials from an ISO Express account are required. Verified by anonymous probe on 2026-07-27.
      x-evidence:
        source: https://webservices.iso-ne.com/docs/v1.1/rest.fiveminutesystemload.info.html
        harvested: '2026-07-27'
      x-xml-element: ServiceInfo
components:
  schemas:
    FiveMinSystemLoads:
      type: object
      properties:
        FiveMinSystemLoad:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FiveMinSystemLoad'
      x-xsd-source: schemas/iso-new-england-web-services-ns0.xsd#type_FiveMinSystemLoads
    ServiceInfo:
      type: object
      properties:
        LatestBeginDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        CreationDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      required:
      - LatestBeginDate
      - CreationDate
      x-xsd-source: schemas/iso-new-england-web-services-ns0.xsd#type_ServiceInfo
    FiveMinSystemLoad:
      type: object
      properties:
        BeginDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        LoadMw:
          type: number
        NativeLoad:
          type: number
        ArdDemand:
          type: number
        SystemLoadBtmPv:
          type: number
        NativeLoadBtmPv:
          type: number
      required:
      - BeginDate
      x-xsd-source: schemas/iso-new-england-web-services-ns0.xsd#type_FiveMinSystemLoad
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: HTTP Basic Authentication over SSL. Credentials come from a free, self-serve ISO Express account; ISO New England states that ISO Express account holders are automatically granted access to the public data feeds. See https://www.iso-ne.com/participate/applications-status-changes/access-software-systems