Powernaut Uploading Forecasts API

Sharing your forecasts helps us better understand your resources' expected behaviour, leading to improved flexibility opportunities and optimised market participation. See the [guide](/guides/connect/forecasting/uploading-forecasts) for more information.

Operations 2

POST /v1/connect/sites/{id}/forecast Submit site forecast #
POST /v1/connect/resources/{id}/forecast Submit resource forecast #

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OpenAPI Specification

powernaut-uploading-forecasts-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Powernaut Uploading Forecasts API
  description: '# Getting Started


    Welcome to the Powernaut API Reference!'
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Powernaut Support
    url: https://powernaut.io
    email: support@powernaut.io
  license:
    name: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
    url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
servers:
- url: https://api.sandbox.powernaut.io
  description: Sandbox
- url: https://api.powernaut.io
  description: Production
tags:
- name: uploading_forecasts
  description: 'Sharing your forecasts helps us better understand your resources'' expected behaviour, leading to improved flexibility opportunities and optimised market participation.


    See the guide for more information.'
  x-displayName: Uploading forecasts
paths:
  /v1/connect/sites/{id}/forecast:
    post:
      description: 'Upload external power forecasts for a site.


        This endpoint is tolerant of past timestamps - they will be ignored rather than causing validation errors. The response includes both successfully inserted forecasts and any ignored forecasts.


        **Validation:**

        - All timestamps must be perfect quarter-hours (15-minute intervals)

        - Forecasts in the past will be ignored (not inserted)

        - Future forecasts can''t be submitted more than 48 hours in advance

        - Site ID must exist and be accessible to the authenticated user

        - Values must positive for offtake, negative for injection

        - The `forecasting` feature must be enabled for this user.'
      operationId: UploadSiteForecast
      parameters:
      - name: id
        required: true
        in: path
        description: Identifier of the site to upload forecast for.
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UploadConnectionPointForecastDto'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Forecast uploaded successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UploadForecastResponseDto'
        '400':
          description: Invalid forecast data
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BadRequestDto_SW52YWxpZCBmb3JlY2FzdCBkYXRh'
        '401':
          description: Not authorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnauthorizedDto_Tm90IGF1dGhvcml6ZWQ'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ForbiddenDto_Rm9yYmlkZGVu'
        '404':
          description: Site not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NotFoundDto_U2l0ZSBub3QgZm91bmQ'
      security:
      - cloud-cloud: []
      summary: Submit site forecast
      tags:
      - uploading_forecasts
  /v1/connect/resources/{id}/forecast:
    post:
      description: 'Upload external power forecasts for a specific resource.


        This endpoint is tolerant of past timestamps - they will be ignored rather than causing validation errors. The response includes both successfully inserted forecasts and any ignored forecasts.


        **Validation:**

        - All timestamps must be perfect quarter-hours (15-minute intervals)

        - Forecasts in the past will be ignored (not inserted)

        - Future forecasts can''t be submitted more than 48 hours in advance

        - Resource ID must exist and be accessible to the authenticated user

        - Values must positive for consumption, negative for production

        - Values must be within bounds for the resource''s min/max power constraints

        - The `forecasting` feature must be enabled for this user.'
      operationId: UploadResourceForecast
      parameters:
      - name: id
        required: true
        in: path
        description: Identifier of the resource to upload forecast for.
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UploadResourceForecastDto'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Forecast uploaded successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UploadForecastResponseDto'
        '400':
          description: Invalid forecast data or power values exceed resource constraints
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BadRequestDto_SW52YWxpZCBmb3JlY2FzdCBkYXRhIG9yIHBvd2VyIHZhbHVlcyBleGNlZWQgcmVzb3VyY2UgY29uc3RyYWludHM'
        '401':
          description: Not authorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnauthorizedDto_Tm90IGF1dGhvcml6ZWQ'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ForbiddenDto_Rm9yYmlkZGVu'
        '404':
          description: Resource not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NotFoundDto_UmVzb3VyY2Ugbm90IGZvdW5k'
      security:
      - edge-cloud: []
      - cloud-cloud: []
      summary: Submit resource forecast
      tags:
      - uploading_forecasts
components:
  schemas:
    BadRequestDto_SW52YWxpZCBmb3JlY2FzdCBkYXRhIG9yIHBvd2VyIHZhbHVlcyBleGNlZWQgcmVzb3VyY2UgY29uc3RyYWludHM:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          description: One or more specific error messages
          oneOf:
          - type: string
          - type: array
            items:
              type: string
          example: Invalid forecast data or power values exceed resource constraints
        error:
          type: string
          description: Bad Request
          example: Bad Request
        status_code:
          type: number
          description: '400'
          example: 400
      required:
      - message
      - error
      - status_code
    NotFoundDto_U2l0ZSBub3QgZm91bmQ:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          description: One or more specific error messages
          oneOf:
          - type: string
          - type: array
            items:
              type: string
          example: Site not found
        error:
          type: string
          description: Not Found
          example: Not Found
        status_code:
          type: number
          description: '404'
          example: 404
      required:
      - message
      - error
      - status_code
    ForbiddenDto_Rm9yYmlkZGVu:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          description: One or more specific error messages
          oneOf:
          - type: string
          - type: array
            items:
              type: string
          example: Forbidden
        error:
          type: string
          description: Forbidden
          example: Forbidden
        status_code:
          type: number
          description: '403'
          example: 403
      required:
      - message
      - error
      - status_code
    UploadConnectionPointForecastDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        model_id:
          type: string
          description: 'Identifier for the specific forecast model used.

            This helps track which model version or configuration was used for any given forecast.'
          example: external-model-v1
          minLength: 1
          maxLength: 100
        items:
          description: Array of forecast data points (maximum 192 points for 48 hours at 15-minute intervals). All timestamps must be perfect quarter-hours. Past timestamps will be ignored.
          minItems: 1
          maxItems: 192
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ForecastDataPointUploadDto'
      required:
      - model_id
      - items
    NotFoundDto_UmVzb3VyY2Ugbm90IGZvdW5k:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          description: One or more specific error messages
          oneOf:
          - type: string
          - type: array
            items:
              type: string
          example: Resource not found
        error:
          type: string
          description: Not Found
          example: Not Found
        status_code:
          type: number
          description: '404'
          example: 404
      required:
      - message
      - error
      - status_code
    UnauthorizedDto_Tm90IGF1dGhvcml6ZWQ:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          description: One or more specific error messages
          oneOf:
          - type: string
          - type: array
            items:
              type: string
          example: Not authorized
        error:
          type: string
          description: Unauthorized
          example: Unauthorized
        status_code:
          type: number
          description: '401'
          example: 401
      required:
      - message
      - error
      - status_code
    BadRequestDto_SW52YWxpZCBmb3JlY2FzdCBkYXRh:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          description: One or more specific error messages
          oneOf:
          - type: string
          - type: array
            items:
              type: string
          example: Invalid forecast data
        error:
          type: string
          description: Bad Request
          example: Bad Request
        status_code:
          type: number
          description: '400'
          example: 400
      required:
      - message
      - error
      - status_code
    UploadForecastResponseDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        inserted:
          description: Successfully inserted forecast data points
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ForecastDataPointUploadDto'
        ignored:
          description: Forecast data points that were ignored (e.g., those in the past)
          example: []
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ForecastDataPointUploadDto'
      required:
      - inserted
      - ignored
    ForecastDataPointUploadDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        start:
          type: string
          description: 'Forecast start time (ISO 8601). Must be a perfect quarter-hour without seconds or milliseconds precision.

            Note: To avoid timezone issues, we perform an additional check for the presence of timezone information. You should always include either UTC with Z, or an offset like +01:00.'
          example: '2024-07-01T14:00:00Z'
          format: date-time
        end:
          type: string
          description: 'Forecast end time (ISO 8601). Must be a perfect quarter-hour without seconds or milliseconds precision.

            Note: To avoid timezone issues, we perform an additional check for the presence of timezone information. You should always include either UTC with Z, or an offset like +01:00.'
          example: '2024-07-01T14:15:00Z'
          format: date-time
        value:
          type: string
          description: Forecasted power value in kW (positive = consumption, negative = production)
          example: '5.200000'
          format: decimal
          pattern: ^-?[0-9]{1,15}(.[0-9]{1,6}?)$
      required:
      - start
      - end
      - value
    UploadResourceForecastDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        model_id:
          type: string
          description: 'Identifier for the specific forecast model used.

            This helps track which model version or configuration was used for any given forecast.'
          example: external-resource-model-v1
          minLength: 1
          maxLength: 100
        items:
          description: Array of forecast data points (maximum 192 points for 48 hours at 15-minute intervals). All timestamps must be perfect quarter-hours. Past timestamps will be ignored.
          minItems: 1
          maxItems: 192
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ForecastDataPointUploadDto'
      required:
      - model_id
      - items
  securitySchemes:
    cloud-cloud:
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      type: http
      description: A bearer token obtained from the token endpoint.
    token:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: Your client id and secret to obtain a bearer token for cloud-cloud authentication.
    edge-cloud:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: Basic credentials used for edge-cloud authentication. They can be obtained when creating a site.
x-tagGroups:
- name: Authentication
  tags:
  - authentication
- name: Managing resources
  tags:
  - sites
  - resources
- name: Markets
  tags:
  - markets
- name: Reporting flexibility
  tags:
  - baselining
  - creating_bids
  - metrics
- name: Activating flexibility
  tags:
  - accepting_bids
- name: Managing bids
  tags:
  - managing_bids
- name: Forecasting
  tags:
  - getting_forecasts
  - uploading_forecasts
  - events
- name: Sensor data
  tags:
  - sensor_data
- name: Historical Data
  tags:
  - historical_data