WattTime Grid Regions API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: WattTime Account Grid Regions API
  description: The WattTime Data API v3 provides access to real-time, forecast, and historical marginal emissions data for electric grids worldwide. Key signals include CO2 MOER (Marginal Operating Emissions Rate), health damage estimates, and CO2 AOER (Average Operating Emissions Rate). Coverage spans 342 grid regions in 210 countries and territories, with real-time data updated every five minutes. Authentication uses JWT bearer tokens obtained via the login endpoint using HTTP Basic Auth.
  version: '3.0'
  contact:
    name: WattTime Support
    email: support@watttime.org
    url: https://watttime.org/
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://watttime.org/data-plans/
  x-generated-from: documentation
servers:
- url: https://api.watttime.org/v3
  description: WattTime API v3 Production
- url: https://api2.watttime.org/v2
  description: WattTime API v2 Legacy
tags:
- name: Grid Regions
  description: Discover and query grid balancing authorities and regions.
paths:
  /region-from-loc:
    get:
      operationId: getRegionFromLocation
      summary: WattTime Get Grid Region from Location
      description: Identify the electric grid balancing authority or region for a given set of geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude). Returns the region identifier used in subsequent data requests.
      tags:
      - Grid Regions
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: latitude
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Latitude of the location in decimal degrees.
        schema:
          type: number
          format: float
          minimum: -90
          maximum: 90
        example: 37.7749
      - name: longitude
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Longitude of the location in decimal degrees.
        schema:
          type: number
          format: float
          minimum: -180
          maximum: 180
        example: -122.4194
      - name: signal_type
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Signal type to check region availability for. Defaults to co2_moer.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - co2_moer
          - co2_aoer
          - health_damage
        example: co2_moer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Grid region information for the specified coordinates.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RegionResponse'
              examples:
                GetRegionFromLocation200Example:
                  summary: Default getRegionFromLocation 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    region: CAISO_NORTH
                    region_full_name: California ISO - North
                    signal_type: co2_moer
        '400':
          description: Bad request - invalid or missing coordinates.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: No grid region found for the specified coordinates.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /maps:
    get:
      operationId: getGridMaps
      summary: WattTime Get Grid Region Boundary Maps
      description: Retrieve GeoJSON files showing the geographic boundaries of electric grid balancing authorities and grid regions accessible to the authenticated account. Useful for visualizing grid coverage areas on maps and verifying region boundaries.
      tags:
      - Grid Regions
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: signal_type
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Filter maps by signal type availability.
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - co2_moer
          - co2_aoer
          - health_damage
        example: co2_moer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: GeoJSON representation of grid region boundaries.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GridMapsResponse'
              examples:
                GetGridMaps200Example:
                  summary: Default getGridMaps 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    type: FeatureCollection
                    features:
                    - type: Feature
                      geometry:
                        type: Polygon
                        coordinates:
                        - - - -122.5
                            - 37.2
                          - - -120.5
                            - 37.2
                          - - -120.5
                            - 38.5
                          - - -122.5
                            - 38.5
                          - - -122.5
                            - 37.2
                      properties:
                        region: CAISO_NORTH
                        region_full_name: California ISO - North
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    RegionResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        region:
          type: string
          description: Grid region identifier for the specified coordinates.
          example: CAISO_NORTH
        region_full_name:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable full name of the grid region.
          example: California ISO - North
        signal_type:
          type: string
          description: Signal type for which the region was resolved.
          example: co2_moer
    GridMapsResponse:
      type: object
      description: GeoJSON FeatureCollection of grid region boundaries.
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          description: GeoJSON type.
          example: FeatureCollection
        features:
          type: array
          description: Array of GeoJSON features representing grid regions.
          items:
            type: object
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error type or code.
          example: unauthorized
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message.
          example: Invalid or expired token. Please re-authenticate.
        detail:
          type: string
          description: Additional error detail.
          example: Token has expired. Please call /login to get a new token.
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: HTTP Basic Authentication used only for the /login endpoint. Provide username and password to obtain a bearer token.
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: 'JWT bearer token obtained from the /login endpoint. Token expires after 30 minutes. Include as Authorization: Bearer {token} header.'