Australian Energy Regulator · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0

API Evangelist enhancements for the AER's implementation of the CDR Common API

6 actions 6 updates update extends openapi/cds-common-api-openapi.json
Derived by API Evangelist Built from the contracts Australian Energy Regulator publishes. Australian Energy Regulator did not publish this file.
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What the actions change

x-apievangelist-served-by-aerx-apievangelist-notex-apievangelist-supported-versionsx-apievangelist-verifiedx-apievangelist-verificationx-apievangelist-providerx-apievangelist-provider-slugx-apievangelist-spec-author

Targets 6

$.info
$.servers
$.paths['/discovery/status'].get
$.paths['/discovery/outages'].get
$.paths['/common/customer'].get
$.paths['/common/customer/detail'].get

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overlay: 1.0.0
info:
  title: API Evangelist enhancements for the AER's implementation of the CDR Common API
  version: 1.0.0
extends: openapi/cds-common-api-openapi.json
x-generated: '2026-07-27'
x-method: generated
x-source: Live probes of https://cdr.energymadeeasy.gov.au on 2026-07-27
actions:
- target: $.info
  update:
    x-apievangelist-provider: Australian Energy Regulator
    x-apievangelist-provider-slug: aer
    x-apievangelist-spec-author: Data Standards Body (dsb.gov.au)
    x-apievangelist-note: >-
      The AER serves the two anonymous discovery operations of this document. The two
      /common/customer operations are part of the authenticated CDR consumer surface
      and are not served by the AER.
- target: $.servers
  update:
  - url: https://cdr.energymadeeasy.gov.au/{brand}/cds-au/v1
    description: >-
      AER-operated CDR host. Discovery endpoints are brand-scoped — the unbranded
      path /cds-au/v1/discovery/status returns 404.
    variables:
      brand:
        default: agl
        description: Retailer brand path segment resolved from the ACCC CDR Register.
- target: $.paths['/discovery/status'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-served-by-aer: true
    x-apievangelist-supported-versions: [1]
    x-apievangelist-verified: '2026-07-27'
    x-apievangelist-verification: >-
      GET https://cdr.energymadeeasy.gov.au/agl/cds-au/v1/discovery/status with x-v 1
      returned HTTP 200 and {"data":{"status":"OK","updateTime":"2026-07-27T20:39:38.048Z"}}.
      x-v 2 returned 406.
    x-apievangelist-role: >-
      This is the AER's status page. There is no HTML status site; poll this endpoint.
- target: $.paths['/discovery/outages'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-served-by-aer: true
    x-apievangelist-supported-versions: [1]
    x-apievangelist-verified: '2026-07-27'
    x-apievangelist-verification: >-
      GET .../discovery/outages with x-v 1 returned HTTP 200 and {"data":{"outages":[]}}.
    x-apievangelist-defect: >-
      The response links.self echoed a different brand path (/1st-energy/) than the
      brand requested. Treat links.self on this endpoint as unreliable.
- target: $.paths['/common/customer'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-served-by-aer: false
    x-apievangelist-note: Authenticated CDR consumer surface; not served by the AER.
- target: $.paths['/common/customer/detail'].get
  update:
    x-apievangelist-served-by-aer: false
    x-apievangelist-note: Authenticated CDR consumer surface; not served by the AER.

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