Grid Status

Grid Status is a United States electricity grid and power market data platform. The hosted Grid Status API (api.gridstatus.io) exposes hundreds of curated datasets - day-ahead and real-time LMP and settlement point prices, load and load forecasts, fuel mix, ancillary services, storage, and transmission constraints - across CAISO, ERCOT, PJM, MISO, NYISO, SPP, ISONE, and IESO through a uniform dataset query model authenticated with an API key. Grid Status also maintains the open-source gridstatus Python library (BSD-3-Clause) for pulling raw data directly from ISO/RTO sources, and the gridstatusio client for the hosted API.

Grid Status publishes 12 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including API Info API, API Usage API, Block Pricing Data API, and 9 more. Tagged areas include Day-Ahead Prices, Electricity, Grid Data, Energy Markets, and LMP.

The Grid Status catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Grid Status’ developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 8 more developer resources.

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28.7/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 60/100 agent native Heartbeat 87/100 alive saas Full breakdown ↓
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AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

1 published contract 1 MCP Servers

Day-Ahead Prices ElectricityGrid DataEnergy MarketsLMPLoad Fuel Mix Open Source

Kin Score

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scored 2026-11-13 · rubric v0.28.0

Composite quality — 28.7/100 · thin

Contract Quality 10.6 / 21

Developer Ergonomics 5.3 / 17

Access Clarity 1.1 / 17

Operational Transparency 1.3 / 11

Contract Governance 1.4 / 10

Discoverability 5.8 / 9

Regulatory Posture 0.7 / 15

Agent readiness — 60/100 · agent native

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 12 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 9 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 4 / 4

Delegated User Identity 6 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 5 / 5

Registration Without a Human 6 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Pagination 0 / 5

Distinct Operations 3 / 3

MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6

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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):

A2A Agent Card +8 pts — a2a/-a2a.yml manifest, graded on conformance.grade against A2A 1.0.0 Ask about this →
Typed Event Surface +6 pts — AsyncAPI document, OR webhooks/callbacks objects in the as-published OpenAPI, OR common[].type includes Webhooks Ask about this →
Pagination +5 pts — share of collection GETs (an array, or one wrapped in data/items/results ...) that declare a page/limit/offset/cursor parameter, a Link header or a next/cursor field; na with no collection GETs Ask about this →
Agent Skills +5 pts — skills artifact present, graded by who authored it Ask about this →
Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document +5 pts — a parsing /.well-known/ucp.json or acp.json declaring a version and at least one service, OR (0.27) a live x402 payment challenge from _data/x402-adoption.json — `self` when its endpoints are on the provider's own domain, `platform` when they are on a vendor's Ask about this →
Well-Known Catalog +4 pts — common[].type includes WellKnown, APICatalog, or api-catalog Ask about this →

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Access Clarity scores 6.4 — up to +18.7 composite points Ask about this →
Developer Ergonomics scores 31.0 — up to +13.8 composite points Ask about this →
Contract Quality scores 49.9 — up to +12.5 composite points Ask about this →

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Standards implemented 4

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

Model Context Protocol (MCP)

measured — observed by APIs.io (verified)

OAuth 2.0 Protected Resource Metadata

measured — observed by APIs.io (verified)

Dynamic Client Registration

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

OpenAPI

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

APIs 12

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Grid Status API Info API

API name and version.

Grid Status API Usage API

Usage and limits for the current user or organization.

Grid Status Block Pricing Data API

Block-averaged prices for an ISO.

Grid Status Constraints API

Transmission constraints, binding activity, and shift factors.

Grid Status CSV Exports API

Bulk per-day CSV export files on S3.

Grid Status Dataset Audit API

Ingest audit history for a dataset.

Grid Status Dataset Metadata API

List datasets and fetch per-dataset metadata.

Grid Status Dataset Updates API

Recent row insert/update activity for a dataset.

Grid Status Pricing Locations API

Nodes, hubs, and zones behind LMP datasets.

Grid Status Query Data API

Query dataset rows with filters, resampling, and pagination.

Grid Status Reports API

Daily peak reports (paid plans).

Grid Status Outages API

The Outages API from Grid Status — 6 operation(s) for outages.

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Open Collections 12

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Grid Status API Info API

OPEN COLLECTION

Grid Status API Info API Usage API

OPEN COLLECTION

Grid Status API Info Block Pricing Data API

OPEN COLLECTION

Grid Status API Info Constraints API

OPEN COLLECTION

Grid Status API Info CSV Exports API

OPEN COLLECTION

Grid Status API Info Dataset Audit API

OPEN COLLECTION

Grid Status API Info Dataset Metadata API

OPEN COLLECTION

Grid Status API Info Dataset Updates API

OPEN COLLECTION

Grid Status API Info Pricing Locations API

OPEN COLLECTION

Grid Status API Info Query Data API

OPEN COLLECTION

Grid Status API Info Reports API

OPEN COLLECTION

Grid Status API

OPEN COLLECTION

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MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

Grid Status MCP Server

Remote MCP server at api.gridstatus.io over HTTP.

MCP SERVER

Grid Status API pricing

Not yet checked against Grid Status's own pricing page. Compiled by API Evangelist on 2026-07-11 from www.gridstatus.io/pricing; confirm before you rely on a figure. A free plan or tier is listed.

Plan	Price
Open Source Library (gridstatus) free	—
Hosted API - Free free	—
Hosted API - Paid Plans usage	—
Enterprise / Custom enterprise	—

Plan details, limits and sources →

Rate limits

Rows Returned per Month (Free): 500000 rows
Rows Returned per Month (Paid): per plan rows
API Requests: per plan requests

Compiled by API Evangelist, not yet checked against Grid Status's documentation. All 7 limits →

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Grid Status Plans Pricing

4 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Grid Status Rate Limits

7 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Grid Status Finops

FINOPS

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs. Counts are the severity each rule declares, not results of running them.

Grid Status API Rules

45 rules · 31 error-severity 12 warn-severity 2 info-severity

SPECTRAL

OpenAPI Overlays 5

Overlays applied on top of this provider's contracts. Each card says who wrote it: a document the provider publishes, or one API Evangelist derived or generated.

Grid Status Api Usage Api Certification Overlay

1 action · update · gridstatus-api-usage-api-openapi.yml

DERIVED

Grid Status Constraints Api Certification Overlay

2 actions · update · gridstatus-constraints-api-openapi.yml

DERIVED

Grid Status Dataset Metadata Api Certification Overlay

1 action · update · gridstatus-dataset-metadata-api-openapi.yml

DERIVED

Grid Status Outages Api Certification Overlay

1 action · update · gridstatus-outages-api-openapi.yml

DERIVED

Grid Status Pricing Locations Api Certification Overlay

2 actions · update · gridstatus-pricing-locations-api-openapi.yml

DERIVED

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Grid Status Authentication

apiKey · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Grid Status Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access (API Evangelist recommendations) 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Grid Status Agentic Access

37 operations

37 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: gridstatus
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/gridstatus/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Grid Status
kind: company
description: Grid Status is a United States electricity grid and power market data platform. The hosted Grid Status API (api.gridstatus.io)
  exposes hundreds of curated datasets - day-ahead and real-time LMP and settlement point prices, load and load forecasts,
  fuel mix, ancillary services, storage, and transmission constraints - across CAISO, ERCOT, PJM, MISO, NYISO, SPP, ISONE,
  and IESO through a uniform dataset query model authenticated with an API key. Grid Status also maintains the open-source
  gridstatus Python library (BSD-3-Clause) for pulling raw data directly from ISO/RTO sources, and the gridstatusio client
  for the hosted API.
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  gated: none
  gated_source:
  - onboarding
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-13'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/gridstatus.png
x-docs-platform: gitbook
x-docs-platform-confidence: medium
x-docs-platform-checked: 2026-10-03
tags:
- Day-Ahead Prices
- Electricity
- Grid Data
- Energy Markets
- LMP
- Load
- Fuel Mix
- Open Source
tags_raw:
- Day-Ahead Prices
- Electricity
- Grid Data
- Energy Markets
- LMP
- Load
- Fuel Mix
- Open Source
- Open-Source
created: '2026-07-11'
modified: '2026-07-11'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: gridstatus:gridstatus-api-info-api
  name: Grid Status API Info API
  description: API name and version.
  humanURL: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/dataset-metadata
  baseURL: https://api.gridstatus.io/v1
  tags:
  - API Info
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/gridstatus-api-info-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/getting-started
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/dataset-metadata
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/concepts/query-parameters
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/query-data
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/pricing-locations
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/constraints
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/block-pricing-data
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/reports
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/bulk-csv-downloads/getting-started
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/api-usage
- aid: gridstatus:gridstatus-api-usage-api
  name: Grid Status API Usage API
  description: Usage and limits for the current user or organization.
  humanURL: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/dataset-metadata
  baseURL: https://api.gridstatus.io/v1
  tags:
  - API Usage
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/gridstatus-api-usage-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/getting-started
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/dataset-metadata
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/concepts/query-parameters
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/query-data
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/pricing-locations
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/constraints
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/block-pricing-data
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/reports
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/bulk-csv-downloads/getting-started
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/api-usage
- aid: gridstatus:gridstatus-block-pricing-data-api
  name: Grid Status Block Pricing Data API
  description: Block-averaged prices for an ISO.
  humanURL: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/dataset-metadata
  baseURL: https://api.gridstatus.io/v1
  tags:
  - Block Pricing Data
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/gridstatus-block-pricing-data-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/getting-started
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/dataset-metadata
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/concepts/query-parameters
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/query-data
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/pricing-locations
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/constraints
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/block-pricing-data
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/reports
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/bulk-csv-downloads/getting-started
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/api-usage
- aid: gridstatus:gridstatus-constraints-api
  name: Grid Status Constraints API
  description: Transmission constraints, binding activity, and shift factors.
  humanURL: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/dataset-metadata
  baseURL: https://api.gridstatus.io/v1
  tags:
  - Constraints
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/gridstatus-constraints-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/getting-started
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/dataset-metadata
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/concepts/query-parameters
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/query-data
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/pricing-locations
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/constraints
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/block-pricing-data
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/reports
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/bulk-csv-downloads/getting-started
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/api-usage
- aid: gridstatus:gridstatus-csv-exports-api
  name: Grid Status CSV Exports API
  description: Bulk per-day CSV export files on S3.
  humanURL: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/dataset-metadata
  baseURL: https://api.gridstatus.io/v1
  tags:
  - CSV Exports
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/gridstatus-csv-exports-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/getting-started
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/dataset-metadata
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/concepts/query-parameters
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/query-data
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/pricing-locations
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/constraints
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/block-pricing-data
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/reports
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/bulk-csv-downloads/getting-started
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/api-usage
- aid: gridstatus:gridstatus-dataset-audit-api
  name: Grid Status Dataset Audit API
  description: Ingest audit history for a dataset.
  humanURL: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/dataset-metadata
  baseURL: https://api.gridstatus.io/v1
  tags:
  - Dataset Audit
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/gridstatus-dataset-audit-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/getting-started
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/dataset-metadata
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/concepts/query-parameters
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/query-data
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/pricing-locations
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/constraints
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/block-pricing-data
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/reports
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/bulk-csv-downloads/getting-started
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/api-usage
- aid: gridstatus:gridstatus-dataset-metadata-api
  name: Grid Status Dataset Metadata API
  description: List datasets and fetch per-dataset metadata.
  humanURL: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/dataset-metadata
  baseURL: https://api.gridstatus.io/v1
  tags:
  - Dataset Metadata
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/gridstatus-dataset-metadata-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/getting-started
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/dataset-metadata
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/concepts/query-parameters
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/query-data
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/pricing-locations
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/constraints
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/block-pricing-data
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/reports
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/bulk-csv-downloads/getting-started
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/api-usage
- aid: gridstatus:gridstatus-dataset-updates-api
  name: Grid Status Dataset Updates API
  description: Recent row insert/update activity for a dataset.
  humanURL: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/dataset-metadata
  baseURL: https://api.gridstatus.io/v1
  tags:
  - Dataset Updates
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/gridstatus-dataset-updates-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/getting-started
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/dataset-metadata
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/concepts/query-parameters
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/query-data
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/pricing-locations
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/constraints
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/block-pricing-data
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/reports
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/bulk-csv-downloads/getting-started
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/api-usage
- aid: gridstatus:gridstatus-pricing-locations-api
  name: Grid Status Pricing Locations API
  description: Nodes, hubs, and zones behind LMP datasets.
  humanURL: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/dataset-metadata
  baseURL: https://api.gridstatus.io/v1
  tags:
  - Pricing Locations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/gridstatus-pricing-locations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/getting-started
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/dataset-metadata
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/concepts/query-parameters
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/query-data
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/pricing-locations
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/constraints
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/block-pricing-data
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/reports
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/bulk-csv-downloads/getting-started
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/api-usage
- aid: gridstatus:gridstatus-query-data-api
  name: Grid Status Query Data API
  description: Query dataset rows with filters, resampling, and pagination.
  humanURL: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/dataset-metadata
  baseURL: https://api.gridstatus.io/v1
  tags:
  - Query Data
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/gridstatus-query-data-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/getting-started
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/dataset-metadata
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/concepts/query-parameters
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/query-data
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/pricing-locations
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/constraints
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/block-pricing-data
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/reports
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/bulk-csv-downloads/getting-started
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/api-usage
- aid: gridstatus:gridstatus-reports-api
  name: Grid Status Reports API
  description: Daily peak reports (paid plans).
  humanURL: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/dataset-metadata
  baseURL: https://api.gridstatus.io/v1
  tags:
  - Reports
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/gridstatus-reports-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/getting-started
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/dataset-metadata
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/concepts/query-parameters
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/query-data
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/pricing-locations
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/constraints
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/block-pricing-data
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/reports
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/bulk-csv-downloads/getting-started
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/api-usage
- aid: gridstatus:gridstatus-outages-api
  name: Grid Status Outages API
  description: The Outages API from Grid Status — 6 operation(s) for outages.
  humanURL: https://docs.gridstatus.io/developers/api-reference/dataset-metadata
  baseURL: https://api.gridstatus.io/v1
  tags:
  - Outages
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/gridstatus-outages-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/gridstatus-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/gridstatus-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/gridstatus-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/gridstatus
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grid-status
- type: Website
  url: https://www.gridstatus.io
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.gridstatus.io
- type: Plans
  url: plans/gridstatus-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/gridstatus-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/gridstatus-finops.yml
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.gridstatus.io/rss/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

Grid Status API — frequently asked questions

Does Grid Status have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 12 APIs from Grid Status, including Grid Status API Info API, Grid Status API Usage API and Grid Status Block Pricing Data API, and 9 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Grid Status API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 12 OpenAPI specifications for Grid Status, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the Grid Status API?

Grid Status documents its authentication (apiKey · 2 schemes). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Grid Status Authentication.

How much does the Grid Status API cost?

APIs.io lists 4 pricing plans for Grid Status, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Does Grid Status have an MCP server?

Yes. APIs.io lists 1 MCP server for Grid Status: Remote MCP server at api.gridstatus.io over HTTP.

Is the Grid Status API ready for AI agents?

Grid Status has a Kin Score of 28.7 out of 100 (thin) and an Agent Readiness score of 60.4 (agent-native), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-13.

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