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UK Carbon Intensity History

GET /carbonintensity/history

Time series of UK grid carbon intensity (forecast + actual + index) with the full generation mix preserved at each 30-minute interval. Stored continuously by our own workers. Filter with ?start and ?end. Useful for long-range decarbonisation analysis, correlating carbon intensity with weather or power prices, and researching the UK grid's transition away from fossil generation.

Parameters

start optional

Start datetime

end optional

End datetime

limit optional default: 500

Max rows (cap 10000)

Example Requests

Basic usage
curl "https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/carbonintensity/history?limit=48"
Last 24 hours (48 half-hour periods)
curl "https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/carbonintensity/history?limit=48"
A specific month
curl "https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/carbonintensity/history?start=2026-03-01&end=2026-03-31&limit=2000"

Live Response

{
  "count": 0,
  "data": [],
  "success": true
}