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U.S. EIA Open Data API boundary

Official-source access, authentication, request-shaping, paging, freshness, legal, and interpretation boundaries for U.S. EIA Open Data API.

version 1.0.0freshness currentobserved 2026-08-27T08:40:00Z

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Evidence-backed facts

  1. EIA API v2 exposes energy datasets through a REST hierarchy with metadata, facets, frequency, date, sort, and pagination controls. informative
  2. Every API call requires a free registered key, which is a credential and must not be embedded in public resource records or client output. informative
  3. Clients should bind to API v2 and its route metadata rather than relying on deprecated v1 series behavior. informative
  4. Free access and a successful response do not prove a series is unrevised, complete, current, endorsed, or suitable for financial or operational decisions. informative