---
title: "Electricity market prices (day-ahead, intraday, futures)"
method: POST
path: "/api/energy-market/prices"
tags: ["Energy Market Data"]
---

# Electricity market prices (day-ahead, intraday, futures)

`POST /api/energy-market/prices`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.cernion.de`
- URL: `https://api.cernion.de/api/energy-market/prices`
- Auth: none declared

Query electricity prices from ENTSO-E Transparency Platform and SMARD.de.

**All parameters are required.**

**Parameter Details:**
- **market**: Price type - "day-ahead" (next day auction), "intraday" (same-day trading), "futures" (forward contracts)
- **region**: Market area - "Deutschland", "Germany", "AT" (Austria), "FR" (France), "NL" (Netherlands), "BE" (Belgium), "CH" (Switzerland)
- **date**: Single date query (YYYY-MM-DD) - mutually exclusive with startDate/endDate
- **startDate**: Range start (YYYY-MM-DD) - use with endDate
- **endDate**: Range end (YYYY-MM-DD) - use with startDate

**Use Cases:**
- Dynamic tariff calculation
- Trading strategy analysis
- Price forecasting and arbitrage

## Query parameters

- `token` string

## Request body

- object
  - `market` 'day-ahead' | 'intraday' | 'futures', required: Market type
  - `region` string, required: Market region (country name or ISO code)
  - `date` string, date: Single date (YYYY-MM-DD)
  - `startDate` string, date: Range start date (YYYY-MM-DD)
  - `endDate` string, date: Range end date (YYYY-MM-DD)
  - `format` 'json' | 'csv' | 'xlsx' | 'xls': Output format. "csv" and "xls"/"xlsx" trigger a file download.
  - `token` string: Optional Cernion MCP token for this request. Overrides CERNION_TOKEN when provided.

## Response `200`

Price data retrieved successfully

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