`cross_border_flow`

Pack: entso-e · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/entso-e/mcp

Physical flow across an interconnector (in_area → out_area).

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`area_from`	string	yes	Source area EIC code
`area_to`	string	yes	Destination area EIC code
`period_start`	string	yes
`period_end`	string	yes

Example call

Arguments

{
  "area_from": "10YDE-VE-------2",
  "area_to": "10YFR-RTE------C",
  "period_start": "202401010000",
  "period_end": "202401012300"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/entso-e/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"cross_border_flow","arguments":{"area_from":"10YDE-VE-------2","area_to":"10YFR-RTE------C","period_start":"202401010000","period_end":"202401012300"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('cross_border_flow', {
  "area_from": "10YDE-VE-------2",
  "area_to": "10YFR-RTE------C",
  "period_start": "202401010000",
  "period_end": "202401012300"
});

More examples

{
  "area_from": "10YGB-NGET-----L",
  "area_to": "10YNL----------L",
  "period_start": "202412010000",
  "period_end": "202412312300"
}

Response shape

Always returns: query, time_series_count, time_series

Field	Type	Description
`query`	object	Query parameters sent to ENTSO-E API
`time_series_count`	number	Number of time series returned
`time_series`	array	Array of cross-border flow time series

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Query parameters sent to ENTSO-E API"
    },
    "time_series_count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of time series returned"
    },
    "time_series": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of cross-border flow time series",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "mrid": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Market Resource ID"
          },
          "business_type": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Business type classification"
          },
          "psr_type": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Production source resource type"
          },
          "in_domain": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Destination area EIC code"
          },
          "out_domain": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Source area EIC code"
          },
          "periods": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "Time periods with flow data",
            "items": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "period_start": {
                  "type": [
                    "string",
                    "null"
                  ],
                  "description": "Period start timestamp (ISO 8601)"
                },
                "period_end": {
                  "type": [
                    "string",
                    "null"
                  ],
                  "description": "Period end timestamp (ISO 8601)"
                },
                "resolution": {
                  "type": [
                    "string",
                    "null"
                  ],
                  "description": "Time resolution (e.g., PT60M for hourly)"
                },
                "points": {
                  "type": "array",
                  "description": "Flow data points",
                  "items": {
                    "type": "object",
                    "properties": {
                      "position": {
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Position/index in period"
                      },
                      "value": {
                        "type": "number",
                        "description": "Physical flow in MW"
                      }
                    },
                    "required": [
                      "position",
                      "value"
                    ]
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query",
    "time_series_count",
    "time_series"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "entso-e": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/entso-e/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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