Solcast · Capability
Solcast API — Forecast Data
Solcast API — Forecast Data. 5 operations. Lead operation: Get Forecast Advanced PV Power. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Solcast business surface.
What You Can Do
GET
Getforecastadvancedpvpower
— Get Forecast Advanced PV Power
/v1/data/forecast/advanced-pv-power
GET
Getforecastradiationandweather
— Get Forecast Radiation and Weather
/v1/data/forecast/radiation-and-weather
GET
Getforecastrooftoppvpower
— Get Forecast Rooftop PV Power
/v1/data/forecast/rooftop-pv-power
GET
Getforecastsoilinghsu
— Get Forecast Soiling (HSU Model)
/v1/data/forecast/soiling/hsu
GET
Getforecastsoilingkimber
— Get Forecast Soiling (Kimber Model)
/v1/data/forecast/soiling/kimber
MCP Tools
get-forecast-advanced-pv-power
Get Forecast Advanced PV Power
read-only
idempotent
get-forecast-radiation-and-weather
Get Forecast Radiation and Weather
read-only
idempotent
get-forecast-rooftop-pv-power
Get Forecast Rooftop PV Power
read-only
idempotent
get-forecast-soiling-hsu-model
Get Forecast Soiling (HSU Model)
read-only
idempotent
get-forecast-soiling-kimber-model
Get Forecast Soiling (Kimber Model)
read-only
idempotent
Capability Spec
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
label: Solcast API — Forecast Data
description: 'Solcast API — Forecast Data. 5 operations. Lead operation: Get Forecast Advanced PV Power. Self-contained
Naftiko capability covering one Solcast business surface.'
tags:
- Solcast
- Forecast Data
created: '2026-05-19'
modified: '2026-05-19'
binds:
- namespace: env
keys:
SOLCAST_API_KEY: SOLCAST_API_KEY
capability:
consumes:
- type: http
namespace: solcast-forecast-data
baseUri: https://api.solcast.com.au
description: Solcast API — Forecast Data business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
resources:
- name: data-forecast-advanced_pv_power
path: /data/forecast/advanced_pv_power
operations:
- name: getforecastadvancedpvpower
method: GET
description: Get Forecast Advanced PV Power
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
inputParameters:
- name: resource_id
in: query
type: string
description: Unique resource identifier for a registered Solcast PV power site.
required: true
- name: hours
in: query
type: integer
description: Number of forecast hours to retrieve (up to 336).
- name: period
in: query
type: string
description: Time period between data points in ISO 8601 duration format.
- name: format
in: query
type: string
description: Response format.
- name: data-forecast-radiation_and_weather
path: /data/forecast/radiation_and_weather
operations:
- name: getforecastradiationandweather
method: GET
description: Get Forecast Radiation and Weather
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
inputParameters:
- name: latitude
in: query
type: number
description: Latitude in decimal degrees, between -90 and 90 (north positive).
required: true
- name: longitude
in: query
type: number
description: Longitude in decimal degrees, between -180 and 180 (east positive).
required: true
- name: output_parameters
in: query
type: string
description: Comma-separated list of output parameters to return (e.g., ghi,dni,dhi, air_temp,wind_speed_10m,cloud_opacity,clearsky_ghi).
required: true
- name: hours
in: query
type: integer
description: Number of forecast hours to retrieve (up to 336 for 14 days).
- name: period
in: query
type: string
description: Time period between data points in ISO 8601 duration format.
- name: format
in: query
type: string
description: Response format.
- name: data-forecast-rooftop_pv_power
path: /data/forecast/rooftop_pv_power
operations:
- name: getforecastrooftoppvpower
method: GET
description: Get Forecast Rooftop PV Power
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
inputParameters:
- name: latitude
in: query
type: number
description: Latitude in decimal degrees, between -90 and 90 (north positive).
required: true
- name: longitude
in: query
type: number
description: Longitude in decimal degrees, between -180 and 180 (east positive).
required: true
- name: capacity
in: query
type: number
description: System capacity in kilowatts.
- name: tilt
in: query
type: number
description: Panel tilt angle in degrees from horizontal.
- name: azimuth
in: query
type: number
description: Panel azimuth in degrees.
- name: output_parameters
in: query
type: string
description: Comma-separated list of output parameters.
required: true
- name: hours
in: query
type: integer
description: Number of forecast hours to retrieve (up to 336).
- name: period
in: query
type: string
description: Time period between data points in ISO 8601 duration format.
- name: format
in: query
type: string
description: Response format.
- name: data-forecast-soiling-hsu
path: /data/forecast/soiling/hsu
operations:
- name: getforecastsoilinghsu
method: GET
description: Get Forecast Soiling (HSU Model)
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
inputParameters:
- name: latitude
in: query
type: number
description: Latitude in decimal degrees, between -90 and 90 (north positive).
required: true
- name: longitude
in: query
type: number
description: Longitude in decimal degrees, between -180 and 180 (east positive).
required: true
- name: depo_veloc_pm10
in: query
type: number
description: Deposition velocity for PM10 particles (m/s).
- name: initial_soiling
in: query
type: number
description: Initial soiling fraction (0.0 = clean, 1.0 = fully soiled).
- name: format
in: query
type: string
description: Response format.
- name: data-forecast-soiling-kimber
path: /data/forecast/soiling/kimber
operations:
- name: getforecastsoilingkimber
method: GET
description: Get Forecast Soiling (Kimber Model)
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
inputParameters:
- name: latitude
in: query
type: number
description: Latitude in decimal degrees, between -90 and 90 (north positive).
required: true
- name: longitude
in: query
type: number
description: Longitude in decimal degrees, between -180 and 180 (east positive).
required: true
- name: depo_veloc_pm10
in: query
type: number
description: Deposition velocity for PM10 particles (m/s).
- name: initial_soiling
in: query
type: number
description: Initial soiling fraction (0.0 = clean, 1.0 = fully soiled).
- name: format
in: query
type: string
description: Response format.
authentication:
type: bearer
token: '{{env.SOLCAST_API_KEY}}'
exposes:
- type: rest
namespace: solcast-forecast-data-rest
port: 8080
description: REST adapter for Solcast API — Forecast Data. One Spectral-compliant resource per consumed operation, prefixed
with /v1.
resources:
- path: /v1/data/forecast/advanced-pv-power
name: data-forecast-advanced-pv-power
description: REST surface for data-forecast-advanced_pv_power.
operations:
- method: GET
name: getforecastadvancedpvpower
description: Get Forecast Advanced PV Power
call: solcast-forecast-data.getforecastadvancedpvpower
with:
resource_id: rest.resource_id
hours: rest.hours
period: rest.period
format: rest.format
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- path: /v1/data/forecast/radiation-and-weather
name: data-forecast-radiation-and-weather
description: REST surface for data-forecast-radiation_and_weather.
operations:
- method: GET
name: getforecastradiationandweather
description: Get Forecast Radiation and Weather
call: solcast-forecast-data.getforecastradiationandweather
with:
latitude: rest.latitude
longitude: rest.longitude
output_parameters: rest.output_parameters
hours: rest.hours
period: rest.period
format: rest.format
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- path: /v1/data/forecast/rooftop-pv-power
name: data-forecast-rooftop-pv-power
description: REST surface for data-forecast-rooftop_pv_power.
operations:
- method: GET
name: getforecastrooftoppvpower
description: Get Forecast Rooftop PV Power
call: solcast-forecast-data.getforecastrooftoppvpower
with:
latitude: rest.latitude
longitude: rest.longitude
capacity: rest.capacity
tilt: rest.tilt
azimuth: rest.azimuth
output_parameters: rest.output_parameters
hours: rest.hours
period: rest.period
format: rest.format
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- path: /v1/data/forecast/soiling/hsu
name: data-forecast-soiling-hsu
description: REST surface for data-forecast-soiling-hsu.
operations:
- method: GET
name: getforecastsoilinghsu
description: Get Forecast Soiling (HSU Model)
call: solcast-forecast-data.getforecastsoilinghsu
with:
latitude: rest.latitude
longitude: rest.longitude
depo_veloc_pm10: rest.depo_veloc_pm10
initial_soiling: rest.initial_soiling
format: rest.format
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- path: /v1/data/forecast/soiling/kimber
name: data-forecast-soiling-kimber
description: REST surface for data-forecast-soiling-kimber.
operations:
- method: GET
name: getforecastsoilingkimber
description: Get Forecast Soiling (Kimber Model)
call: solcast-forecast-data.getforecastsoilingkimber
with:
latitude: rest.latitude
longitude: rest.longitude
depo_veloc_pm10: rest.depo_veloc_pm10
initial_soiling: rest.initial_soiling
format: rest.format
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- type: mcp
namespace: solcast-forecast-data-mcp
port: 9090
transport: http
description: MCP adapter for Solcast API — Forecast Data. One tool per consumed operation, routed inline through this
capability's consumes block.
tools:
- name: get-forecast-advanced-pv-power
description: Get Forecast Advanced PV Power
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: true
call: solcast-forecast-data.getforecastadvancedpvpower
with:
resource_id: tools.resource_id
hours: tools.hours
period: tools.period
format: tools.format
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- name: get-forecast-radiation-and-weather
description: Get Forecast Radiation and Weather
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: true
call: solcast-forecast-data.getforecastradiationandweather
with:
latitude: tools.latitude
longitude: tools.longitude
output_parameters: tools.output_parameters
hours: tools.hours
period: tools.period
format: tools.format
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- name: get-forecast-rooftop-pv-power
description: Get Forecast Rooftop PV Power
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: true
call: solcast-forecast-data.getforecastrooftoppvpower
with:
latitude: tools.latitude
longitude: tools.longitude
capacity: tools.capacity
tilt: tools.tilt
azimuth: tools.azimuth
output_parameters: tools.output_parameters
hours: tools.hours
period: tools.period
format: tools.format
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- name: get-forecast-soiling-hsu-model
description: Get Forecast Soiling (HSU Model)
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: true
call: solcast-forecast-data.getforecastsoilinghsu
with:
latitude: tools.latitude
longitude: tools.longitude
depo_veloc_pm10: tools.depo_veloc_pm10
initial_soiling: tools.initial_soiling
format: tools.format
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- name: get-forecast-soiling-kimber-model
description: Get Forecast Soiling (Kimber Model)
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: true
call: solcast-forecast-data.getforecastsoilingkimber
with:
latitude: tools.latitude
longitude: tools.longitude
depo_veloc_pm10: tools.depo_veloc_pm10
initial_soiling: tools.initial_soiling
format: tools.format
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.