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Exchange priority (Börsenvorrang) is a German market mechanism where certain balance groups can impose their schedule values on counterparties. When a counterparty has exchange priority, any anomaly (mismatch) between your submitted values and theirs is resolved in their favour per Bilanzkreisvertrag clause 12.b. This matters during anomaly reconciliation — series flagged with has_exchange_priority=true indicate that the discrepancy can be disregarded because the counterparty’s values take precedence.

Endpoints

The Schedule Management API provides two reference endpoints for exchange priority:
EndpointPurpose
GET /reference/exchange-priority-balance-groupsList all known balance groups that hold exchange priority status
GET /reference/exchange-priority-check/{eic_code}Check whether a specific EIC code has exchange priority

When to use

Check exchange priority status when processing anomaly reports. If a counterparty in an external series has exchange priority, the TSO will impose their values regardless of what you submitted — treat the anomaly as informational rather than actionable.

A balance group that has exchange priority (Börsenvorrang) per Bilanzkreisvertrag clause 12.b.

eic_code
string
required

EIC X code of the exchange balance group.

Example:

"11XEPEXSPOT----W"

exchange_name
string
required

Name of the energy exchange (e.g. EPEX SPOT, EEX).

Example:

"EPEX SPOT SE"

has_exchange_priority
boolean
default:true

Always true for entries in this list.