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Getting Started

This page provides a quick-start checklist to help you begin participating in the Predico collaborative forecasting sessions as quickly as possible.

Important

Full platform rules and guidelines are thoroughly detailed in the Participation Rulebook. Please read it carefully before proceeding.

Quick-Start Checklist

Follow these steps in order:

  1. Apply to become a Forecaster: Send an email to predico@elia.be to request access. You will receive a registration link upon acceptance. See Forecaster Application for details.

  2. Read the Introduction: Familiarise yourself with the key definitions (Market Session, Challenge, Gate Closure, etc.) and platform workflow. See Introduction.

  3. Choose your environment: Use the Playground to test your integration without affecting live scores, then switch to Production when ready.

  4. Authenticate: Obtain your JWT access token. See Authentication.

  5. List open sessions and challenges: Retrieve the current open market session and the available challenges. See Listing Open Sessions and Listing Challenges.

  6. Download raw data: Retrieve historical measurement data to build and validate your forecasting models. See Downloading Raw Data.

  7. Submit forecasts: Prepare and submit Q10, Q50, and Q90 quantile forecasts before the Gate Closure Time (10:00 CET). See Preparing a Session Forecast and Submitting a Session Forecast.

  8. Review your scores: After the evaluation phase, check your skill scores and ranking. See Listing Session Submission Scores or use the web application.

Useful resources

Check our Useful Links section for additional resources to help you get started with the Predico platform, including:

  1. Jupyter Notebook with a step-by-step guide on how to interact with the platform
  2. API Specifications (Swagger / Redoc) to help you understand the platform's functionalities and how to interact with it programmatically
  3. Rulebook for detailed information on the platform's rules and guidelines
  4. FAQ for answers to common questions about the platform

What's next?

Check the Forecaster Application section to learn how to apply to become a forecaster on the Predico platform.