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Pasting this here for future reference:

Loadshedding API?

Hence he said -1 at the end. And that's why I posted to confirm. ;)
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Ok so I got stuck into this today for a community website. Feel free to edit the following. Replace anything in <> with the relevant value.

Get the current status (as posted earlier):

Call: http://loadshedding.eskom.co.za/LoadShedding/GetStatus
Returned data: Is a single character/value. If less than 1 then discard. If more or equal subtract 1 for the current stage.
Example: 1 = No load shedding, 2 = Stage 1, 5 = Stage 4

Get the schedule:

Province IDs:
1 = Eastern Cape
2 = Free State
3 = Gauteng
4 = KwaZulu-Natal
5 = Limpopo
6 = Mpumalanga
7 = North West
8 = Northern Cape
9 = Western Cape

List municipalitied in province:
Call: http://loadshedding.eskom.co.za/LoadShedding/GetMunicipalities/?Id=<province_id>
Example (Province = Western Cape): http://loadshedding.eskom.co.za/LoadShedding/GetMunicipalities/?Id=9
Returned JSON:
Code: 
[{"Selected":false,"Text":"Beaufort West","Value":"10237"},{"Selected":false,"Text":"Bergrivier","Value":"10238"},{"Selected":false,"Text":"Bitou","Value":"10239"},{"Selected":false,"Text":"Breede Valley","Value":"10240"},{"Selected":false,"Text":"Cape Agulhas","Value":"10241"},{"Selected":false,"Text":"Cederberg","Value":"10242"},{"Selected":false,"Text":"City of Cape Town","Value":"10243"},{"Selected":false,"Text":"Drakenstein","Value":"10244"},{"Selected":false,"Text":"George","Value":"10245"},{"Selected":false,"Text":"Hessequa","Value":"10246"},{"Selected":false,"Text":"Kannaland","Value":"10247"},{"Selected":false,"Text":"Knysna","Value":"10248"},{"Selected":false,"Text":"Laingsburg","Value":"10249"},{"Selected":false,"Text":"Langeberg","Value":"10250"},{"Selected":false,"Text":"Matzikama","Value":"10251"},{"Selected":false,"Text":"Mossel Bay","Value":"10252"},{"Selected":false,"Text":"Oudtshoorn","Value":"10253"},{"Selected":false,"Text":"Overstrand","Value":"10254"},{"Selected":false,"Text":"Prince Albert","Value":"10255"},{"Selected":false,"Text":"Saldanha Bay","Value":"10256"},{"Selected":false,"Text":"Stellenbosch","Value":"10257"},{"Selected":false,"Text":"Swartland","Value":"10258"},{"Selected":false,"Text":"Swellendam","Value":"10259"},{"Selected":false,"Text":"Theewaterskloof","Value":"10260"},{"Selected":false,"Text":"Witzenberg","Value":"10261"}]
List suburbs of municipality:
Call: http://loadshedding.eskom.co.za/LoadShedding/GetSurburbData/?pageSize=100&pageNum=1&id=<municipality_id>
Example (Municipality = Overstrand): http://loadshedding.eskom.co.za/LoadShedding/GetSurburbData/?pageSize=100&pageNum=1&id=10254
- include the pageSize and pageNum parameters or the call will fail.
Returned JSON:
Code: 
{"Total":111,"Results":[{"id":"1061253","text":"Afdak","Tot":267},{"id":"1069253","text":"Albertyn","Tot":535},{"id":"1061254","text":"Avila","Tot":0},{"id":"1061255","text":"Avoca","Tot":268},{"id":"1061256","text":"Baardskeerdersbos","Tot":268},{"id":"1061257","text":"Betty\u0027s Bay","Tot":268},{"id":"1061258","text":"Birkenhead","Tot":0},{"id":"1061259","text":"Blompark","Tot":0},{"id":"1061260","text":"Boesmansrivier","Tot":268},{"id":"1061261","text":"Bovendrift","Tot":268},{"id":"1061262","text":"Braemar","Tot":268},{"id":"1061263","text":"Bruinklip","Tot":268},{"id":"1061264","text":"Buffeljacht","Tot":272},{"id":"1069254","text":"Dagbreek","Tot":534},{"id":"1069255","text":"De Hoop","Tot":267},{"id":"1061265","text":"De Kelders","Tot":0},{"id":"1061266","text":"De Kelders 2","Tot":0},{"id":"1061267","text":"De Kelders 3","Tot":0},{"id":"1069256","text":"Denniston","Tot":267},{"id":"1061268","text":"Die Dam","Tot":272},{"id":"1061269","text":"Dirkuyskraal","Tot":272},{"id":"1061270","text":"Doringbosch","Tot":268},{"id":"1061271","text":"Duinefontein","Tot":0},{"id":"1061272","text":"Eluxolweni","Tot":0},{"id":"1061273","text":"Ertjiesvlei","Tot":268},{"id":"1061274","text":"Fisantskraal","Tot":272},{"id":"1061275","text":"Fisherhaven","Tot":267},{"id":"1061276","text":"Franskraal Strand","Tot":268},{"id":"1061277","text":"Gans Bay","Tot":536},{"id":"1061278","text":"Goedetrouw","Tot":268},{"id":"1061279","text":"Groenewaldskema","Tot":0},{"id":"1061280","text":"Groot Hagelkraal","Tot":0},{"id":"1061281","text":"Grootbos","Tot":268},{"id":"1061282","text":"Grootvlei","Tot":268},{"id":"1061283","text":"Hagelkraal","Tot":0},{"id":"1061284","text":"Hangklip","Tot":268},{"id":"1061285","text":"Hawston","Tot":0},{"id":"1061286","text":"Helderfontein","Tot":0},{"id":"1061287","text":"Hermanus","Tot":2412},{"id":"1061288","text":"Hermanus Outlying","Tot":0},{"id":"1061289","text":"High Noon","Tot":267},{"id":"1061290","text":"Honigsklip","Tot":268},{"id":"1061291","text":"Hoopjesrivier","Tot":267},{"id":"1061292","text":"Houhoek","Tot":267},{"id":"1061293","text":"Karwyderskraal","Tot":268},{"id":"1061294","text":"Kleinbaai","Tot":0},{"id":"1061295","text":"Kleinmond","Tot":536},{"id":"1061296","text":"Kleinrivierkloof","Tot":268},{"id":"1061297","text":"Klipfontein","Tot":0},{"id":"1061298","text":"Koksrivier","Tot":272},{"id":"1061299","text":"Kouderivier","Tot":268},{"id":"1061300","text":"Kouevlakte","Tot":268},{"id":"1069257","text":"Kromvlei","Tot":267},{"id":"1061301","text":"Lamloch","Tot":268},{"id":"1061302","text":"Langkloof","Tot":0},{"id":"1061303","text":"Le Mercy","Tot":268},{"id":"1069258","text":"Lebanon","Tot":267},{"id":"1061304","text":"LObos","Tot":0},{"id":"1061305","text":"Masakhane","Tot":0},{"id":"1061306","text":"Modderrivier","Tot":268},{"id":"1061307","text":"Moeraskloof","Tot":268},{"id":"1061308","text":"Mosselrivier","Tot":0},{"id":"1061309","text":"Mount Pleasant","Tot":0},{"id":"1061310","text":"New Granton","Tot":268},{"id":"1061311","text":"Nuwedam","Tot":268},{"id":"1061312","text":"Nuwepos","Tot":268},{"id":"1061313","text":"Onrus","Tot":535},{"id":"1061314","text":"Oudebosch","Tot":268},{"id":"1061315","text":"Paardenberg","Tot":268},{"id":"1061316","text":"Papiesvlei","Tot":268},{"id":"1061317","text":"Pearly Beach","Tot":0},{"id":"1061318","text":"Perlemoenbaai","Tot":0},{"id":"1061319","text":"Pringle Bay","Tot":268},{"id":"1061320","text":"Protea","Tot":0},{"id":"1061321","text":"Ratelrivier","Tot":272},{"id":"1061322","text":"Rooiels Bay","Tot":268},{"id":"1069259","text":"Salandra","Tot":268},{"id":"1061323","text":"Sandbaai","Tot":268},{"id":"1061324","text":"Sandberg","Tot":268},{"id":"1069260","text":"Sandfontein","Tot":272},{"id":"1061325","text":"Sandhoogte","Tot":268},{"id":"1061326","text":"Sandy\u0027s Glen","Tot":268},{"id":"1061327","text":"Silversands","Tot":268},{"id":"1061328","text":"Somerset West NU","Tot":0},{"id":"1061329","text":"Spookfontein","Tot":536},{"id":"1061330","text":"Stanford","Tot":804},{"id":"1061331","text":"Stompieskloof","Tot":0},{"id":"1061332","text":"Strands Kloof","Tot":268},{"id":"1061333","text":"Sunny Seas Estate","Tot":268},{"id":"1061334","text":"Sunnydale","Tot":804},{"id":"1061335","text":"The Springs","Tot":0},{"id":"1061336","text":"Tierfontein","Tot":268},{"id":"1061337","text":"Tweefontein","Tot":268},{"id":"1061338","text":"Uilenkraal","Tot":268},{"id":"1061339","text":"Uilenkraalsmond","Tot":268},{"id":"1061340","text":"Uitkoms","Tot":268},{"id":"1061341","text":"Van Dyksbaai","Tot":0},{"id":"1061342","text":"Vermont","Tot":267},{"id":"1061343","text":"Viljoenshof","Tot":272},{"id":"1069261","text":"Vredendal","Tot":268}]}
- If Tot is 0 then there won't be further data.

List load shedding schedule for suburb:
Call: http://loadshedding.eskom.co.za/LoadShedding/GetScheduleM/<suburb_id>/<stage>/<province_id>/<municipality_total>
- municipality_total must be 1 or more.
Example (Suburb = Hermanus, Stage = 2, Province = 9 (Western Cape)): http://loadshedding.eskom.co.za/LoadShedding/GetScheduleM/1061287/2/9/1
Returned HTML (you will need to parse this):

Wed, 08 Jan

18:00 - 20:30


Thu, 09 Jan

00:00 - 02:30


Fri, 10 Jan

00:00 - 02:30
08:00 - 10:30
 
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Rudolph Hart

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Went off at 8 his morning or load shedding, and hasn’t come back yet. It’s a pain while I’m supposed to be working from home.
 
Lupus

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Rudolph Hart said:
Went off at 8 his morning or load shedding, and hasn’t come back yet. It’s a pain while I’m supposed to be working from home.
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Hate that, the last round on the 10th, got nailed at 12pm only came back at 19:38 or so. Did yours come back on? Some of the surrounding areas only came back at 8am the next day :-(
 
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