1. The Meter Portal supports automatic delivery of the following export types:
Daily Index Export
Periodic Index Export (5, 15, 30 or 60-minute intervals)
Daily Consumption Export
Periodic Consumption Export (5, 15, 30 or 60-minute intervals)
2. 🔍 What's the Difference Between Index and Consumption?
It's important to understand the difference between Index and Consumption values:
Index
What it shows: The actual reading on the meter at a specific point in time (just like reading the dial on a physical meter).
Example: If your water meter shows
015000 m³at 12:00pm, that’s the index — it's a cumulative total.
Consumption
What it shows: The amount used during a specific time period, calculated as the difference between two index readings.
Purpose: Helps you understand how much was used during intervals (e.g. every 15 mins, hourly, or daily).
Example: If the index at 12:00pm is
015000 m³and at 1:00pm is015010 m³, the consumption for that hour is10 m³.
3. Export Structure and Format
🟢Periodic Index Export
Cumulative meter readings taken at defined intervals (e.g. 5, 15, 30 or 60 mins)
Field Name | Field Type | Description |
POS_ID | String | Customer Point of Service ID |
CUSTOMER_REFERENCE | String | Customer reference ID |
METER_SERIALNUMBER | String | Meter ID |
METER_TYPE | String | Water, Gas or Electricity |
MODULE_ID | String | Device ID |
DATEREF | Date | Timestamp of the index (ISO 8601 format)
e.g. |
INDEX | Decimal | Index in m³ for water/gas meters, kWh for electricity |
MEASUREMENT_UNIT | String | m³ for water/gas meters, kWh for electric meters |
🟢Periodic Consumption Export
Consumption calculated between each time interval (e.g. 5, 15, 30 or 60 mins)
Field Name | Field Type | Description |
POS_ID | String | Customer Point of Service ID |
CUSTOMER_REFERENCE | String | Customer reference ID |
METER_TYPE | String | Water, Gas or Electricity |
METER_SERIALNUMBER | String | Meter Serial Number |
MODULE_ID | String | Module ID |
DATEREF | Date | Timestamp of the beginning of the time slot (ISO 8601 format) |
CONSUMPTION | Decimal | Consumption during the interval (m³ or kWh) |
MEASUREMENT_UNIT | String | m³ for water/gas meters, kWh for electric meters |
🟢Daily Index Export
Daily meter reading (cumulative)
Field Name | Field Type | Description |
POS_ID | String | Customer Point of Service ID |
CUSTOMER_REFERENCE | String | Customer reference ID |
METER_TYPE | String | Water, Gas or Electricity |
METER_SERIALNUMBER | String | Meter Serial Number |
MODULE_ID | String | Module ID |
DATEREF | Date | Timestamp of the index (ISO 8601 format) |
INDEX | Decimal | Daily Index in m³ for water/gas, kWh for electric meters |
MEASUREMENT_UNIT | String | m³ for water/gas meters, kWh for electric meters |
🟢Daily Consumption Export
Total consumption per meter for each day
Field Name | Field Type | Description |
POS_ID | String | Customer Point of Service ID |
CUSTOMER_REFERENCE | String | Customer reference ID |
METER_TYPE | String | Water, Gas or Electricity |
METER_SERIALNUMBER | String | Meter Serial Number |
MODULE_ID | String | Module ID |
DATEREF | Date | Timestamp of the beginning of the time slot (ISO 8601 format) |
CONSUMPTION | Decimal | Daily Consumption in m³ for water/gas, kWh for electric meters |
MEASUREMENT_UNIT | String | m³ for water/gas meters, kWh for electric meters |
📁 File Format Specification
Attribute | Details |
File Format | CSV |
File Extension |
|
Encryption | None |
Header Row | Yes |
Footer Row | No |
Field Separator | Comma ( |
End-of-Line | Carriage Return + Line Feed (CR LF) |
Export File Naming Convention
Export files follow the naming format:
TYPEEXPORT_VERSION_TIMESTAMP-NUMBER.csv.gz
Naming Components Explained:
TYPEEXPORT – The type of export file (e.g.
PeriodicIndex)VERSION – The version of the export format (e.g.
5-3)TIMESTAMP – The date and time of export in
YYYYMMDDHHMMSSformatNUMBER – A unique sequence number in
123456789012format
⚠️ Please note:
Periodic data is exported based on the original AMR device configuration. Our standard setup provides 60-minute intervals, unless a different frequency (5/15/30-minute) was requested at the time of installation.
Higher-frequency readings can significantly reduce battery life
Some advanced features may be disabled to accommodate the new configuration
📬 How Can I Receive These Exports?
Exports from the Meter Portal can be delivered via:
Email – as CSV file attachments
SFTP – for secure, automated delivery to your server
To set up either method, simply contact us at support@meter.co.uk.
🔧 API access is currently in development and will be available soon. We’ll notify you once it’s live.