Is there an API for Madison Utilities (Madison Water Board)?

Madison Utilities (Madison Water Board) does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 3 maintained endpoints for accounts.madisonwaterboard.org. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.

How do I scrape Madison Utilities (Madison Water Board) data?

POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when accounts.madisonwaterboard.org changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.

Do I need a Madison Utilities (Madison Water Board) account?

Some Madison Utilities (Madison Water Board) actions read data that is only visible when signed in, so those need a credential you connect once. Actions marked "read" without a login requirement run anonymously.

What does the Madison Utilities (Madison Water Board) API cost?

Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.

Utilities

Madison Utilities (Madison Water Board) API

accounts.madisonwaterboard.org

Madison Utilities eAccess — list accounts, bills, and download statement PDFs

Actions: 3
Category: Utilities
Login: Some actions
Output: JSON

Get an API key Wire API reference

Call the Madison Utilities (Madison Water Board) API

Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs mwb_download_bill.

curl -X POST https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ANAKIN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "action_id": "mwb_download_bill",
    "credential_id": "<your-credential-id>",
    "params": {
      "account_number": "<account_number>"
    }
  }'

3 actions on accounts.madisonwaterboard.org

Read

Download Bill
mwb_download_billreadlogin required10 credits / call
Download a Madison Utilities bill as a PDF for a required account number from List Accounts. Choose a statement date from List Bills, or use 'latest' for the most recent bill.
account_number
string · required
bill_date
string
List Accounts
mwb_list_accountsreadlogin required10 credits / call
List every utility account on your Madison Utilities eAccess login, including account number, status, service address, and amounts due.
List Bills
mwb_list_billsreadlogin required10 credits / call
List billing / statement history for a Madison Utilities account number from List Accounts. Returns statement dates, amounts, and bill identifiers.
account_number
string · required

Madison Utilities (Madison Water Board) API questions

Is there an API for Madison Utilities (Madison Water Board)?: Madison Utilities (Madison Water Board) does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 3 maintained endpoints for accounts.madisonwaterboard.org. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.
How do I scrape Madison Utilities (Madison Water Board) data?: POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when accounts.madisonwaterboard.org changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
Do I need a Madison Utilities (Madison Water Board) account?: Some Madison Utilities (Madison Water Board) actions read data that is only visible when signed in, so those need a credential you connect once. Actions marked "read" without a login requirement run anonymously.
What does the Madison Utilities (Madison Water Board) API cost?: Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.