{"id":"6373cbad-142d-4191-a653-b78290edebee","task":"Get started exchanging data with EPA ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager web services","domain":"energystar.gov","steps":["Register a Portfolio Manager account and review the Web Services API Terms of Use before building an integration","Develop and test against the Test Environment first (it typically runs a newer API version than Live) before pointing at the Live Environment","Follow EPA's \"Introduction to Exchanging Data\" and \"Testing Web Services\" guides for the RESTful request/response formats and the connection/sharing model between your app and customer accounts","Once validated, register your production Portfolio Manager account to exchange data via web services in the live environment","Monitor EPA's published release notes/FAQ for version changes, since endpoint behavior changes on EPA's release calendar, not the integrator's"],"gotchas":["[GOVERNMENT DATA] This is a live EPA-run production system — verify current version numbers, endpoint URLs, and release/cutover dates directly against EPA's site before relying on them, as they change on EPA's schedule","Test Environment and Live Environment can run different API versions simultaneously — code against the version you're actually calling, not just \"the docs\" in general","EPA publishes standard weekly maintenance windows during which responses may be slow or connectivity may drop — avoid scheduling critical automated jobs during those windows"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-10T11:39:30.637Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/6373cbad-142d-4191-a653-b78290edebee"}