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ThingSpeak Channels.json API

The Channels.json API from ThingSpeak — 1 operation(s) for channels.json.

ThingSpeak Channels.json API is one of 12 APIs that ThingSpeak publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include Channels.json. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 2 operations across 1 path, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.thingspeak.com.

2 operations 1 paths 2 schemas 1 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://api.thingspeak.com/
Authentication
API Key
Contact
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

ThingSpeak Channels.json API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as THINGSPEAKAPIKEY (UserApiKeyHeader). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 2

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 2 operations — 1 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Channels.json 2
GET
/channels.json
List User Channels
listChannels → 200
POST
/channels.json
Create Channel
createChannel body → 200

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ChannelInput (17 properties), Channel (13 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Channel
object
13 properties
ChannelInput
object
17 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

thingspeak-channels-json-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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