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ThingSpeak Talkbacks API

The Talkbacks API from ThingSpeak — 3 operation(s) for talkbacks.

ThingSpeak Talkbacks 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 Talkbacks. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 6 operations across 3 paths, 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.

6 operations 3 paths 2 schemas 1 DELETE3 GET1 POST1 PUT

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 Talkbacks 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 6

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 6 operations — 1 DELETE, 3 GET, 1 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Talkbacks 6
GET
/talkbacks/{talkback_id}/commands.json
List Commands
listCommands 2 params → 200
POST
/talkbacks/{talkback_id}/commands.json
Add Command
addCommand 1 param body → 200
GET
/talkbacks/{talkback_id}/commands/execute.json
Execute Next Command
executeNextCommand 2 params → 200
GET
/talkbacks/{talkback_id}/commands/{command_id}.json
Read Command
readCommand 3 params → 200
PUT
/talkbacks/{talkback_id}/commands/{command_id}.json
Update Command
updateCommand 2 params body → 200
DELETE
/talkbacks/{talkback_id}/commands/{command_id}.json
Delete Command
deleteCommand 3 params → 200

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Command (5 properties), CommandInput (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

CommandInput
object
3 properties 1 required
Command
object
5 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

thingspeak-talkbacks-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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