ThingSpeak

ThingSpeak Channels API

List, create, read, update, and delete ThingSpeak channels — the primary container for time-series IoT data. Each channel holds up to eight numeric fields plus latitude, longitude, elevation, and a status string. Channels can be public, private, or shared via read API keys.

ThingSpeak Channels 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 machine-runnable capability that can be deployed as REST, MCP, or Agent Skill surfaces via Naftiko and 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include IoT, Channels, Data, and Analytics. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation, an OpenAPI specification, a JSON-LD context, 1 Naftiko capability spec, and 1 JSON Schema.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: ThingSpeak Channels API
  version: '1.0'
  description: Create, list, update, and delete ThingSpeak channels — the primary
    container for time-series IoT data. Requires a User API Key on the
    `THINGSPEAKAPIKEY` header.
  contact:
    name: MathWorks
    url: https://www.mathworks.com/help/thingspeak/channelsapi.html
servers:
- url: https://api.thingspeak.com
security:
- UserApiKeyHeader: []
paths:
  /channels.json:
    get:
      summary: List User Channels
      operationId: listChannels
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of channels the authenticated user owns.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Channel'
    post:
      summary: Create Channel
      operationId: createChannel
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChannelInput'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Channel created.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Channel'
  /channels/public.json:
    get:
      summary: List Public Channels
      operationId: listPublicChannels
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: tag
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: username
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: page
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Public channels matching the filter.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
  /channels/{channel_id}.json:
    get:
      summary: Read Channel Settings
      operationId: readChannel
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ChannelId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Channel metadata.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Channel'
    put:
      summary: Update Channel Settings
      operationId: updateChannel
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ChannelId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChannelInput'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Channel updated.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Channel'
    delete:
      summary: Delete Channel
      operationId: deleteChannel
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ChannelId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Channel deleted.
  /channels/{channel_id}/feeds.json:
    delete:
      summary: Clear Channel Feed
      operationId: clearChannelFeed
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ChannelId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: All entries deleted.
components:
  securitySchemes:
    UserApiKeyHeader:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: THINGSPEAKAPIKEY
  parameters:
    ChannelId:
      in: path
      name: channel_id
      required: true
      schema:
        type: integer
  schemas:
    ChannelInput:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        public_flag:
          type: boolean
        tags:
          type: string
          description: Comma-separated list of tags.
        latitude:
          type: number
        longitude:
          type: number
        elevation:
          type: number
        url:
          type: string
        field1:
          type: string
        field2:
          type: string
        field3:
          type: string
        field4:
          type: string
        field5:
          type: string
        field6:
          type: string
        field7:
          type: string
        field8:
          type: string
        metadata:
          type: string
    Channel:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        latitude:
          type: number
        longitude:
          type: number
        elevation:
          type: number
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        last_entry_id:
          type: integer
        public_flag:
          type: boolean
        url:
          type: string
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              id:
                type: integer
              name:
                type: string
        api_keys:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              api_key:
                type: string
              write_flag:
                type: boolean

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