ThingSpeak · Schema

ThingSpeak Channel

A ThingSpeak channel — the primary container for time-series IoT data. Holds up to eight named numeric fields plus optional location metadata.

IoTInternet of ThingsAnalyticsTime SeriesMQTTMATLABSensorsTelemetry

Properties

Name	Type	Description
id	integer	Numeric channel identifier.
name	string
description	string
latitude	number
longitude	number
elevation	number
created_at	string
updated_at	string
last_entry_id	integer
public_flag	boolean
url	string
field1	string
field2	string
field3	string
field4	string
field5	string
field6	string
field7	string
field8	string
tags	array
api_keys	array

View JSON Schema on GitHub

JSON Schema

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      "description": "Numeric channel identifier."
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string"
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    "description": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "latitude": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": -90,
      "maximum": 90
    },
    "longitude": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": -180,
      "maximum": 180
    },
    "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",
      "format": "uri"
    },
    "field1": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "field2": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "field3": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "field4": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "field5": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "field6": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "field7": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "field8": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "tags": {
      "type": "array",
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            "type": "integer"
          },
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            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "api_keys": {
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            "type": "string"
          },
          "write_flag": {
            "type": "boolean"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": ["id", "name"]
}