Geckoboard

Geckoboard Datasets API

REST API for pushing custom data into Geckoboard for use on dashboards. Supports creating datasets with typed schemas (number, money, percentage, date, datetime, duration, string), appending records, and full data replacement. Authentication uses HTTP Basic auth with a Geckoboard API key as the username and an empty password.

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Documentation
https://developer.geckoboard.com/
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Authentication
https://developer.geckoboard.com/#authentication

Other Resources

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Custom Widgets
https://developer-custom.geckoboard.com/
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API Key Help
https://support.geckoboard.com/en/articles/6055693-find-your-geckoboard-api-key
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APIsJSON
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/geckoboard/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: geckoboard:datasets-api
name: Geckoboard Datasets API
description: REST API for pushing custom data into Geckoboard for use on dashboards. Supports creating
  datasets with typed schemas (number, money, percentage, date, datetime, duration, string), appending
  records, and full data replacement. Authentication uses HTTP Basic auth with a Geckoboard API key as
  the username and an empty password.
humanURL: https://developer.geckoboard.com/
baseURL: https://api.geckoboard.com
tags:
- Dashboards
- Datasets
- Data Push
- HTTP Basic Auth
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.geckoboard.com/
- type: Authentication
  url: https://developer.geckoboard.com/#authentication
- type: Custom Widgets
  url: https://developer-custom.geckoboard.com/
- type: API Key Help
  url: https://support.geckoboard.com/en/articles/6055693-find-your-geckoboard-api-key