ThingSpeak

ThingSpeak Feeds API

Read channel feed entries with rich querying — last N results, by date range, by field, with timezone, rounding, averaging, and median/sum aggregation. Supports JSON, XML, and CSV response formats and works with both public channels and private channels via Read API Keys.

GitHub OpenAPI

Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.mathworks.com/help/thingspeak/readdata.html

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/thingspeak/refs/heads/main/openapi/thingspeak-feeds-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/thingspeak/refs/heads/main/json-schema/thingspeak-feed-schema.json

OpenAPI Specification

thingspeak-feeds-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: ThingSpeak Feeds API
  version: '1.0'
  description: Read channel feed entries with rich query support — by date range,
    last N, by field, with averaging/median/sum aggregation and timezone control.
  contact:
    name: MathWorks
    url: https://www.mathworks.com/help/thingspeak/readdata.html
servers:
- url: https://api.thingspeak.com
paths:
  /channels/{channel_id}/feeds.json:
    get:
      summary: Read Channel Feed
      operationId: readChannelFeed
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ChannelId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ReadApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Results'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Days'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Minutes'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Start'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/End'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Timezone'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Offset'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Status'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Location'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Min'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Max'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Round'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Average'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Median'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Sum'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Channel + feeds.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FeedResponse'
  /channels/{channel_id}/fields/{field_id}.json:
    get:
      summary: Read Field Feed
      operationId: readFieldFeed
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ChannelId'
      - in: path
        name: field_id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 8
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ReadApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Results'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Days'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Minutes'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Channel + field-scoped feeds.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FeedResponse'
  /channels/{channel_id}/feeds/last.json:
    get:
      summary: Read Last Channel Entry
      operationId: readLastEntry
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ChannelId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ReadApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The most recent entry on the channel.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Entry'
  /channels/{channel_id}/fields/{field_id}/last.json:
    get:
      summary: Read Last Field Entry
      operationId: readLastFieldEntry
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ChannelId'
      - in: path
        name: field_id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 8
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ReadApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The most recent value for the field.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Entry'
  /channels/{channel_id}/status.json:
    get:
      summary: Read Status Updates
      operationId: readStatusUpdates
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ChannelId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ReadApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Channel status updates.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
components:
  parameters:
    ChannelId:
      in: path
      name: channel_id
      required: true
      schema:
        type: integer
    ReadApiKey:
      in: query
      name: api_key
      schema:
        type: string
    Results:
      in: query
      name: results
      description: Number of entries to retrieve (max 8000).
      schema:
        type: integer
    Days:
      in: query
      name: days
      schema:
        type: integer
    Minutes:
      in: query
      name: minutes
      schema:
        type: integer
    Start:
      in: query
      name: start
      schema:
        type: string
        format: date-time
    End:
      in: query
      name: end
      schema:
        type: string
        format: date-time
    Timezone:
      in: query
      name: timezone
      schema:
        type: string
    Offset:
      in: query
      name: offset
      schema:
        type: integer
    Status:
      in: query
      name: status
      schema:
        type: boolean
    Location:
      in: query
      name: location
      schema:
        type: boolean
    Min:
      in: query
      name: min
      schema:
        type: number
    Max:
      in: query
      name: max
      schema:
        type: number
    Round:
      in: query
      name: round
      schema:
        type: integer
    Average:
      in: query
      name: average
      description: Get average of x minutes (10, 15, 20, 30, 60, 240, 1440, daily).
      schema:
        type: string
    Median:
      in: query
      name: median
      schema:
        type: string
    Sum:
      in: query
      name: sum
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    FeedResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        channel:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Channel'
        feeds:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Entry'
    Channel:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        latitude:
          type: number
        longitude:
          type: number
        field1:
          type: string
        field2:
          type: string
        field3:
          type: string
        field4:
          type: string
        field5:
          type: string
        field6:
          type: string
        field7:
          type: string
        field8:
          type: string
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        last_entry_id:
          type: integer
    Entry:
      type: object
      properties:
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        entry_id:
          type: integer
        field1:
          type: string
        field2:
          type: string
        field3:
          type: string
        field4:
          type: string
        field5:
          type: string
        field6:
          type: string
        field7:
          type: string
        field8:
          type: string