ThingSpeak

ThingSpeak Talkbacks API

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

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Operations 6

GET /talkbacks/{talkback_id}/commands.json List Commands #

POST /talkbacks/{talkback_id}/commands.json Add Command #

GET /talkbacks/{talkback_id}/commands/execute.json Execute Next Command #

GET /talkbacks/{talkback_id}/commands/{command_id}.json Read Command #

PUT /talkbacks/{talkback_id}/commands/{command_id}.json Update Command #

DELETE /talkbacks/{talkback_id}/commands/{command_id}.json Delete Command #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: ThingSpeak Channels Talkbacks 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: []
tags:
- name: Talkbacks
paths:
  /talkbacks/{talkback_id}/commands.json:
    get:
      summary: List Commands
      operationId: listCommands
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/TalkBackId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: All commands in the queue (including executed ones).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Command'
      tags:
      - Talkbacks
    post:
      summary: Add Command
      operationId: addCommand
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/TalkBackId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CommandInput'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Command added to the queue.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Command'
      tags:
      - Talkbacks
  /talkbacks/{talkback_id}/commands/execute.json:
    get:
      summary: Execute Next Command
      operationId: executeNextCommand
      description: Devices call this endpoint to atomically receive and dequeue the next pending command.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/TalkBackId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The next command (or empty if queue is empty).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Command'
      tags:
      - Talkbacks
  /talkbacks/{talkback_id}/commands/{command_id}.json:
    get:
      summary: Read Command
      operationId: readCommand
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/TalkBackId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/CommandId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A specific command in the queue.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Command'
      tags:
      - Talkbacks
    put:
      summary: Update Command
      operationId: updateCommand
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/TalkBackId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/CommandId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CommandInput'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Command updated.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Command'
      tags:
      - Talkbacks
    delete:
      summary: Delete Command
      operationId: deleteCommand
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/TalkBackId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/CommandId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Command deleted.
      tags:
      - Talkbacks
components:
  parameters:
    CommandId:
      in: path
      name: command_id
      required: true
      schema:
        type: integer
    ApiKey:
      in: query
      name: api_key
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    TalkBackId:
      in: path
      name: talkback_id
      required: true
      schema:
        type: integer
  schemas:
    CommandInput:
      type: object
      required:
      - command_string
      properties:
        api_key:
          type: string
        command_string:
          type: string
        position:
          type: integer
    Command:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        command_string:
          type: string
        position:
          type: integer
        executed_at:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          format: date-time
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
  securitySchemes:
    UserApiKeyHeader:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: THINGSPEAKAPIKEY