ThingSpeak · Arazzo Workflow

ThingSpeak List Channels and Read Feed

Version 1.0.0

List the user's channels, then read recent feed entries from the first channel.

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thingspeak

Workflows

list-channels-and-read-feed
List owned channels and read the first channel's recent feed.
Lists the user's channels, takes the id of the first one, and reads the most recent N feed entries from it.
2 steps inputs: readApiKey, results, userApiKey outputs: feeds, firstChannelId
1
listChannels
List all channels owned by the authenticated user.
2
readFeed
Read the most recent feed entries from the first channel in the list.

Source API Descriptions

Arazzo Workflow Specification

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arazzo: 1.0.1
info:
  title: ThingSpeak List Channels and Read Feed
  summary: List the user's channels, then read recent feed entries from the first channel.
  description: >-
    A discovery-then-read flow for dashboards and exports. It lists the channels
    the authenticated user owns, selects the first channel from the list, and
    reads its most recent feed entries with a bounded result count. Every step
    spells out its request inline so the flow can be read and executed without
    opening the underlying OpenAPI description.
  version: 1.0.0
sourceDescriptions:
- name: channelsApi
  url: ../openapi/thingspeak-channels-api-openapi.yml
  type: openapi
- name: channelsJsonApi
  url: ../openapi/thingspeak-channels-json-api-openapi.yml
  type: openapi
workflows:
- workflowId: list-channels-and-read-feed
  summary: List owned channels and read the first channel's recent feed.
  description: >-
    Lists the user's channels, takes the id of the first one, and reads the most
    recent N feed entries from it.
  inputs:
    type: object
    required:
    - userApiKey
    properties:
      userApiKey:
        type: string
        description: User API Key sent on the THINGSPEAKAPIKEY header to list channels.
      readApiKey:
        type: string
        description: Optional Channel Read API Key for reading a private channel feed.
      results:
        type: integer
        description: Number of feed entries to retrieve (max 8000).
  steps:
  - stepId: listChannels
    description: >-
      List all channels owned by the authenticated user.
    operationId: listChannels
    parameters:
    - name: THINGSPEAKAPIKEY
      in: header
      value: $inputs.userApiKey
    successCriteria:
    - condition: $statusCode == 200
    outputs:
      firstChannelId: $response.body#/0/id
      channels: $response.body
  - stepId: readFeed
    description: >-
      Read the most recent feed entries from the first channel in the list.
    operationId: readChannelFeed
    parameters:
    - name: channel_id
      in: path
      value: $steps.listChannels.outputs.firstChannelId
    - name: api_key
      in: query
      value: $inputs.readApiKey
    - name: results
      in: query
      value: $inputs.results
    successCriteria:
    - condition: $statusCode == 200
    outputs:
      channel: $response.body#/channel
      feeds: $response.body#/feeds
  outputs:
    firstChannelId: $steps.listChannels.outputs.firstChannelId
    feeds: $steps.readFeed.outputs.feeds

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