Adafruit IO · Schema
Adafruit IO Feed
A feed is the basic Adafruit IO container: a named, keyed channel that stores time-ordered values for one sensor, actuator, or signal.
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Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | integer | Server-assigned numeric identifier. |
| name | string | Human-friendly feed name. |
| key | string | URL-safe feed key (auto-derived from name if omitted). |
| description | string | |
| unit_type | string | Optional unit category (e.g. temperature, pressure). |
| unit_symbol | string | Display symbol for the value (e.g. °C, %). |
| history | boolean | Whether to persist historical values. When false, only the current value is stored. |
| visibility | string | Public feeds are world-readable; private feeds require the API key. |
| license | stringnull | Optional license assigned to public feed data. |
| enabled | boolean | |
| last_value | stringnull | |
| status | string | |
| created_at | string | |
| updated_at | string | |
| groups | array |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/adafruit-io/main/json-schema/adafruit-io-feed-schema.json",
"title": "Adafruit IO Feed",
"description": "A feed is the basic Adafruit IO container: a named, keyed channel that stores time-ordered values for one sensor, actuator, or signal.",
"type": "object",
"required": ["name"],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "integer",
"readOnly": true,
"description": "Server-assigned numeric identifier."
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Human-friendly feed name."
},
"key": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[a-z0-9-]+$",
"description": "URL-safe feed key (auto-derived from name if omitted)."
},
"description": {
"type": "string"
},
"unit_type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional unit category (e.g. temperature, pressure)."
},
"unit_symbol": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Display symbol for the value (e.g. °C, %)."
},
"history": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether to persist historical values. When false, only the current value is stored."
},
"visibility": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["public", "private"],
"description": "Public feeds are world-readable; private feeds require the API key."
},
"license": {
"type": ["string", "null"],
"description": "Optional license assigned to public feed data."
},
"enabled": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"last_value": {
"type": ["string", "null"],
"readOnly": true
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"readOnly": true,
"enum": ["active", "inactive"]
},
"created_at": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"readOnly": true
},
"updated_at": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"readOnly": true
},
"groups": {
"type": "array",
"readOnly": true,
"items": { "type": "object" }
}
},
"additionalProperties": true
}
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