ThingSpeak Channel
A ThingSpeak channel — the primary container for time-series IoT data. Holds up to eight named numeric fields plus optional location metadata.
IoTInternet of ThingsAnalyticsTime SeriesMQTTMATLABSensorsTelemetry
Properties
| Name |
Type |
Description |
| id |
integer |
Numeric channel identifier. |
| name |
string |
|
| description |
string |
|
| latitude |
number |
|
| longitude |
number |
|
| elevation |
number |
|
| created_at |
string |
|
| updated_at |
string |
|
| last_entry_id |
integer |
|
| public_flag |
boolean |
|
| url |
string |
|
| field1 |
string |
|
| field2 |
string |
|
| field3 |
string |
|
| field4 |
string |
|
| field5 |
string |
|
| field6 |
string |
|
| field7 |
string |
|
| field8 |
string |
|
| tags |
array |
|
| api_keys |
array |
|
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/thingspeak/main/json-schema/thingspeak-channel-schema.json",
"title": "ThingSpeak Channel",
"description": "A ThingSpeak channel — the primary container for time-series IoT data. Holds up to eight named numeric fields plus optional location metadata.",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Numeric channel identifier."
},
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": {
"type": "string"
},
"latitude": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": -90,
"maximum": 90
},
"longitude": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": -180,
"maximum": 180
},
"elevation": {
"type": "number"
},
"created_at": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time"
},
"updated_at": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time"
},
"last_entry_id": {
"type": "integer"
},
"public_flag": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
"field1": {
"type": "string"
},
"field2": {
"type": "string"
},
"field3": {
"type": "string"
},
"field4": {
"type": "string"
},
"field5": {
"type": "string"
},
"field6": {
"type": "string"
},
"field7": {
"type": "string"
},
"field8": {
"type": "string"
},
"tags": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "integer"
},
"name": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
},
"api_keys": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"api_key": {
"type": "string"
},
"write_flag": {
"type": "boolean"
}
}
}
}
},
"required": ["id", "name"]
}
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