ThingSpeak · Authentication Profile

Thingspeak Authentication

Authentication

ThingSpeak secures its APIs with apiKey across 2 declared security schemes, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

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Methods: apiKey Schemes: 2 OAuth flows: API key in: header, query

Security Schemes

UserApiKeyHeader apiKey
· in: header (THINGSPEAKAPIKEY)
TalkBackKeyQuery apiKey
· in: query (api_key)

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/thingspeak-channels-api-openapi.yml, openapi/thingspeak-talkback-api-openapi.yml,
  openapi/thingspeak-update-api-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - header
  - query
schemes:
- name: UserApiKeyHeader
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: THINGSPEAKAPIKEY
  sources:
  - openapi/thingspeak-channels-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/thingspeak-update-api-openapi.yml
- name: TalkBackKeyQuery
  type: apiKey
  in: query
  parameter: api_key
  sources:
  - openapi/thingspeak-talkback-api-openapi.yml
  - openapi/thingspeak-update-api-openapi.yml