Basic usage¶
Command line¶
It is possible to view the channel directly:
$ thingspeak -q -r 2 9
{
"channel": {
"created_at": "2010-12-14T01:20:06Z",
"description": "Netduino Plus connected to sensors around the house",
"field1": "Light",
"field2": "Outside Temperature",
"id": 9,
"last_entry_id": 9680334,
"latitude": "40.44",
"longitude": "-79.9965",
"name": "my_house",
"updated_at": "2016-02-09T20:11:45Z"
},
"feeds": [
{
"created_at": "2016-02-09T20:11:31Z",
"entry_id": 9680333,
"field1": "199",
"field2": "29.978768577494691"
},
{
"created_at": "2016-02-09T20:11:45Z",
"entry_id": 9680334,
"field1": "213",
"field2": "29.723991507430998"
}
]
}
Python interface¶
Or through Python interface:
>>> import thingspeak
>>> ch = thingspeak.Channel(9)
>>> ch.get({'results': 2})
u'{"channel":{"id":9,"name":"my_house",
"description":"Netduino Plus connected to sensors around the house",
"latitude":"40.44","longitude":"-79.9965",
"field1":"Light","field2":"Outside Temperature",
"created_at":"2010-12-14T01:20:06Z",
"updated_at":"2016-02-09T20:13:45Z","last_entry_id":9680342},
"feeds":[
{"created_at":"2016-02-09T20:13:30Z","entry_id":9680341,
"field1":"199","field2":"29.554140127388536"},
{"created_at":"2016-02-09T20:13:45Z","entry_id":9680342,
"field1":"193","field2":"27.855626326963908"}
]}'
For valid parameters refer to https://mathworks.com/help/thingspeak/channels-and-charts.html