Read Status

Read status field of a channel with HTTP GET

Request

HTTP Method

GET

URL

https://api.thingspeak.com/channels/<channel_id>/status.<format>

URL Parameters

Name	Description
<channel_id>	(Required) Channel ID for the channel of interest.
<format>	(Optional) Format for the HTTP response, specified as json, xml, or csv.

Example: https://api.thingspeak.com/channels/266256/status.json

Query String Parameters

Name	Description	Value Type
api_key	(Required for private channels) Specify Read API Key for this specific channel. The Read API key is found on the API Keys tab of the channel view.	string
results	(Optional) Number of entries to retrieve, 8000 max (optional).	integer
timezone	(Optional) Identifier from Time Zones Reference for this request.	string
offset	(Optional) Timezone offset that results are displayed in. Use the timezone parameter for greater accuracy.	integer

Response

Success

HTTP Status Code

200 OK

If you do not have access to the channel, the response is -1.

Body

 JSON Example

GET https://api.thingspeak.com/channels/1417/status.json?results=2 or GET https://api.thingspeak.com/channels/1417/status?results=2

Response The response is a JSON object of the channel statuses, for example:{ "channel": { "name": "CheerLights", "latitude": "40.5", "longitude": "-80.22" }, "feeds": [ { "created_at": "2014-02-26T02:28:01Z", "entry_id": 11888, "status": "@cheerlights green" }, { "created_at": "2014-02-26T22:05:31Z", "entry_id" :11889, "status": "@cheerlights blue" } ] }

 XML Example

GET https://api.thingspeak.com/channels/1417/status.xml?results=2

Response The response is a XML object of the channel statuses, for example: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <channel> <name>CheerLights</name> <latitude type="decimal">40.5</latitude> <longitude type="decimal">-80.22</longitude> <feeds type="array"> <feed> <created-at type="dateTime">2014-02-26T02:28:01Z</created-at> <entry-id type="integer">11888</entry-id> <status>@cheerlights green</status> <id type="integer" nil="true"/> </feed> <feed> <created-at type="dateTime">2014-02-26T22:05:31Z</created-at> <entry-id type="integer">11889</entry-id> <status>@cheerlights blue</status> <id type="integer" nil="true"/> </feed> </feeds> </channel>

 CSV Example

GET https://api.thingspeak.com/channels/276330/status.csv?results=2

Response The response is a CSV object of the channel statuses, for example: created_at,entry_id,status 2017-10-16 15:15:12 UTC,3385,Soil is Wet. 2017-10-16 15:15:13 UTC,3386,Water needed soon!

Error

For the full list, see Error Codes.

If you do not have access to the channel, the response is -1.

Examples

You can use your web browser to complete GET HTTP requests to the RESTful API for ThingSpeak™. To see the format for an HTTP response, click the link or copy it to your browser.

Read Three Status Results in JSON Format

Channel 276330 stores soil moisture information for an office plant. You can read data from this public channel. The format for the response occurs at the end of the URL, before any query string parameters. This example returns the last status entry from channel 276330 in JSON format. Append the first parameter after a question mark ?. You can use the results parameter to control the number of entries returned, which is up to 8000.

https://api.thingspeak.com/channels/276330/status.json?results=3

Read Four Status Results in XML Format

In this example, the format is specified as XML. The results parameter is used to return a set number of entries, in this case four. The first parameter is appended after a question mark ?.

https://api.thingspeak.com/channels/276330/status.xml?results=4

Read Five Status Results From a Private Channel in CSV Format

When you request the output in csv format, the file returned is a comma-separated variable format. Depending on your computer configuration, your browser can open additional software to display this format. To read data from a private channel, supply the Read API Key after the parameter api_key. Append the first parameter after a question mark ?. Use an ampersand & to append the second parameter. In this case, the results parameter is used to return five results.

https://api.thingspeak.com/channels/276330/status.csv?api_key=E52AWRAV1RSXQQJW&results=5