Get ThingSpeak API Key

How to get the ThingSpeak API Key

ThingSpeak provides API keys that let you read from or write to your channels. Here's how you get one:

Step by step

1. Sign up / Log in at ThingSpeak.
2. Once logged in, go to Channels (top menu).
3. Click New Channel (if you don't have one).
• Give your channel a name and description.
• Create fields (up to 8 per channel)—these are your data fields.
4. After creating a channel:
• Go to your Channel Settings page.
• Look under API Keys.
• You'll see Write API Key (for sending data).
• You'll see Read API Key (for reading data).

Complete guide

For further reading see this conclusive guide.