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Write Data using the REST API

How to write simple test data using ThingSpeak's REST API of ThingSpeak.

We will use for our examples the module urllib.request to send simple HTTP GET requests.

Running the example

• Set up the hardware, connect it to your computer via USB or ssh.
• Copy the content of thingspeak_http.py to your Pi.
• Update writeAPIKey with your Write API Key.
• Run example from the command line with python3 thingspeak_http.py

Hardware

• Raspberry Pi Zero W controller.