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iobridge/thingspeak

ThingSpeak is an open source “Internet of Things” application and API to store and retrieve data from things using HTTP over the Internet or via a Local Area Network. With ThingSpeak, you can create sensor logging applications, location tracking applications, and a social network of things with status updates. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/iobridge/thingspeak · homepage · Ruby · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases no_license no_readme

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 5737
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1077
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1049 stars · 332 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

ThingSpeak is an open-source IoT analytics platform and API for collecting, storing, visualizing, and analyzing sensor data streams over HTTP or MQTT. Devices can push data to private or public channels, with MATLAB-based analysis, alerting, and event scheduling built in.

Use cases

  • log sensor data from arduino or raspberry pi to the cloud
  • visualize live iot data streams with charts
  • monitor air quality or energy usage remotely
  • build a smart farming sensor monitoring app
  • track gps location of devices over http
  • send alerts when sensor readings cross a threshold
  • self-host an iot data collection api

When to choose

  • you need a ready-made REST/MQTT endpoint for devices to post sensor readings
  • you want built-in visualization and MATLAB analytics without writing a backend
  • you are prototyping IoT projects with Arduino, ESP32, or Raspberry Pi

When to avoid

  • you need a lightweight time-series database rather than a full application
  • you require strict licensing guarantees (license is non-standard)
  • you need high-throughput industrial telemetry beyond its design scale

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

api-framework http-server data-visualization analytics monitoring iot iot data-visualization analytics self-hosted cloud-computing self-hosted cloud ruby iot-analytics sensor-logging mqtt rest-api matlab time-series channels web-server

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