ThingSpeak

ThingSpeak is an open-source software written in Ruby which allows users to communicate with internet enabled devices.^[2] It facilitates data access, retrieval and logging of data by providing an API to both the devices and social network websites. ThingSpeak was originally launched by ioBridge in 2010 as a service in support of IoT applications.^[3]

ThingSpeak
Repository	github.com/iobridge/thingspeak
Written in	Ruby
Operating system	Cross-platform
Available in	English, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese[1]
Type	API
License	GPL version 3
Website	thingspeak.com and github

ThingSpeak has integrated support from the numerical computing software MATLAB from MathWorks,^[4] allowing ThingSpeak users to analyze and visualize uploaded data using MATLAB without requiring the purchase of a MATLAB license from MathWorks.^[5]

ThingSpeak has been the subject of articles in specialized "Maker" websites like Instructables,^[6] Codeproject,^[7] and Channel 9.^[8]

See also

• Free and open-source software portal

• Web of things
• Ubiquitous computing