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Read Data from Channel

Use the REST and MQTT APIs to read channels using software or devices

ThingSpeak™ is an IoT platform that uses channels to store data sent from apps or devices. You can read data from your ThingSpeak channels using the HTTP calls and the REST API. You can use the MQTT subscribe method to receive messages whenever the channel is updated. And you can use thingSpeakRead to read data from your channel in desktop MATLAB. Learn more about when to Choose Between REST API and MQTT API to update a channel.

REST API

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Read Data

`Read Data`	Read data from all fields in a channel with HTTP GET
`Read Field`	Read data from a single field of a channel with HTTP GET
`Read Status`	Read status field of a channel with HTTP GET
`Read Last Entry`	Read the last entry in a channel with HTTP GET
`Read Last Field Entry`	Read the last entry in a field of a channel with HTTP GET
`Read Last Status`	Read the last status of a channel with HTTP GET

Read Entry Age

`Read Last Entry Age`	Read the number of seconds since the last entry in a channel with HTTP GET
`Read Last Field Entry Age`	Read the number of seconds since the last entry in a field with HTTP GET

MQTT API

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Subscribe to Channel Updates with MQTT API

`Subscribe to a Channel Feed`	Subscribe to updates from a channel feed with MQTT
`Subscribe to a Channel Field Feed`	Subscribe to channel updates from a particular field of a channel with MQTT