From fa4837966c9f45b1f1c9bf02f7c830c4ae0adefc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Fabian Affolter Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 11:27:50 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update details around the API key (#2017) --- source/_components/thingspeak.markdown | 7 +++---- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/_components/thingspeak.markdown b/source/_components/thingspeak.markdown index 0df91351044..e96833fb065 100644 --- a/source/_components/thingspeak.markdown +++ b/source/_components/thingspeak.markdown @@ -13,10 +13,9 @@ ha_release: 0.32 --- The `thingspeak` components makes Home Assistant communicate with the [ThingSpeak API](https://thingspeak.com/). -For now, it records exactly one entity at once, which is great for testing purposes. For long-time storage you should rely -on the [InfluxDB component](https://home-assistant.io/components/influxdb/). +For now, it records exactly one entity at once, which is great for testing purposes. For long-time storage you should rely on the [InfluxDB component](https://home-assistant.io/components/influxdb/). -You will have to create a [new channel](https://thingspeak.com/channels/new) on ThingSpeak and grab your API key from your [account page](https://thingspeak.com/account). +You will have to create a [new channel](https://thingspeak.com/channels/new) on ThingSpeak and grab your Write API Key from the "API Keys" tab of the channel you want to use. To setup the ThinkSpeak component in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file: @@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ thingspeak: Configuration variables: -- **api_key** (*Required*): Yout ThingSpeak API key. +- **api_key** (*Required*): Your ThingSpeak Channel Write API key. - **id** (*Required*): The ID of your desired ThingSpeak channel. - **whitelist** (*Required*): The name of the entity whose states should be sent to the channel.