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Show Channel Map

Show channel location on map

Use Show Channel Map to embed a map on a web page.

Request

HTTP Method

GET

URL

https://thingspeak.com/channels/<channel_id>/maps/channel_show

URL Parameters

NameDescription

<channel_id>

(Required) Channel ID for the channel of interest.

Example URL: https://thingspeak.com/channels/276330/maps/channel_show

Query String Parameters

NameDescriptionValue Type
read_api_key

(Required for private channels). Specify read API key for this specific channel. Find the read API key on the API Keys tab of the channel view.

string

width

(Optional) Map width in pixels. Default map width is 450.

integer

height

(Optional) Chart height in pixels. Default map height is 260.

integer

Response

Success

HTTP Status Code

200 OK

Body Example
GET https://thingspeak.com/channels/12397/maps/channel_show

The response is a map showing a marker for the latitude and longitude set on the Channel Settings page.

Error

For the full list, see Error Codes.

If you do not have access to the channel, the response is The requested map is not accessible. Provide a public channel or the read API key for the private channel as a parameter: read_api_key=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.

Examples

Embed Map in a Web Page iframe

  1. Create the Show Channel Map REST call using the example format. Add the read_api_key parameter if the channel is private. Use a web browser to test the call.

  2. Create a html file with the following elements. Replace <channel_id> with your channel ID and XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX with the read API key for the channel of interest.

    <html><head><title>ThingSpeak Embedded Map</title></head>
<body>
<iframe width="650" height="800" style="border: 1px solid #cccccc;" src="https://thingspeak.com/channels/<channel_id>/maps/channel_show?read_api_key=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX&height=800">
</body></html>

  3. Save the file with the .HTML extension.

  4. Open the file with a web browser to view the embedded map.

See Also

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