Hi, I would like to know if it’s possible to switch to the second screen that right after a Web API field in Thingspeak is updated. If can please show me how. The purpose of this feature is to create a push notification when the thingspeak API updated. As i am currently using the free version of t…

Thank you so much for your help! I finally get it to work. your video and explanation really make it work for me! This is the current block code that successfully works for me. Although I am still unsure how to make so that the code trigger only if the thingspeak API was updated. But nonetheless, …

You would need to: Get the API response from the server Parse the response and get the property (“field”) value Check the value to see if it’s different from last time you checked Navigate to another screen Which of those do you have working and which do you need help with?

Honestly, I do not know where to start, will it be alright if you show me how to start from the very beginning? thank you.

Here’s a tutorial and video I made that explains how to use an API in Thunkable: [image] API JSON Tutorial (Video) Tutorials and DIY Guides Using APIs in Thunkable and understanding how to parse JSON to get certain data from the API response is both a popular and a diffic…

I am currently using Thingspeak Web API Sign In - ThingSpeak IoT <myAPI_id> /fields/<5>/last.json {“created_at”:“2022-03-28T15:37:07Z”,“entry_id”:55,“field5”:“0”} I am not too sure whats the value are [Capture] [Capture2] I am a bit loss as how to make thunkable read the field content, and ho…

The API response from that URL is: {"created_at":"2022-03-28T15:37:07Z","entry_id":55,"field5":"0"} If you paste that into Best JSON Viewer and JSON Beautifier Online , you can see it in a more readable format: [image] If you follow my tutorial, you’ll see that you can get the “entry_id” propert…

You’re welcome! The only way I know to make sure it changes screen when the field5 property is equal to 1 is to put all of those blocks that are in the when UPDATE Click block into a loop instead. You just need to be careful about calling APIs too many times because most APIs have a daily limit or …

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Here’s a tutorial and video I made that explains how to use an API in Thunkable:

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How to change screen when a web API updated

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