({{, (RefLink[Databin, paclet:ref/Databin])["id"]
represents a databin in the Wolfram Data Drop.}, {, (RefLink[Databin, paclet:ref/Databin])["id",n]
represents the first n entries in a databin.}, {, (RefLink[Databin, paclet:ref/Databin])["id",-n]
represents the most recent n entries in a databin.}, {, (RefLink[Databin, paclet:ref/Databin])["id",{m,n}]
represents entries m through n in a databin, with negative numbers counting from the end.}, {, (RefLink[Databin, paclet:ref/Databin])["id",{m,n,s}]
represents entries m through n with step s.}, {, (RefLink[Databin, paclet:ref/Databin])["id",time]
represents entries going back for the quantity of time specified by time.}, {, (RefLink[Databin, paclet:ref/Databin])["id",date]
represents the entries in a databin from the specified date to now.}, {, (RefLink[Databin, paclet:ref/Databin])["id",{(Subscript[date, 1]),(Subscript[date, 2])}]
represents the entries in a databin from (Subscript[date, 1]) to (Subscript[date, 2]).}, {, (RefLink[Databin, paclet:ref/Databin])["id",range,{"(Subscript[key, 1])","(Subscript[key, 2])",…}]
represents only elements with keys (Subscript[key, i]) within each entry in a databin.}})

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In (RefLink[Databin, paclet:ref/Databin])["id"], id can be a short ID, a complete UUID, or a short or long URL.

The long URL for a databin in the Wolfram Cloud is of the form datadrop.wolframcloud.com/databin/id.

(RefLink[Databin, paclet:ref/Databin]) uses the standard sequence specification:

(RefLink[Databin, paclet:ref/Databin])["id"] is equivalent to (RefLink[Databin, paclet:ref/Databin])["id",(RefLink[All, paclet:ref/All])].

In (RefLink[Databin, paclet:ref/Databin])["id",time], time is specified as a (RefLink[Quantity, paclet:ref/Quantity]) object.

Special forms for time include:

In (RefLink[Databin, paclet:ref/Databin])["id",date], date is specified using (RefLink[DateObject, paclet:ref/DateObject]).

The following operations on databins are supported:

In general, functions that operate on (RefLink[TimeSeries, paclet:ref/TimeSeries]) and (RefLink[EventSeries, paclet:ref/EventSeries]) objects can be applied directly to (RefLink[Databin, paclet:ref/Databin]) objects. Examples include (RefLink[Histogram, paclet:ref/Histogram]), (RefLink[Mean, paclet:ref/Mean]), and (RefLink[TimeSeriesMap, paclet:ref/TimeSeriesMap]).

Operations can be performed on a databin using (RefLink[Databin, paclet:ref/Databin])[…][request,…].

Basic requests for retrieving databin content include:

Possible parameters params include:

Possible entries in the detailed specification include:

Requests related to adding data to a databin include:

(RefLink[Databin, paclet:ref/Databin])["id"]["Add",data] is equivalent to (RefLink[DatabinAdd, paclet:ref/DatabinAdd])["id",data].

(RefLink[Databin, paclet:ref/Databin])["id"]["Add",data,"Authorization"->token] includes an authorization token, which must match a token specified when the databin was created.

(RefLink[Databin, paclet:ref/Databin])["id"]["Add",data,"Timestamp"->date] includes a custom time stamp for a databin entry.

Databin identification operations include:

Databin metadata requests include:

(RefLink[Databin, paclet:ref/Databin])["id"]["Keys"] is equivalent to (RefLink[Keys, paclet:ref/Keys])[Databin["id"]].

Databin operations associated with adding entries include:

Databin access control operations include:

Databin report generation operations include:

Some operations on a databin may require authentication in the Wolfram Cloud.

The options, such as permissions of a databin, can be found using (RefLink[Options, paclet:ref/Options]) and set using (RefLink[SetOptions, paclet:ref/SetOptions]).

(RefLink[Information, paclet:ref/Information]) for a (RefLink[Databin, paclet:ref/Databin]) may include the following properties:

OpenersPrimaryExamplesSection(Spacer1)Examples  (8)

OpenersExampleSection0(Spacer1)Basic Examples  (3)

Load an existing example databin:

bin=Databin["1qGFQ8v"]

Plot data from the databin:

DateListPlot[bin]

Get time series from the databin:

TimeSeries[bin]

Load the most recent 3 entries from an existing databin:

Databin["1qGFQ8v",-3]

Retrieve the values for these entries:

Values[%]

Create a new databin:

bin=CreateDatabin[]

Add a value to the databin:

DatabinAdd[bin,1234]

Add another value:

DatabinAdd[bin,5678]

Add data using the web API:

URLExecute["https://datadrop.wolframcloud.com/api/v1.0/Add",{"bin"->bin["UUID"],"Data"->"91011"}];

Retrieve all values from the databin:

Values[bin]

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Create a databin with an interpretation:

bin=CreateDatabin["Interpretation"->{"city"->"City","temp"->Restricted["StructuredQuantity","DegreesCelsius"]}]

Add to the databin:

DatabinAdd[bin,<|"city"->"nyc","temp"->20.4|>]

DatabinAdd[bin,<|"city"->"LA","temp"->26.2|>]

Retrieve values from the databin:

Values[bin]

Delete the databin:

DeleteObject[bin]

Add several entries to a databin:

bin=CreateDatabin[]

Do[DatabinAdd[bin,{"x"->i,"y"->RandomReal[]}],{i,20}]

Retrieve a dataset with contents and timestamps:

Dataset[bin]

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(RefLink[Information, paclet:ref/Information]) for (RefLink[Databin, paclet:ref/Databin]) expressions includes the full bin specification, creation date and other details:

Information[Databin["1qGFQ8v"]]

Get the list of available properties from the (RefLink[Information, paclet:ref/Information]) expression:

%["Properties"]

Use (RefLink[DateBounds, paclet:ref/DateBounds]) to get the first and last time stamps associated with a given databin:

bin=Databin["1qGFQ8v"]

DateBounds[bin]

(RefLink[DeleteObject, paclet:ref/DeleteObject]) permanently deletes a databin:

bin=DatabinAdd[CreateDatabin[],<|"event"->"My First Data Entry"|>]

DeleteObject[bin]

The databin does not exist:

bin["Information"]

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