EXAMPLE #01
PHP
Bash
Send a single event
The minimum POST to /api/events, all fields filled in.
01-send-event.php
#!/usr/bin/env php
<?php
/**
* Example: Send a single Event to Space Place
*
* Usage:
* php 01-send-event.php
*
* Requirements:
* - A valid DataStream UUID
* - A valid Token value with an active Provision for the /api/events endpoint
*/
// ── Configuration ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
$baseUrl = 'https://www.spaceplace.app';
$dataStreamId = 'YOUR-DATASTREAM-UUID-HERE';
$tokenValue = 'YOUR-TOKEN-VALUE-HERE';
// ── Event payload ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// All fields are optional; defaults are applied server-side when omitted.
$event = [
'number' => 42,
'source' => 'example-script',
'key' => 'temperature',
'value' => '72.5',
// 'timestamp' => '2026-03-31 12:00:00', // omit to use server time
];
// ── Send the request ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
$ch = curl_init("{$baseUrl}/api/events");
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
CURLOPT_POST => true,
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
'Content-Type: application/json',
'Accept: application/json',
"X-DataStream-ID: {$dataStreamId}",
"X-Token: {$tokenValue}",
],
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode($event),
]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
$httpCode = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
$error = curl_error($ch);
curl_close($ch);
// ── Handle the response ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
if ($error) {
fwrite(STDERR, "cURL error: {$error}\n");
exit(1);
}
$body = json_decode($response, true);
if ($httpCode === 201) {
echo "Event created successfully!\n";
echo " Event ID: {$body['event_id']}\n";
echo " Timestamp: {$body['timestamp']}\n";
} else {
echo "Request failed (HTTP {$httpCode}):\n";
print_r($body);
exit(1);
}
01-send-event.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
#
# Example: Send a single Event to Space Place
#
# Usage:
# bash 01-send-event.sh
BASE_URL="https://www.spaceplace.app"
DATASTREAM_ID="YOUR-DATASTREAM-UUID-HERE"
TOKEN_VALUE="YOUR-TOKEN-VALUE-HERE"
response=$(curl -s -w "\n%{http_code}" \
-X POST "${BASE_URL}/api/events" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "X-DataStream-ID: ${DATASTREAM_ID}" \
-H "X-Token: ${TOKEN_VALUE}" \
-d '{
"number": 42,
"source": "example-script",
"key": "temperature",
"value": "72.5"
}')
http_code=$(echo "$response" | tail -n1)
body=$(echo "$response" | sed '$d')
if [ "$http_code" = "201" ]; then
echo "Event created successfully!"
echo " Event ID: $(echo "$body" | jq -r '.event_id')"
echo " Timestamp: $(echo "$body" | jq -r '.timestamp')"
else
echo "Request failed (HTTP ${http_code}):"
echo "$body" | jq .
exit 1
fi