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Adafruit IO

The easiest way to get your projects onto the Internet of Things

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Adafruit IO is a cloud service for storing and retrieving data from connected devices and microcontrollers. It was created as a simpler, more approachable alternative to existing datalogging and web-communication services for hardware projects, addressing the difficulty of interacting with components over the internet.

The service provides an API for device communication, along with API documentation, a forum, and a blog/changelog for updates. It is aimed at makers and hardware projects using microcontrollers and connected components. Pricing and packaging details are not specified on the available pages.

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