Extended Raspberry Pi example code from Ubidots ( https://help.ubidots.com/en/articles/513309-connect-the-raspberry-pi-with-ubidots )

raspberry-iot-ubidots

import time
import requests
import math
import random

TOKEN = "..."  # Just put your TOKEN here (API Credentials --> On left side)
DEVICE_LABEL = "mbit-iot-simulator" # Put name of DEVICE here
VARIABLE_LABEL_1 = "temperature"    # Name of first variable: Temperature
VARIABLE_LABEL_2 = "humidity"       # Name of second var: Humidity
VARIABLE_LABEL_3 = "position"       # Name of third var: Position
VARIABLE_LABEL_4 = "speed"          # Name of fourth var: Speed
VARIABLE_LABEL_5 = "switch"         # Name of fifth var: Switch



def build_payload(variable_1, variable_2, variable_3, variable_4, variable_5):
    # Creates random values for sending data
    value_1 = random.randint(10, 37)
    value_2 = random.randint(15, 85)
    value_4 = random.randint(0,30)
    value_5 = bool(random.getrandbits(1))

    # Creates a random gps coordinates
    lat = random.randrange(40, 41, 1) + \
        random.randrange(1, 1000, 1) / 1000.0
    lng = random.randrange(-3, -4, -1) + \
        random.randrange(1, 1000, 1) / 1000.0
    payload = {variable_1: value_1,
               variable_2: value_2,
               variable_4: value_4,
               variable_5: value_5,
               variable_3: {"value": 1, "context": {"lat": lat, "lng": lng}}}

    return payload


def post_request(payload):
    # Creates the headers for the HTTP requests
    url = "http://industrial.api.ubidots.com"
    url = "{}/api/v1.6/devices/{}".format(url, DEVICE_LABEL)
    headers = {"X-Auth-Token": TOKEN, "Content-Type": "application/json"}

    # Makes the HTTP requests
    status = 400
    attempts = 0
    while status >= 400 and attempts <= 5:
        req = requests.post(url=url, headers=headers, json=payload)
        status = req.status_code
        attempts += 1
        time.sleep(1)

    # Processes results
    if status >= 400:
        print("[ERROR] Could not send data after 5 attempts, please check \
            your token credentials and internet connection")
        return False
    print(payload)
    print("[INFO] request made properly, your device is updated")
    return True


def main():
    payload = build_payload(
        VARIABLE_LABEL_1, VARIABLE_LABEL_2, VARIABLE_LABEL_3, VARIABLE_LABEL_4, VARIABLE_LABEL_5)

    print("[INFO] Attemping to send data")
    post_request(payload)
    print("[INFO] finished")


if __name__ == '__main__':
    while (True):
        main()
        time.sleep(1)