Following up to myself, the entry for WU in the weewx.conf file looks like the
following
enable = true
station = KCAPOWAY177
apiKey = "Very long API key from the WU”
# password = "login password”
rapid-fire = true
David
> On Jun 21, 2020, at 9:48 AM, David Barto <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Weird, when presented my very long API key I get back a blank page. I’ll
> assume that is good. When I give it the short key I get back
>
>
> {"metadata":{"transaction_id":"##############"},"success":false,"errors":[{"error":{"code":"CDN-0001","message":"Invalid
> apiKey."}}]}
>
> What debugging do I need to turn on (and where to look on the Mac) to see the
> URL being sent when I’m using wunderfixer to see what it is sending?
>
> David
>
>
>> On Jun 21, 2020, at 9:25 AM, Tom Keffer <[email protected]
>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>
>> Odds are it's a WU thing.
>>
>> If you're comfortable manipulating URLs, you can try a GET request directly.
>> Use the URL
>>
>> https://api.weather.com/v2/pws/observations/all/1day?stationId=KCAPOWAY177&format=json&units=m&apiKey=XXXXX
>>
>> <https://api.weather.com/v2/pws/observations/all/1day?stationId=KCAPOWAY177&format=json&units=m&apiKey=XXXXX>
>>
>> where XXXXX is your API key. Sometimes this will give you additional detail.
>>
>> Interestingly, when I try the above with my own API key, I get a 204 ("No
>> Content") error, not a 403.
>>
>> -tk
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jun 21, 2020 at 8:58 AM David Barto <[email protected]
>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> The key, password, and API all match with the station name.
>>
>> When I look at the station under https://www.wunderground.com/member/devices
>> <https://www.wunderground.com/member/devices> -> My Devices, it shows
>> Offline.
>>
>> I’m assuming that is because I’m not sending data rather than some other
>> step in the setup process that I’m not able to discern. Web searches don’t
>> show any registration steps that I’ve missed.
>>
>> Is it just a WU thing, or am I really just missing something obvious?
>>
>> David
>>
>>> On Jun 20, 2020, at 5:59 PM, Tom Keffer <[email protected]
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Normally, if you give the wrong API key, you get a 401 error. You are
>>> getting a 403 error, which implies that the key may be right, but you do
>>> not have authorization to access the data. Are you sure you have the right
>>> station?
>>>
>>> Also, double check the API key. You can find it here
>>> <https://www.wunderground.com/member/api-keys>. Does it match what you have
>>> in weewx.conf?
>>>
>>> -tk
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 5:39 PM David Barto <[email protected]
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>> I’ve got a new Station KCAPOWAY177
>>>
>>> I’ve got an API key <very long string> and a ‘key’ <8 alpha numeric key>
>>> and my password to log into the site.
>>>
>>> No matter which of the 3 I choose for my password, the response to
>>> wunderfixer is always the same.
>>>
>>> $ ./bin/wunderfixer --test --config=$(pwd)/weewx.conf --station=KCAPOWAY177
>>> —password=<pick any one> --verbose
>>> Using configuration file /Users/Shared/weewx/weewx.conf.
>>> Using database binding 'wx_binding', which is bound to database
>>> 'archive_sqlite'
>>> Weather Underground Station: KCAPOWAY177
>>> Date to check: 2020-06-20
>>> Number of archive records: 1055
>>> Unable to open Weather Underground station KCAPOWAY177 or HTTP Error 403:
>>> Forbidden
>>> Could not get Weather Underground data. Exiting.
>>>
>>>
>>> Any idea of where to go now?
>>>
>>> David
>>>
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