REST API error after updating to Indigo 2022.2.0

We are using a couple of Rest API commands but they are not working anymore with Indigo 2022.2.0

For example this one:

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#!bin/sh

/usr/bin/curl -u Name:Passwords --digest -X PUT -d value=true http://192.168.178.221:8176/variables/CarInGarage


Gives the error:

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⚠️ 405 — Method Not Allowed
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Method PUT not allowed for URL /variables/CarInGarage


(and also some very nice scripts which are working with Carbon Copy Cloner to display the actual status of the most recent backup with time at a control page)

They also doesn't work anymore.

What's the solution for this problem?
Thanks for your support.

PS:

And what's the solution to update a date and time variable with Indigo 2022.2.0?
The old one was:

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/usr/bin/curl -u Name:Passwords! --digest -X PUT -d value=$(date +start@:%d_%m-%H:%M) http://192.168.178.221:8176/variables/CCCBackupDate

Thanks for the support.

You may find this article helpful: REST API Conversion Examples

Thank you so much for the fast reply Dave!

I've seen that but that solution needs a reflector key. It's a pity that the Rest Api feature apparently suddenly removed from the new version.
It worked very well for years and for an internal solution at the same Mac it was perfect!
(it needed no complex detours)

Anyway, do you know what the JSON code is for this:

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/usr/bin/curl -u Name:Passwords! --digest -X PUT -d value=$(date +start@:%d_%m-%H:%M) http://192.168.178.221:8176/variables/CCCBackupDate


(to display the date and time into an Indigo variable). Tried this: $now() but that won't work.

Thanks for your support.

[jay (support)]

There's been an action to insert a date/time stamp into a variable for several years now, so I would just put it into an action group then just execute the action group from your shell script:

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curl -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR-API-KEY" -d '{"message":"indigo.actionGroup.execute","objectId":123456789}' http://127.0.0.1:8176/v2/api/command

Of course, you need to insert your API Key, action group ID, and ip address (if not running on your Indigo server).

Thanks for the solution and fast answer.

We are using the " insert a date/time stamp into a variable" for several years but thought this could also with a JSON command?
Or is that over and out now?

Anyway, the Action group is not necessary because we can also made a Trigger when a Variable is changed by an external JSON command (a run script from Carbon Copy Cloner), insert a date/time stamp into a variable".

BTW: good point:
" and ip address (if not running on your Indigo server)."
So, when the command is given from the same Mac, the script NEEDS also always the local IP address?

[jay (support)]

Well, it can, I just think the action group is a better solution. If you want to do it directly, this is something like you'd do. Note, I'm not a bash guy, so I have no idea how the substitution would actually take place in a shell script. Check out this conversion section for an example - you just need to figure out how to substitute the date from bash in place of 1.23 in the example - that's where you'd put the date string value.

[jay (support)]

Forgot to answer this one:

So, when the command is given from the same Mac, the script NEEDS also always the local IP address?

Like anything else, you can use loopback, the actual IP address, the Mac's Bonjour name, or the reflector (though that would be a slower round trip).

It's just like any http address, and was no different in the REST API.

In the zsh shell, the syntax is:

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echo $(date +%d.%m.%y-%H:%M:%S)

or whatever date format you'd like.

Ok..Switched to using the HTTP API and I am once again getting updated Indigo vars.

However, two issues. First, for anyone doing this in a shell script (I.e. using curl), and using shell variables in the update, here is an example of the correct syntax. (Hint, shell vars will not be expanded between single quotes):

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curl -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer <API-KEY>" -d '{"message":"indigo.variable.updateValue","objectId":12345,"parameters":{"value":"'$TIMESTAMP'"}}' http://127.0.0.1:8176/v2/api/command

Notice the added single quotes around the var.

Second, I am seeing the following in the Indigo log on each update:

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Web Server                      HTTP API command call received from 127.0.0.1
   Web Server                      API v2 command received, id: '- no message id -' from '127.0.0.1'

a) I would like to suppress these messages altogether, and
b) If I were to want one, how would I enter a message Id? I tried a number of names, like messageId, and none worked.

BTW, for a timestamp I use a slight variation on Dave's suggestion:

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TIMESTAMP=$(date "+%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S")

EDIT: A bit of searching for the message id turned up viewtopic.php?p=216631#p216631
Thanks Dave.

In the zsh shell, the syntax is:

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echo $(date +%d.%m.%y-%H:%M:%S)

or whatever date format you'd like.

Thanks for the hint Dave (and the European Date Service ).

Tried this:

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curl -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer the-very-secret key -d '{"message":"indigo.variable.updateValue","objectId": 660038,"parameters":{"value":"echo $(date +%d.%m.%y-%H:%M:%S)"}}' http://127.0.0.1:8176/v2/api/command


But then that Indigo Variable is filled with this text: $(date +success@:%d_%m-%H:%M)

For example this one works perfect:

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curl -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer the-very-secret-key -d '{"message":"indigo.variable.updateValue","objectId":1033915322,"parameters":{"value":"blue"}}' http://127.0.0.1:8176/v2/api/command

...
But then that Indigo Variable is filled with this text: $(date +success@:%d_%m-%H:%M)
...

Exactly Take a look at my post just before yours. You need:

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curl -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer the-very-secret key -d '{"message":"indigo.variable.updateValue","objectId": 660038,"parameters":{"value":"'echo $(date +%d.%m.%y-%H:%M:%S)'"}}' http://127.0.0.1:8176/v2/api/command

But, probably easier to put it into a variable like in my example.

Thanks for the extra input Berkinet!

This one does the trick!:

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curl -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer very-secret-key -d '{"message":"indigo.variable.updateValue","objectId": 660038,"parameters":{"value":"'$TIMESTAMP$(date "+%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S")'"}}' http://127.0.0.1:8176/v2/api/command

Very happy that this is solved!

[jay (support)]

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Web Server                      HTTP API command call received from 127.0.0.1
   Web Server                      API v2 command received, id: '- no message id -' from '127.0.0.1'

We have an enhancement request to think about various message suppression options. The old web server always logged API commands to the event log as a security measure.

If I were to want one, how would I enter a message Id? I tried a number of names, like messageId, and none worked.

I think all command messages described in the new API Doc include "id".

...I think all command messages described in the new API Doc include "id".

Thanks, I see that now. I was going by the document DaveL linked earlier in this thread: REST API Conversion Examples. Id is not mentioned there.

EDIT, In fact, only the WebSocket API section of that doc mentions "Id" The HTTP API does not include that.