unable to connect to API V1.34.22

[david1234]

I have set the authentication off , abd try this:

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 curl -X POST http://10.0.0.105/zm/api/host/getVersion.json

got the same resualt

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{"name":"Not Found","message":"Not Found","url":"\/api\/zm\/api\/host\/getVersion.json"}

and in the access file

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zm:80 10.0.0.105 - - [29/Nov/2020:15:10:30 +0200] "POST /zm/api/host/getVersion.json HTTP/1.1" 404 252 "-" "curl/7.64.0"

what do you mean by

free of .htaccess files

to search this files in all he PI?
how do I do this ? do you know the linux command for this ?

I have look at all the folders you told me

from
/usr/share/zoneminder/www/
to
/usr/share/zoneminder/www/api/app/webroot/

none of them have fileswith .htaccess ending (if I understand you correct)

when I enter http://10.0.0.105/zm/api

I get

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"Not Found"

Error: The requested address '/api/zm/api/' was not found on this server.

what else can I check ?
Thank you

[Magic919]

This highlights a problem - /api/zm/api/

That suggests a rewrite error to me.

Run

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find /usr/share/zoneminder/ -name .htaccess 

[david1234]

return empty

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find /usr/share/zoneminder/ -name .htaccess
pi@raspberrypi:~$ 

[Magic919]

Can you confirm you switched to the Apache config suggested on the previous page. I’m out of suggestions otherwise.

[david1234]

first of all thank you for your help and time !
I think so , but how can I be 100% sure
what do you wnat to me to run \ which command so we all be sure of that ?

Thanks ,

[Magic919]

There is no simple way to check the running config for Apache, which is a shame.

You mentioned two config files (which should be one file and a symlink).

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/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/zoneminder.conf
 /etc/apache2/sites-available/zoneminder.conf
 

Run these

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sudo apache2ctl -S
sudo diff /etc/apache2/sites-available/zoneminder.conf /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/zoneminder.conf
sudo grep api /etc/apache2/sites-available/zoneminder.conf
sudo grep api /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/zoneminder.conf

Re-run your checks for the .htaccess files (this is the whole filename, not an extension). Use 'sudo ls -la' to show hidden files.

[david1234]

1.both files are the same as I was told to put

2.

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 sudo apache2ctl -S
AH00558: apache2: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, 
using 127.0.1.1. Set the 'ServerName' directive globally to suppress this message
VirtualHost configuration:
*:80                   zm (/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/zoneminder_backup.conf:1)
ServerRoot: "/etc/apache2"
Main DocumentRoot: "/var/www/html"
Main ErrorLog: "/var/log/apache2/error.log"
Mutex default: dir="/var/run/apache2/" mechanism=default 
Mutex mpm-accept: using_defaults
Mutex watchdog-callback: using_defaults
Mutex rewrite-map: using_defaults
PidFile: "/var/run/apache2/apache2.pid"
Define: DUMP_VHOSTS
Define: DUMP_RUN_CFG
Define: ENABLE_USR_LIB_CGI_BIN
User: name="www-data" id=33
Group: name="www-data" id=33

sudo diff /etc/apache2/sites-available/zoneminder.conf /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/zoneminder.conf

pi@raspberrypi:~$ sudo grep api /etc/apache2/sites-available/zoneminder.conf
<Directory "/usr/share/zoneminder/www/api">
   RewriteBase /zm/api
<Directory "/usr/share/zoneminder/www/api/app">
   RewriteBase /zm/api
<Directory "/usr/share/zoneminder/www/api/app/webroot">
    RewriteBase /zm/api

pi@raspberrypi:~$ sudo grep api /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/zoneminder.conf
<Directory "/usr/share/zoneminder/www/api">
   RewriteBase /zm/api
<Directory "/usr/share/zoneminder/www/api/app">
   RewriteBase /zm/api
<Directory "/usr/share/zoneminder/www/api/app/webroot">
    RewriteBase /zm/api

still get empty resualt

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pi@raspberrypi:~$ sudo find /usr/share/zoneminder/ -name .htaccess 
pi@raspberrypi:~$ 

[Magic919]

Ok. You are not using the Apache config file you think.

This bit - *:80 zm (/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/zoneminder_backup.conf:1

Apache is expecting to use any file ending .conf. Either (re)move it or name it zoneminder.conf.backup. Restart Apache, check again.

Looks ok otherwise.

[david1234]

I remove the file
now this is all I have in the site-enabled:

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 ls -lsta /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/
total 12
4 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 30 11:35 .
4 drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Nov 25 10:26 ..
0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root   34 Apr 29  2020 zoneminder.conf -> ../sites-available/zoneminder.conf

I have restart the appache

pi@raspberrypi:~$ sudo systemctl stop apache2.service
pi@raspberrypi:~$
pi@raspberrypi:~$ sudo systemctl start apache2.service
pi@raspberrypi:~$ sudo systemctl status apache2.service
apache2.service - The Apache HTTP Server
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/apache2.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Mon 2020-11-30 11:38:15 IST; 5s ago

stil get the same resualt

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 curl -X POST http://10.0.0.105/zm/api/getVersion.json
{"name":"Not Found","message":"Not Found","url":"\/zm\/api\/getVersion.json"}

[Magic919]

This bit is perhaps a typo

curl -X POST http://10.0.0.105/zm/api/getVersion.json

Should be
curl -X POST http://10.0.0.105/zm/api/host/getVersion.json

I'm out of ideas, sorry.

[david1234]

now it's working

Thank you so much!!!!!

I have enable the password on the gui
and I get this replay

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pi@raspberrypi:~$ curl -XPOST -d "user=David&pass=Davidpass" http://10.0.0.105/zm/api/host/login.json
{"access_token":"eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJab25lTWluZGVyIiwiaWF0IjoxNjA2NzM2NTgzLCJleHAiOjE2MDY3NDM3GF11InVzZXIiOiJEYXZpZCI
sInR5cGUiOiJhY2Nlc3MifQ.cwI4AgkDmtvMHaZwTcUns443ZlffuCyTyz_DhhhF860","access_token_expires":7200,"refresh_token":"eyJ0eXAiOiJKVAEbGciOiJIUzI
1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJab25lTWluZGVyIiwiaWF0IjoxNjA2NzM2NTgzLCJleHAiOjE2MDY4MjI5ODMsInVzZXIiOiJEYXZpZCIsInR5cGUiOiJyZWZyZXNoIn0.bSTj7AogaSJtk0mBZ5gUZrV
s5XygYLB00CT5VxuMDVA","refresh_token_expires":86400,"version":"1.34.22","apiversion":"2.0"}

I guess this in fine now

so now I can connect using Ninja and\or create my own small code to enable\disable camera recording?
Thank you so much !!!!!

can you say what was the problem ?
the config file ?


maybe this post need to be mark for rapsberry pi users ??

Thanks !

[Magic919]

In general, Pi users should follow the approved guides as it's quite hard to work out how to help once they reach here.

As I mentioned, this looked like a rewrite problem. The original Apache config you posted said -

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RewriteBase /api

The one you were directed to has

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RewriteBase /zm/api

This can be defined in the Apache config (as here) or put in an .htaccess file. Your own progress with the fix was slowed due to the 'backed up' Apache config still being live.

Hopefully you can get on and enjoy ZMNinja and ZM.

[david1234]

as I post at the beggining
I use a well known image to install it - didn't change anything .

but never mind - I thought maybe this is a "well- knonwn" problem that mught help otehr PI users .

I was 99% happy with zoneminder (for what I need , all the time record ) , just wanted to add remote control to stop\start recording

I will start wroking on it now using python

Thank you so much again !

[Magic919]

I'm glad we got there in the end.

I'm a user of the API and also zmeventnoticationserver (ZMES). I'd guess that Pi users following that install path don't often use the API. I don't know.

Hope your next bit goes well.