Set function from API does not work

[marcolino7]

Hi Asker,
1st of your command created coockies.txt and second command produced this output:

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{
    "version": "1.28.102",
    "apiversion": "1.28.102.1"
}

[asker]

Okay great. This is with OPT_AUTH enabled correct?
If so, your API security is working fine

Hi Asker,
1st of your command created coockies.txt and second command produced this output:

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{
    "version": "1.28.102",
    "apiversion": "1.28.102.1"
}

[marcolino7]

Hi asker,
thanks for help.
Now I still need your help, to configure my Home Automation software to access the API with Authentication.
I use curl to access the ZM API, now i need to add authentication.
How can I perform this? which curl command I should use?

Thanks

[asker]

You use curl for the APIs exactly like you did above

Step 1) You need to authenticate with ZM

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curl -c cookies.txt -d  "username=xxxx&password=yyyy&action=login&view=console"  http://yourZMIP/zm/index.php

Step 2) Use the authentication information along with your desired API. Example

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curl -b cookies.txt http://yourZMIP/zm/api/monitors.json

You use authentication by reusing the cookie state from step 1 in step 2.

You don't need to repeat Step 1 for each Step 2.
PHP has a timeout after which the cookie auth becomes invalid. I have a timer
that re-does the login (step 1) every 5 minutes. 10 minutes might be fine too (PHP has a default session timeout, the value of which I have forgotten)

Hi asker,
thanks for help.
Now I still need your help, to configure my Home Automation software to access the API with Authentication.
I use curl to access the ZM API, now i need to add authentication.
How can I perform this? which curl command I should use?

Thanks

[marcolino7]

Hi Asker,
I tried to create a cron job executed every 5 minutes, but cookies.txt was not created.
Do you have any suggestion?

Regards

[asker]

Hi Asker,
I tried to create a cron job executed every 5 minutes, but cookies.txt was not created.
Do you have any suggestion?

Regards

Make sure you specify a path for cookies.txt so you know where it is being created and its writable

[marcolino7]

HI asker,
path where script is executed is writable. I'll try to add an explicit path to file.

Marco

[marcolino7]

HI asker,
thanks for help, now coockies' generation is working.
wihtin next hours I'll finish the configuration and integration with OpenHab.

Regards

Marco

PS I would like to give a try to znNinja, where can I download the beta?

M.

[marcolino7]

Hi asker,
today I did an apt-get upgrade on my ubuntu, and this updated my zoneminder installation.
Now zoneminder ask me for a recapta, but the API key is invali and I cannot login.

Can you help me?

Regards

[marcolino7]

Hi asker,
I fixed recaptha upgrading the database, but now api is not working.

I did test with curl, coockies.txt is created but when i try to get version i got this:

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{
    "success": false,
    "data": {
        "name": "Not Authenticated",
        "message": "Not Authenticated",
        "url": "\/zm\/api\/host\/getVersion.json",
        "exception": {
            "class": "NotFoundException",
            "code": 404,
            "message": "Not Authenticated",
            "trace": [
                "#0 [internal function]: AppController->beforeFilter(Object(CakeEvent))",
                "#1 \/usr\/share\/zoneminder\/www\/api\/lib\/Cake\/Event\/CakeEventManager.php(244): call_user_func(Array, Object(CakeEvent))",
                "#2 \/usr\/share\/zoneminder\/www\/api\/lib\/Cake\/Controller\/Controller.php(674): CakeEventManager->dispatch(Object(CakeEvent))",
                "#3 \/usr\/share\/zoneminder\/www\/api\/lib\/Cake\/Routing\/Dispatcher.php(187): Controller->startupProcess()",
                "#4 \/usr\/share\/zoneminder\/www\/api\/lib\/Cake\/Routing\/Dispatcher.php(165): Dispatcher->_invoke(Object(HostController), Object(CakeRequest))",
                "#5 \/usr\/share\/zoneminder\/www\/api\/app\/webroot\/index.php(108): Dispatcher->dispatch(Object(CakeRequest), Object(CakeResponse))",
                "#6 {main}"
            ]
        },
        "queryLog": {
            "default": {
                "log": [
                    {
                        "query": "SELECT `Config`.`Id`, `Config`.`Name`, `Config`.`Value`, `Config`.`Type`, `Config`.`DefaultValue`, `Config`.`Hint`, `Config`.`Pattern`, `Config`.`Format`, `Config`.`Prompt`, `Config`.`Help`, `Config`.`Category`, `Config`.`Readonly`, `Config`.`Requires` FROM `zm`.`Config` AS `Config`   WHERE `Config`.`Name` = 'ZM_OPT_USE_AUTH'    LIMIT 1",
                        "params": [],
                        "affected": 1,
                        "numRows": 1,
                        "took": 0
                    },
                    {
                        "query": "SELECT `Config`.`Id`, `Config`.`Name`, `Config`.`Value`, `Config`.`Type`, `Config`.`DefaultValue`, `Config`.`Hint`, `Config`.`Pattern`, `Config`.`Format`, `Config`.`Prompt`, `Config`.`Help`, `Config`.`Category`, `Config`.`Readonly`, `Config`.`Requires` FROM `zm`.`Config` AS `Config`   WHERE `Config`.`Name` = 'ZM_OPT_USE_AUTH'    LIMIT 1",
                        "params": [],
                        "affected": 1,
                        "numRows": 1,
                        "took": 0
                    }
                ],
                "count": 2,
                "time": 0
            }
        }
    }
}

Same behaviour in Browser, API never authenticate. Please help.

Marco

[asker]

If you upgraded, the changes you made to core.php were deleted. You need to redo this as per the guide

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 Configure::write('Session', array(
                'defaults' => 'php',
               'cookie'=>'ZMSESSID'
       ));

[marcolino7]

Hi asker,
I just tried, but result is the same.

Marco

[asker]

I just updated to 106 as well, so I know it works.

Do this: go to

http://server/zm/api/

and please post a screenshot

[marcolino7]

Hi,
in browser now works, after authenticating with ZM, cake PHP is working and I can get API version.

I still have issue runnin API's call from curl

Marco

[asker]

Hi, you really need to provide more details when you post. Just saying not working gives me no idea and I have to guess.

Please explore these options and if please post details (including exact commands you tried) if you want more help

For example:

a) You said "now it works in browser" -- how did it start working? What did you do?
b) Please post the exact curl command sequence you are trying
c) Did you verify cookies.txt is created? Did you verify it contains ZMSESSID when you cat it?
d) Please post the exact browser URL you tried (and which works)

When you respond, you should also ack/nack each step I post, not just a summary 'its working' or 'its not working'

thx

Hi,
in browser now works, after authenticating with ZM, cake PHP is working and I can get API version.

I still have issue runnin API's call from curl

Marco