Thanks to Thomas I have an answer. The password field is not the password to your account but is the key that WU generates. I put that key in the password field in this very helpfully URL and bobs your uncle it worked. Did the same in the weewx.conf and now I am reporting to WU once again with my new station location.
On Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at 7:44:40 PM UTC-4, Thomas Keffer wrote: > > Sorry. I accidentally gave you a Rapidfire URL. Use this one instead. Same > instructions. > > *https://weatherstation.wunderground.com/weatherstation/updateweatherstation.php?ID= > > <https://weatherstation.wunderground.com/weatherstation/updateweatherstation.php?ID=>KCASANFR5&PASSWORD=XXXXXX&dateutc=2000-01-01+10%3A32%3A35&winddir=230&windspeedmph=12&windgustmph=12&tempf=70&rainin=0&baromin=29.1&dewptf=68.2&humidity=90&weather=&clouds=&softwaretype=vws%20versionxx&action=updateraw* > > On Tue, Sep 3, 2019 at 4:33 PM Thomas Keffer <tke...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> The API key is only needed to download data through their API. The upload >> protocol has not changed. >> >> 1, Are you sure you have the right station ID and password? It looks like >> an authorization error. >> >> 2. WU can be very unreliable. Are you getting the error consistently? Or, >> just every once in a while? >> >> 3. You can try to post using their sample URL. This will post a value for >> 1-Jan-2000, so it is unlikely to corrupt up your WU station data. Take the >> following and paste it into your browser. Make sure it is all on one big >> line. >> >> >> *https://rtupdate.wunderground.com/weatherstation/updateweatherstation.php?ID=KCASANFR5&PASSWORD=XXXXXX&dateutc=2000-01-01+10%3A32%3A35&winddir=230&windspeedmph=12&windgustmph=12&tempf=70&rainin=0&baromin=29.1&dewptf=68.2&humidity=90&weather=&clouds=&softwaretype=vws%20versionxx&action=updateraw&realtime=1&rtfreq=2.5 >> >> <https://rtupdate.wunderground.com/weatherstation/updateweatherstation.php?ID=KCASANFR5&PASSWORD=XXXXXX&dateutc=2000-01-01+10%3A32%3A35&winddir=230&windspeedmph=12&windgustmph=12&tempf=70&rainin=0&baromin=29.1&dewptf=68.2&humidity=90&weather=&clouds=&softwaretype=vws%20versionxx&action=updateraw&realtime=1&rtfreq=2.5>* >> >> Then replace the station id KCASANFR5 with your station ID, and the >> XXXXXX with your password. Then hit Enter on your browser. It should say >> "success". If it says "unauthorized" you have an authentication problem. >> >> -tk >> >> On Tue, Sep 3, 2019 at 2:04 PM Die Fledermaus <diefl...@gmail.com >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> Forgot to add from the Logs >>> Wunderground-PWS: Failed u pload attempt 2: HTTP Error 401: >>> Unauthorized. Doi need to add the station key somewhere that I missed? >>> >>> On Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at 11:03:53 AM UTC-4, Die Fledermaus wrote: >>>> >>>> I have weewx setup on a raspberry pi I can send data to CWOP and >>>> PWSweather but not wunderground. I know they changed the api model. I know >>>> that my password and station info are correct in the weewx conf. What I >>>> get back when I tail the non debugged log is restx: Wunderground-PWS: >>>> Failed to publish record 2019-09-03 11:00:00 EDT (1567522800): Failed >>>> upload after 3 tries >>>> >>>> I am running the latest version of weewx. What am I missing need to >>>> look at to get this to work? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "weewx-user" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to weewx...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/575af249-23ef-4425-9b34-6f94994937fa%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/575af249-23ef-4425-9b34-6f94994937fa%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/42783ce4-9b7d-4f9d-b01a-6cdec39765dc%40googlegroups.com.