Re: [weewx-user] Re: Installation issues - Ecowitt Local HTTP API Driver

['steepleian' via weewx-user]

For this version of the driver which was Gary’s final version, the API key is most definitely not required and is probably why you are having problems with your weewx.conf. Also the backfill only works when the extension is set up as a driver, it does not work when set up as a service. Quickly reading through this thread, unless I have missed it, I cannot see which device you are using. I have only tested it with a GW3000 which is the only one of the GW series of devices that has the on-board logging to a removable SD card, which is required by this version of the driver for backfill to work. This is my own working weewx.conf snippet which is working perfectly for me, including backfill (see below link). [EcowittHttp]     # This section is for the Ecowitt local HTTP API driver.          # the driver to use     driver = user.ecowitt_http          # how often to poll the device     poll_interval = 8     # how many attempts to contact the device before giving up     max_tries = 3     # wait time in seconds between retries to contact the device     retry_wait = 2     # max wait for device to respond to a HTTP request     url_timeout = 3          # whether to show all battery state data including nonsense data and      # sensors that are disabled sensors and connecting     show_all_batt = False     # whether to ignore battery state data from legacy WH40 sensors that do      # not provide valid battery state data     ignore_legacy_wh40_battery = True     # whether to always log unknown API fields, unknown fields are always      # logged at the debug level, this will log them at the info level     log_unknown_fields = False          # How often to check for device firmware updates, 0 disables firmware      # update checks. Available firmware updates are logged.     firmware_update_check_interval = 86400          # provide additional log information to help debug rainfall issues     debug_rain = False     # provide additional log information to help debug wind issues     debug_wind = False     # provide additional log information to help debug loop packet issues     debug_loop = False     # provide additional log information to help debug sensor issues     debug_sensors = False     ip_address = 192.168.55.102     [[field_map_extensions]]         batteryStatus1 = ws90.battery         rain = rain.0x10.val         stormRain = rain.0x0D.val         rainRate = rain.0x0E.val         hourRain = t_rainhour         dayRain = rain.0x10.val         weekRain = rain.0x11.val         monthRain = rain.0x12.val         yearRain = rain.0x13.val         is_raining = piezoRain.srain_piezo.val         p_rain = piezoRain.0x10.val         p_stormRain = piezoRain.0x0D.val         p_rainRate = piezoRain.0x0E.val         p_hourRain = p_rainhour         p_dayRain = piezoRain.0x10.val         p_weekRain = piezoRain.0x11.val         p_monthRain = piezoRain.0x12.val         p_yearRain = piezoRain.0x13.val         vpd = common_list.5.val         lightning_distance = lightning.distance         lightning_last_det_time = lightning.timestamp         lightningcount = lightning.count         pm2_5 = ch_pm25.1.PM25_RealAQI         pm2_52_24h_avg = ch_pm25.1.PM25_24HAQI         pm10_0 = co2.PM10         radiation = common_list.0x15.val If you do not have a device with onboard logging, I would, as Vince has suggested, use the GW1000 driver. https://claydonsweather.org.uk On 16 Jan 2026, at 01:27, Vince Skahan <vinceska...@gmail.com> wrote: Sorry - can't help you.  That thing is too absurdly complicated and undocumented for me. Again - I'd take the 90% win and just use the gw1000 driver to get 'anything' working unless somebody has battled this variant into submission successfully. On Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 2:53:30 PM UTC-8 NotThePainter wrote: I want backfill. I just got my API Key. Off to install it. So I added this to my conf file and I still get the "AttributeError: 'EcowittHttpDriver' object has no attribute 'api_key'" error. [EcowittHttp]     # This section is for the Ecowitt Local HTTP API driver.     api_key = 3f405ece-90e9-4697-********         # The device IP address:     ip_address = 10.0.4.37      etc...   -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/f401c5cb-867b-4ee6-ad37-d762523fb4ddn%40googlegroups.com. -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/0F12B0F7-D296-427E-BA99-B1AEFAE0285F%40btinternet.com.