Author Topic: Uploding to the Windy site (Read 2111 times)

R_o_B · « **on:** October 06, 2019, 07:03:35 AM »

I would like to switch my Windy account to the WiFiLogger but it seems that one important setting is missing from the 'Windy.com' option - the API code that is required to upload the data from my weather station to Windy!

Indeed, once a station has been created on the Windy site, an API key must be produced and entered into the software or the device uploading the data - otherwise, the data goes nowhere!

WiFiLogger · « **Reply #1 on:** October 06, 2019, 04:25:27 PM »

Quote from: R_o_B on October 06, 2019, 07:03:35 AM

I would like to switch my Windy account to the WiFiLogger but it seems that one important setting is missing from the 'Windy.com' option - the API code that is required to upload the data from my weather station to Windy!

Indeed, once a station has been created on the Windy site, an API key must be produced and entered into the software or the device uploading the data - otherwise, the data goes nowhere!

It was working like you like, but I was asked by gentleman from Windy.com to make one API key for all WiFiLoggers. Unfortunatly I can't download by WiFiLogger info about how you could access this data on Windy.com. So probably I will return with next firmware update to first option.
Windy.com just don't provide special info which WiFiLogger could download and allow you to redirect to your station on Windy.com.
Probably there will be 2 interfaces. One like it is, second with yours API key.

galfert · « **Reply #2 on:** October 06, 2019, 07:42:33 PM »

I don't know exactly how WiFiLogger deals with Windy but I don't see why it should be different than with other software. Just go to https://stations.windy.com/stations and copy your API key.

galfert · « **Reply #3 on:** October 06, 2019, 07:46:48 PM »

Quote from: R_o_B on October 06, 2019, 07:03:35 AM

Indeed, once a station has been created on the Windy site, an API key must be produced and entered into the software or the device uploading the data - otherwise, the data goes nowhere!

That is not the order of how things go. The API key exists before any station is created.

First you create a Windy account.
You now have the API key.
Stations don't exist yet.
Then you create a Windy station (or more than one if needed).
Then you enter the API and station # into software.

galfert · « **Reply #4 on:** October 06, 2019, 07:53:02 PM »

Quote from: WiFiLogger on October 06, 2019, 04:25:27 PM

It was working like you like, but I was asked by gentleman from Windy.com to make one API key for all WiFiLoggers.

What??? I missed this the first time I read it. What exactly does this mean? Are you using one API key for everyone that has purchased a WiFiLogger? Because if so then this is wrong. You misunderstood the fellow from Windy. He must not have understood that You are the WiFiLogger developer. Every user should have their own API key. They need to create their own account on Windy and get their own API key and then create their own station IDs. What Windy is saying is that if you own more than one station then you only need to create one account and then just have multiple stations using that same account and same API key.

waiukuweather · « **Reply #5 on:** October 06, 2019, 07:55:18 PM »

maybe confusion with developer, i.e application specific api key

galfert · « **Reply #6 on:** October 06, 2019, 08:01:48 PM »

Quote from: waiukuweather on October 06, 2019, 07:55:18 PM

maybe confusion with developer, i.e application specific api key

Yeah maybe that is what happened. But application specific API is for web services or things like that. Application specific API has limits also and I don't think Wojtek wants to subsidize the cost of everyone's Windy uploads. In the case of the WiFiLogger I don't think a commercial API is the way to go for many reasons.

WiFiLogger · « **Reply #7 on:** October 07, 2019, 12:00:24 PM »

Quote from: galfert on October 06, 2019, 08:01:48 PM

Quote from: waiukuweather on October 06, 2019, 07:55:18 PM
maybe confusion with developer, i.e application specific api key

Yeah maybe that is what happened. But application specific API is for web services or things like that. Application specific API has limits also and I don't think Wojtek wants to subsidize the cost of everyone's Windy uploads. In the case of the WiFiLogger I don't think a commercial API is the way to go for many reasons.

It was not my idea. In first place I have made regular export to Windy.com with user API KEY. I think PaulMy has test it.
Then I was asked by Windy.com to make export like one weather station company (small one) to make one account with multiple stations.
It could work like this, but I should add form with some info about weather station and there should be return info from Windy.com with ID. This is nor working, so I will return to first version.
Please let me have some little time with it. I havn't finished other work.

galfert · « **Reply #8 on:** October 07, 2019, 01:18:46 PM »

Yeah I don't think anyone is faulting you Wojtek. This just seems like Windy misunderstood who you are and what you are doing and gave you wrong directions.

I don't think you need to re-code too much. Just make everyone responsible for setting up their own account on Windy and setting up their station ID's. It really is not that different than with most other online services. The WiFiLogger should not be making the station IDs. The user should do that on their own on Windy's site.

WiFiLogger should just prompt the user for 3 things:

API Key (their private key from Windy account setup)
Station Number (default=0)
upload frequency (fastest = 5 minutes)

MatteoPV · « **Reply #9 on:** April 21, 2020, 04:36:34 AM »

I'm trying to get my Davis on Windy online with the WFL1. I set the API key, the station ID is 0 but there is no adjustable upload interval? I am using firmware 2.26 on the WFL

MatteoPV · « **Reply #10 on:** April 21, 2020, 02:13:58 PM »

I confirm that loading data on Windy is not working

MatteoPV · « **Reply #11 on:** November 13, 2020, 12:02:52 PM »

Will loading data on Windy no longer be implemented via wifilogger 1?

WiFiLogger · « **Reply #12 on:** November 13, 2020, 12:11:57 PM »

Quote from: MatteoPV on November 13, 2020, 12:02:52 PM

Will loading data on Windy no longer be implemented via wifilogger 1?

I did not check Windy.com if it is working.
I am currently working on a new project.
I will check, probably I will need to contact with Windy.com.
When I was making export to Windy.com it was in development stage. They could change someting.

davidmc36 · « **Reply #13 on:** November 13, 2020, 01:10:10 PM »

Iv'e been wondering about Windy. I noticed quite a while ago when on site there was a station near me, WiFiLogger. I realized it was mine.

I don't see it now. I tried upload from Meteobridge and nothing showing.

The Windy site does not seem to save station info if you go to register a station. Something is up?

Bushman · « **Reply #14 on:** November 13, 2020, 03:57:29 PM »

Windy was working great for a while (Via Acuparse) and now - nothing. I redid all the keys, etc. Must be something at their end, but I'm not wasting any more time on it.

WiFiLogger · « **Reply #15 on:** November 13, 2020, 05:02:55 PM »

On the begining I had contact with Tomas from Windy.
I had email from him a while ago, that he changed work.
Now I will have to find new contact.
So I can't promise anything at the moment.

davidmc36 · « **Reply #16 on:** November 13, 2020, 07:09:09 PM »

My FWXXXX Station disappeared too. Did see both that and the WiFiLogger but now neither.

BigAlT · « **Reply #17 on:** November 13, 2020, 11:03:59 PM »

My Upload to Windy via my Meteobridge NanoSD is working fine.

davidmc36 · « **Reply #18 on:** November 13, 2020, 11:17:55 PM »

When I put data into Meteo it says success in the upload page but nothing appears on Windy.

BigAlT · « **Reply #19 on:** November 13, 2020, 11:21:17 PM »

My data is appearing fine on Windy.

davidmc36 · « **Reply #20 on:** November 14, 2020, 06:30:42 AM »

So I turned on Windy section of WiFiLogger again and it uploaded right away.

Funny FW4738 does not show any more.

MatteoPV · « **Reply #21 on:** November 14, 2020, 12:18:09 PM »

I tried to re-enter the station on Windy using the wifilogger 1 but without results. Maybe I miss some steps.

davidmc36 · « **Reply #22 on:** November 14, 2020, 03:33:20 PM »

Quote from: davidmc36 on November 14, 2020, 06:30:42 AM

So I turned on Windy section of WiFiLogger again and it uploaded right away.

Funny FW4738 does not show any more.

Funny. Both came on for a while and both gone now.

ocala · « **Reply #23 on:** November 15, 2020, 07:52:28 AM »

Have never uploaded to windy so I thought I would give it a try with the wifi logger using firmware 2.30. No luck. It's been 24 hours. It is funny though that if I click on a station by me the CWOP data for my station shows up.

davidmc36 · « **Reply #24 on:** November 15, 2020, 08:13:53 AM »

My WiFiLogger always did work. Everythign stopped for a while. They come and go now. WiFi seems off but MADIS reported one is on most of the time.

I never did see registering a station and getting API method produce any results.

When both WiFi and MADIS are showing one of them has notation and link that there is an identical station.

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Author Topic: Uploding to the Windy site (Read 2111 times)