[Solved] API gives "Invalid Request" GUI works fine

[Rupesh Mashru]

Hi,

We are new to using the BitSync. We installed it as a service. The GUI works fine http://127.0.0.1:8888

The API always returns "Invalid Request".

We tried calling the API using http://127.0.0.1:8888/api?method=get_folders and http://127.0.0.1:8888/api/ with the same result.

Can someone please help.

We are using a trial API key for learning how to use the BitSync Torrent API.

Thanks,

Rupesh

[GreatMarko]

You're accessing the GUI over port 8000, yet attempting to make API calls over port 8888?

[Helen]

Rupesh,

The request will be http://127.0.0.1:8888/api/v2. Also, you need to GET and then use valid  token and cookies in each request: http://127.0.0.1:8888/api/v2/token......  I suggest checking documentation on API v2, here

Also, if you've set to use ui on port 8000, why you send requests on 8888? 

[Rupesh Mashru]

Hi GreatMarko and Helen,

Sorry for the typo. The GUI is also being accessed at port 8888 and not 8000 as posted  in the question above.

As suggested tried accessing "http://127.0.0.1:8888/api/v2/token". It still says invalid request.

Thanks,
Rupesh

[Rupesh Mashru]

Just for additional info, below is the conf file we are using:

{
  /*
    my sample configuration file
  */
  "device_name": "DIADEISMUMLAP32",
  "listening_port" : 3000, // 0 - randomize port
  "download_limit" : 0, // 0 - no download limit
  "upload_limit" : 0, // 0 - no upload limit
  "agree_to_EULA" : "yes", // Agree to the eula
  "storage_path" : "d:\btsync",
  "use_gui" : false,
  "webui" :
  {
    "listen" : "127.0.0.1:8888", // Listen on all ports
    "login" : "rupesh",
    "password" : "password",
    "api_key" : "[Actual API KEY]"
  }
}

[Helen]

the only wrong thing about your config I see is "storage_path" : "d:\btsync". use double slash "storage_path" : "d:\\btsync". Didn't the system warn you about "bad storage path when launching Sync with this config? Double check it (in Process Explorer, for example), that Sync indeed runs using this config. 

Other than double slash, this config works fine on my machines and token is returned. 

[Rupesh Mashru]

Hi Helen,

Thank you so much for your help. We got it to work.
Like you pointed out, the issue was that it was not using any config.
 

We changed the path in the registry "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\btsyncsvc\ImagePath "

to "C:\ProgramData\BitTorrent Sync Service\BTSync.exe" /SVC /config "C:\\ProgramData\\BitTorrent Sync Service\\btsync.conf"
and it was able to pick the values from the .conf file. The earlier path to the config was not having "\\".

Thanks again.

Regards,
Rupesh