Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting (FAQ)

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❌ API Key errors

• Symptom: Log shows ForbiddenError.
• Cause: API Key invalid or lacking permissions.
• Solution: Verify that your API Key is valid in Meteocat API portal.

✅ How to check your API Key permissions

You can test your API Key using Postman or any software that allows making HTTP GET requests.

1. Download Postman (https://www.postman.com/downloads/) or a similar tool.
2. Create a new GET request.
3. Use the following URLs to test different resources of the Meteocat API:

• Towns: https://api.meteo.cat/referencia/v1/municipis?

  

• Variables: https://api.meteo.cat/xema/v1/variables/mesurades/metadades

  

• Symbols: https://api.meteo.cat/referencia/v1/simbols

  

• Quotes: https://api.meteo.cat/quotes/v1/consum-actual

  

  And you should see something like this:

  {
      "client": {
          "nom": "XXX XXXXXXXX"
      },
      "plans": [
          {
              "nom": "Referència Bàsic",
              "periode": "Mensual",
              "maxConsultes": 2000,
              "consultesRestants": 2000,
              "consultesRealitzades": 0
          },
          {
              "nom": "XDDE_250",
              "periode": "Mensual",
              "maxConsultes": 250,
              "consultesRestants": 249,
              "consultesRealitzades": 1
          },
          {
              "nom": "Quota",
              "periode": "Mensual",
              "maxConsultes": 300,
              "consultesRestants": 299,
              "consultesRealitzades": 1
          },
          {
              "nom": "Predicció_100",
              "periode": "Mensual",
              "maxConsultes": 100,
              "consultesRestants": 98,
              "consultesRealitzades": 2
          },
          {
              "nom": "XEMA_750 OD",
              "periode": "Mensual",
              "maxConsultes": 750,
              "consultesRestants": 747,
              "consultesRealitzades": 3
          }
      ]
  }
  

4. Add the required headers for authentication. For Meteocat API:

   • Content-Type: application/json
   • x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY

5. Send the GET request.

   • If the request returns HTTP 200, the API Key has permission for that resource.
   • If it returns HTTP 403 (Forbidden), your API Key lacks the required permission.
   • If it returns HTTP 401 (Unauthorized), the API Key is invalid.

ℹ️ You can repeat these tests for each resource (towns, stations, variables, symbols, quotes) to check which permissions are enabled.

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❌ Missing assets

• Symptom: Integration fails or towns/stations list is empty.

• Cause: Some assets/*.json files are missing.

• Solution: Use the Regenerate assets option from the configuration menu.

  

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❌ Connection problems

• Symptom: Integration does not load data.
• Cause: Meteocat API unavailable.
• Solution: Wait and retry later. The integration will continue working with cached data.

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