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homebridge-mrcool.MrCool starts, and crashes. #3
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Thanks for the update. I installed and restarted homebridge.
I notice that homebridge-mrcool.MrCool starts, and crashes.
And then repeats.
[2/12/2023, 9:43:55 PM] Registering platform 'homebridge-mrcool.MrCool'
[2/12/2023, 9:43:55 PM] [homebridge-mrcool] Loaded homebridge-mrcool v1.0.0 child bridge successfully
[2/12/2023, 9:43:55 PM] Homebridge v1.6.0 (HAP v0.11.0) (homebridge-mrcool) is running on port 34070.
/homebridge/node_modules/homebridge-mrcool/node_modules/node-mrcool/MrCool.js:413
return cookieArray.map((element) => element.split(';')[0]).join(';');
^
TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'map')
at MrCoolAPIConnection.#getCookiesFromResponse (/homebridge/node_modules/homebridge-mrcool/node_modules/node-mrcool/MrCool.js:413:28)
at MrCoolAPIConnection.#getApplicationCookies (/homebridge/node_modules/homebridge-mrcool/node_modules/node-mrcool/MrCool.js:237:44)
at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:96:5)
at MrCoolAPIConnection.establishConnection (/homebridge/node_modules/homebridge-mrcool/node_modules/node-mrcool/MrCool.js:117:36)
at HomebridgeAPI.<anonymous> (/homebridge/node_modules/homebridge-mrcool/src/platform.ts:57:7)
[2/12/2023, 9:43:55 PM] [homebridge-mrcool] Child bridge process ended
[2/12/2023, 9:43:55 PM] [homebridge-mrcool] Process Ended. Code: 1, Signal: null
[2/12/2023, 9:44:02 PM] [homebridge-mrcool] Restarting Process...
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[-]I notice that homebridge-mrcool.MrCool starts, and crashes. [/-][+]homebridge-mrcool.MrCool starts, and crashes. [/+]jfarlow12 commentedon Feb 28, 2023
I have the same issue. Were you able to find a resolution?
lvnilesh commentedon Mar 1, 2023
no :(
ryanfroese commentedon Mar 3, 2023
I have the same problem. I've tried to do some digging, but I'm having trouble accessing the API the code is using. Has anyone tried with postman to see if you are able to get a response?
isaac-webb commentedon Mar 4, 2023
Sorry for the radio silence everyone! My installation also broke around the same time, and, after some quick checks on their website, it looks like they changed the way their API works, breaking my plugin/API. I (or anyone really) need to use browser debuggers to do some reverse engineering to figure out how their new API works and change the code to work with it. Some of the changes look good (more RESTful and easier to work with), but I haven't had the time to really dig in yet. If anyone has started, I'd be more than willing to help.
ryanfroese commentedon Mar 4, 2023
I am getting 405 Method Not Allowed when using Method: POST, however GET is working.
I'm definitely willing to help, but lack experience in this area (usually write self-contained react apps with my own backend). Not used to digging into an API with no documentation. Any suggestions where I should get started?
ryanfroese commentedon Mar 4, 2023
I have made some progress:
The new API is at https://api.smartcielo.com/web/login as opposed to https://home.cielowigle.com/auth/login.
I've found a POST for login, which I have working. It's fairly simple.
There is a GET for Devices and GET for Appliance List. All of these are working for me right now on Postman.
Major problem I'm having, when I change temperatures from the web app I'm not seeing any in the "Network" activity in my Chrome dev tools. I honestly don't even know how that's possible, so I'm probably missing something.
ryanfroese commentedon Mar 5, 2023
OK, more progress. I have determined that there is an API for login and getting appliance/device lists, however it appears to be using a web socket for all controls.
The web socket looks like this for a change temperature command:
Websocket response (status update, which also is periodically/randomly sent):
jfarlow12 commentedon Mar 6, 2023
Nice work! What else is needed then? Also, do I see an option here to turn off the LED using this API? That would be amazing!
ryanfroese commentedon Mar 7, 2023
The code needs to be altered, which I've begun digging into. Unfortunately I'm not sure how the npm ws package functions (I've never messed with web sockets).
@isaac-webb , are you familiar with this part of things?
The new web socket is at:
wss://apiwss.smartcielo.com/websocket/?sessionId=<yourSessionId>&token=<yourToken>Both
<yourSessionId>and<yourToken>come from response to a simple POST https request like this:const loginUrl = new URL("https://api.smarcielo.com/web/login"); const loginPayload = { agent: this.#agent, headers: { authority: "api.smartcielo.com", accept: "application/json, text/plain, */*", "accept-language": "en-US,en;q=0.9", "cache-control": "no-cache", "content-type": "application/json; charset=UTF-8", origin: "https://home.cielowigle.com", pragma: "no-cache", referer: "https://home.cielowigle.com/", "x-api-key": <notPostingHere>, }, body: { user: { userId: username, password: password, mobileDeviceId: "WEB", deviceTokenId: "WEB", appType: "WEB", appVersion: "1.0", timeZone: "America/Los_Angeles", mobileDeviceName: "chrome", deviceType: "WEB", ipAddress: ip, isSmartHVAC: 0, locale: "en", }, }, method: "POST", }; const response = await fetch(loginUrl, loginPayload);That's where I am so far. I have also found some cookie stuff, but I'm still not entirely sure how that aspect works...
ryanfroese commentedon Mar 9, 2023
I have it working with the exception of the
#pingSocket()function! It appears all the cookie stuff is unnecessary with the new code, so I removed all of it. I'm trying to discover if the ping function is really just a refresh token function.ryanfroese commentedon Mar 9, 2023
Still having some issues with #pingSocket, it disconnects and reconnects but other than that it works! I would be willing to submit a PR from my fork if @isaac-webb would like, but it would be nice to get some help figuring out the ping/disconnect issue first. Give it a shot! I named it
homebridge-cielo, so it should come up in a homebridge search.My repo is https://github.com/ryanfroese/homebridge-smartcielo
friism commentedon Mar 9, 2023
@ryanfroese did you publish it to NPM? It's unclear to me how to install from GitHub in homebridge
jfarlow12 commentedon Mar 10, 2023
Thanks Ryan! I was able to get it installed and configured and I see the command getting sent but nothing happens to the unit. Can I provide any information that might be helpful?
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arharp commentedon Jul 14, 2023
@friism How did you manage to get it to work?
Taik commentedon Jul 14, 2023
@arharp The latest version of
homebridge-cielo(v1.1.5) should contain the library changes; see here.friism commentedon Jul 17, 2023
@arharp yup, to @Taik 's point I just installed and configured the latest version
brando1972 commentedon Oct 27, 2023
I have tried for days to get this to work. I am sure its me....can someone please help
Mac Pro Ventura
[10/26/2023, 8:32:38 PM] [homebridge-cielo] Launched child bridge with PID 6872
[10/26/2023, 8:32:38 PM] Registering platform 'homebridge-cielo.cielo'
[10/26/2023, 8:32:38 PM] [homebridge-cielo] Loaded homebridge-cielo v1.1.5 child bridge successfully
[10/26/2023, 8:32:38 PM] Loaded 0 cached accessories from cachedAccessories.0E5AA137548F.
[10/26/2023, 8:32:39 PM] Homebridge v1.6.1 (HAP v0.11.1) (homebridge-cielo) is running on port 57293.
TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'user')
at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge-cielo/node_modules/node-smartcielo-ws/Cielo.js:264:52
at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
at CieloAPIConnection.#getAccessTokenAndSessionId (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge-cielo/node_modules/node-smartcielo-ws/Cielo.js:260:23)
at CieloAPIConnection.establishConnection (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge-cielo/node_modules/node-smartcielo-ws/Cielo.js:119:5)
at HomebridgeAPI. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge-cielo/src/platform.ts:73:7)
TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'sessionId')
at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge-cielo/node_modules/node-smartcielo-ws/Cielo.js:123:32
at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
at CieloAPIConnection.establishConnection (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge-cielo/node_modules/node-smartcielo-ws/Cielo.js:119:5)
at HomebridgeAPI. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge-cielo/src/platform.ts:73:7)
[10/26/2023, 8:32:39 PM] [homebridge-cielo] Child bridge process ended
[10/26/2023, 8:32:39 PM] [homebridge-cielo] Process Ended. Code: 1, Signal: null
[Stairs 4E04] The image snapshot handler for the given accessory is slow to respond! See https://homebridge.io/w/JtMGR for more info.
[10/26/2023, 8:32:46 PM] [homebridge-cielo] Restarting Process...
[10/26/2023, 8:32:46 PM] [homebridge-cielo] Launched child bridge with PID 6890
[10/26/2023, 8:32:46 PM] Registering platform 'homebridge-cielo.cielo'
[10/26/2023, 8:32:46 PM] [homebridge-cielo] Loaded homebridge-cielo v1.1.5 child bridge successfully
[10/26/2023, 8:32:46 PM] Loaded 0 cached accessories from cachedAccessories.0E5AA137548F.
[10/26/2023, 8:32:46 PM] Homebridge v1.6.1 (HAP v0.11.1) (homebridge-cielo) is running on port 57293.
TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'user')
at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge-cielo/node_modules/node-smartcielo-ws/Cielo.js:264:52
at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
at CieloAPIConnection.#getAccessTokenAndSessionId (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge-cielo/node_modules/node-smartcielo-ws/Cielo.js:260:23)
at CieloAPIConnection.establishConnection (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge-cielo/node_modules/node-smartcielo-ws/Cielo.js:119:5)
at HomebridgeAPI. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge-cielo/src/platform.ts:73:7)
TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'sessionId')
at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge-cielo/node_modules/node-smartcielo-ws/Cielo.js:123:32
at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
at CieloAPIConnection.establishConnection (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge-cielo/node_modules/node-smartcielo-ws/Cielo.js:119:5)
at HomebridgeAPI. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge-cielo/src/platform.ts:73:7)
[10/26/2023, 8:32:47 PM] [homebridge-cielo] Child bridge process ended
[10/26/2023, 8:32:47 PM] [homebridge-cielo] Process Ended. Code: 1, Signal: null
Taik commentedon Oct 28, 2023
Haven't been able to spend more time on this, but looks like they added a required reCaptcha step during login, which is why auth step fails.
eheikkinen commentedon Oct 29, 2023
Just recently been trying to integrate Cielo also to my home project. I've stumbled upon multiple different repos, but havn't gotten any of them to work. Latest ones probably fail as mentioned above, because they have introduced captcha.
I wonder would it be possible to:
adb forwardUnfortunately I don't have now time to test it out, but will let you know if I progress some day.
SkyJetty commentedon Jun 16, 2024
Tried to get this working and it just crashes and forces home bridge to reboot over and over just like all the other versions.
ryanfroese commentedon Jun 17, 2024
Yup, I believe it's basically dead at this point (due to their changes). I had it working for a whopping 3 months before they changed their API. Unfortunate!
ryanfroese commentedon Jun 17, 2024
If anyone comes up with a solution, submit a PR and I will approve. For now I don't have time to dissect the new API and take the lead on this one.
SkyJetty commentedon Jun 17, 2024
I wish I knew enough to take a look, but I'm more of a mechanical person and code is a mystery.
ryanfroese commentedon Nov 21, 2025
FYI, I now have this working in my repo, but I did have to implement a captcha solver.
brando1972 commentedon Nov 21, 2025
ryanfroese commentedon Nov 21, 2025
It's in the README in my fork: https://github.com/ryanfroese/homebridge-smartcielo
I won't be responding on this issue/thread anymore, open an issue on my repo if find a bug or have an issue - though my time is VERY limited these days.
isaac-webb commentedon Nov 22, 2025
All (@ryanfroese in particular),
Really appreciate the active interest in my project and the effort put into keeping it alive in my absence (silence). I've moved and, unfortunately, no longer own any of these units, so I'm unable to meaningfully contribute to this repo. Sounds like @ryanfroese has the latest and greatest in his fork. I'll be archiving this repo, please help them out instead, and thanks again for the efforts!
Best,
-Isaac