CURL

I am trying to use curl to change an Indigo variable, called test. However, I keep getting "access denied." (FYI: I am using the correct login info.)

The format I am using is:

curl -u username:password -X PUT -d value=[hi] http://127.0.0.1:port/variables/test

Any ideas?

url -u username:password -X PUT -d value=[hi] http://127.0.0.1:port/variables/test

Could you post the real values you are using (well, do change the username and password)

First, try turning off authentication for testing. Second you're missing some hidden arguments. This works for me

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curl -d 'value="what ever"&_method=put&_onlyChanges=1&_blockUntilIdle=1' http://10.1.2.3:8176/variables/test


With out the hidden args I get a "405 Method Not Allowed". What exactly do you get?

(-X POST is implied with -d)

I was going to delete my test variable and saw the quotes around what ever getting into Indigo.

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curl -d "value=what ever&_method=put&_onlyChanges=1&_blockUntilIdle=1" http://10.1.2.3:8176/variables/test

works fine.

[matt (support)]

FYI, you should be able to drop those hidden variables if you tell curl to use PUT (like Trek's example):

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curl -x PUT -d "value=what ever" http://10.1.2.3:8176/variables/test

Regarding the authentication failure, try passing curl the --digest option. Indigo requires the more secure HTTP Digest (not Basic) authentication.

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curl -d "value=zwhat ever&_method=put" http://10.1.2.3:8176/variables/test

Works for me. But

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curl -X POST -d "value=zwhat ever" http://10.1.2.3:8176/variables/test

Gives a 405 Method Not Allowed

In any case, I wasn't aware this existed, cool, thanks. I've got to look at the built in web server again.

[matt (support)]

But does using '-X PUT' (not POST) work for you?

PUT works, sorry I have currently have project where curl posting is an issue. Basically disregard everything I've said.

Matt,

HOw do you exactly use the curl w/ the --digest? Can you give an example?

[matt (support)]

I've never tried it before, but based on the man page, I would think you would just add --digest as a command line argument to your example in the top post on this thread.

Sorry to revive this very old thread, but I found it using Google, when I searched how to send the username and password using cURL to Indigo.
The trick is to add --anyauth to the curl command:

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curl -u username:password --anyauth ...

Without --anyauth, it just won't work.