Solved API login problem (invalid character...)

[zacy5000]

Operating System: Linux
SinusBot Version: 0.9.16-10f0fad

Problem Description
I am trying to log in to SinusBot through the API however I am returned an error no matter what I do. I am posting the data and have tried many ways including online applications.
I am using http://IP:8087/api/v1/bot/login as the URL and am posting username, password, and BotId like the API documentation says. I get the response:

{"success":false,"code":406,"error":"invalid character 'u' looking for beginning of value"}

If I don't use any parameters for the POST request then I get:

{"success":false,"code":406,"error":"EOF"}

I was successful using the info part of the API (/api/v1/bot/info) which returned Unauthorized which means the API is working. This shows that the API documentation ( https://www.sinusbot.com/api/ ) URL for logging in might be wrong or that I am doing something wrong.
Any help is appreciated as I have been stuck on this for ages.
Thanks,
Isaac.

 

[mxschmitt]

Send us your POST request of you programming language please without we cannot do anything^^

 

[zacy5000]

http://IP:8087/api/v1/bot/login
Post Parameters: username=admin&password=PASSWORD&botId=1
Everything in red is set to the correct thing. It seems this part of the API is the only part that is causing trouble for me.

 

[flyth]

You need to send a JSON body, not parameters / urlencoded stuff.

 

[mxschmitt]

The Sinusbot API needs JSON so that is the issue

 

[zacy5000]

It worked
Thanks so much. Didn't realize they had to be send JSON. I was meant to put I was sending the content type header as x-www-form-urlencoded but forgot but I am glad you figured it out anyway.

One small question, what is bot ID? As in how do I find it. I try logging in and it just says forbidden but I believe that it's because of a incorrect bot ID.
Thanks,
Isaac.

 

[mxschmitt]

The ID is shown in the webinterface under the menu entry Instance settings.

 

[zacy5000]

Edit: Never mind figured it out.
Turns out I had to find the bot ID using the API "/api/v1/botId" and use that. Instance ID does not work for some reason.
Thanks for all your help


Post before:
Ahh so the bot ID is the instance id? I am trying that but it keeps saying forbidden (I am using the admin account).
Heres what I am posting just to make sure I am correct:
"username":sinusBotUsername,
"password":sinusBotPassword,
"botId":"c7Xb4a7X-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXXX"
I replaced most of the characters with X's for the instance ID just in-case its important.