Rule Machine HTTP GET Request with basic authentication

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Trying to pass a simple command to to reboot a camera using RM http Get request:

http://usr:pw@IP/cgi-bin/web.fcgi?func=set{“system”:{“system_control”:“system_reboot”}}

[usr, pw and IP are placeholders]

The url works as expected via Chrome, but no response with Hubitat.

I think it is related to how RM handles basic authentication in the url.

Is there any simple work around this or another app that would work for this?

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Here is what I get back:

app:64 2024-09-02 20:58:36.86 error java.net.URISyntaxException: Illegal character in query at index 58: http://usr:pw@IP/cgi-bin/web.fcgi?func=set{“system”:{“system_control”:“system_reboot”}} on line 7112 (method appButtonHandler)

Not sure why there is a reference to "appButtonHandler"

Also, as it turns out index 58 fall on the first { character.

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Got it working...
Needed to do two things:

  1. Pass the url as a variable
  2. In the variable replace all special characters in the url, including {, }, and ", with %7B, %7D, and %22 respectively.

Quite a pain, but working

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