[SensiboAC] ERROR: Request failed with status code 429

[dramis]

It's look like there is a limit on the api call: 10 requests per 10 seconds: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sensibo/permalink/2120146091489446/

[benwebbbenwebb]

Thanks for the heads up @dramis

Please provide any additional background on what your setup is like and what GET / POST actions you were performing when you received the issue.

This will help with recreating it in my local so that I can then provide a patch.

Comments from Facebook thread:

• new API limit enforced (up to 5 requests in 5 seconds or 10 in 10 seconds when compressed)
• Add "Accept-Encoding: gzip" header to your client to increase the allowed limit
• — compressed (in curl), will need to see if existing API/Networking library supports

[dramis]

it’s the homebridge configuration:
{
    "apiKey": "****",
    "disableFan": false,
    "disableDry": false,
    "ignoreHomeKitDevices": false,
    "enableSyncButton": false,
    "syncButtonInAccessory": false,
    "enableOccupancySensor": false,
    "enableClimateReactSwitch": false,
    "enableHistoryStorage": false,
    "disableHorizontalSwing": false,
    "disableLightSwitch": false,
    "externalHumiditySensor": false,
    "allowRepeatedCommands": false,
    "debug": false,
    "platform": "SensiboAC"
}

It’s just added to m’y homekit device and i got the error in the homebridge log

[Pblondin123]

I have the same error. Plugin is Version 2.3.4.

[benwebbbenwebb]

Thanks @dramis and @Pblondin123

Are you performing any action(s) when the error is seen? E.g. turning a unit on or off. Or does it show up periodically?

The GET call should only happen every 90ish seconds, and all the POST calls should only occur when you change a mode etc.

[Pblondin123]

Hi, on my side i got the error while restarting HB. I just went ahead today and no error message (?).

[benwebbbenwebb]

Thanks for the input @Pblondin123 and @bileman0

I ran some tests on my own Homebridge setup and I'm not seeing the 429 error, even after restarting or trying to adjust multiple settings in quick succession...

Note that I am running the v2.5.0-alpha.2 though. Planning to release the new version to Production in the next week, so would you mind giving the alpha a go to see if it helps reduce or eliminate the 429 issue?

To do so, navigate to your Homebridge install in the browser, then open the Plugins page, click the three vertical dots on the 'Sensibo for Homebridge' plugin and then Manage Version, select the Alpha from the list and click Install.

v2.5.0-alpha.2 includes several new features, some code clean-up, as well as updating a number of dependencies and packages, including Axios (which does the heavy lifting for API calls, v0.21.4 to v1.6.5) so I'm hoping/wondering if that includes API compression - which is one of the recommendations from Sensibo on the Facebook post from above.

[dramis]

I just update to v2.5.0-alpha.2 I don't have 429 error, I will keep an eye on it. Thanks

[LeonFedotov]

same here, ive seen theres a gzip option, maybe we can enable that?

[benwebbbenwebb]

Hi @LeonFedotov

same here, ive seen theres a gzip option, maybe we can enable that?

When you say “same here” do you mean the error or that v2.5 alpha resolves any API 429 issues?

[LeonFedotov]

@benwebbbenwebb 2.5 seems to work :P sorry i wasn't paying attention to the comments.
since this is a rate limit issue i will update if the issue persists.

[seidnerj]

This is fixed in #136 (added retries for 429 status code)

[benwebbbenwebb]

Thanks @LeonFedotov, @dramis and @bileman0

I’m marking this as Resolved as there is a fix on the way to main release.