MMM-COVID19

[sdetweil]

@dubalda when u use the url in a browser does it return the right data?

[dubalda]

Hi Sam,

I just get "{“message”:“Invalid API key. Go to https://docs.rapidapi.com/docs/keys for more info.”}

Sorry, perhaps I missing something here…are you refering this URL

https://coronavirus-monitor-V2.p.rapidapi.com/coronavirus/cases_by_country.php

Thx

[sdetweil]

@dubalda whatever api you use. i always test in a browser first.

u need to add the apikey to the url

i am making it up (not exact text) cause i am on my phone in hospital

url.php&api_key=whatever is the key

[dubalda]

Sorry to hear you’re in hospital! Hopefully it’s nothing to serious.

I tried…

https://coronavirus-monitor.p.rapidapi.com/coronavirus/united_states_cases.php&api_key=xxx

and received.

{“message”:“Invalid API key. Go to https://docs.rapidapi.com/docs/keys for more info.”}

RapidAPI does see it’s free service. I’ve amened the entries in node_helper.js back to the their defaults but still no joy there. Very strange.

[sdetweil]

@dubalda free and requiring a key are different.

if u require a key you know who consumes your service

i said dont take my words exactly.

what does the service say is the apikey parameter name, exact spelling

this aint magic, its grunt work getting the parms right

i do my.own covid charts MyCovid19, see

https://github.com/sdetweil/MyCovid19

they have changed the data on me 3 times in a year. hard to keep up

[dubalda]

I’ve tried…

curl -H “x-rapidapi-host: coronavirus-monitor-v2.p.rapidapi.com” -H “x-rapidapi-key: xxx” ‘https://coronavirus-monitor-v2.p.rapidapi.com/coronavirus/cases_by_country.php’

And have copied the key (copy/paste) exactly from the website but get the message…

“message”:“You are not subscribed to this API.”

I think I’ll just get the Covid numbers from the news! Thanks for your help @sdetweil !

[sdetweil]

@dubalda see

https://docs.rapidapi.com/docs/basics-creating-a-project

[dubalda]

Thanks…I’ll have a look.

[dubalda]

@sdetweil I think the issue was due to the api having to be paid for. In the end I changed to MMM-COVID19-SPARKLINE which working fine. Thanks for your help!