MMM-NewsAPI

mumblebaj

@mz-ber Let me know if you need any further assistance.

MZ-BER

@mumblebaj I guess I need your help again because the module isnt showing any news anymore. The console is showing me following error:

[15.11.2021 18:23.33.169] [LOG]   Refreshed access token because it has expired. Expired at: 18:23:32 now is: 18:23:33
[15.11.2021 18:23.33.191] [LOG]   response received:  {"status":"error","code":"parametersMissing","message":"Required parameters are missing. Please set any of the following parameters and try again: sources, q, language, country, category."}
[15.11.2021 18:23.33.192] [LOG]   sending articles:  []
[15.11.2021 18:23.33.483] [LOG]   Refreshed access token because it has expired. Expired at: 19:23:33 now is: 18:23:33

For testing prupose I used also your default config setting:

{
                module: "MMM-NewsAPI",
                header: "news",
                position: "bottom_bar",
                config: {
                        apiKey: "XXXXXXXXX",
                        type: "horizontal",
                        choice: "everything",
                        pageSize: 10,
                        sortby: "publishedAt",
                        drawInterval: 1000*30,
                        templateFile: "template.html",
                        fetchInterval: 1000*60*60,
                        query: {
                                country: "",
                                category: "",
                                q: "",
                                qInTitle: "",
                                sources: "",
                                domains: "cnn.com,nytimes.com,news24.com",
                                excludeDomains: "",
                                language: ""
                        }
                }
        },

I also created another API Key but same error.
And yes, I tested multiple parameter settings. Always the same.

mumblebaj

@mz-ber Is your new API key active? I am using the exact same config as you posted and it seems to be working for me.

Can you test via the browser and see what it says? Replace the key with your own key.

https://newsapi.org/v2/everything?domains=cnn.com%2Cnytimes.com%2Cnews24.com&pageSize=10&apiKey=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

mumblebaj

@mz-ber Also, could you add a language option, i.e. “en” or “de” and try again?

language: "de"

MZ-BER

@mumblebaj I guess I found the problem. The new option sortBy was causing the issue. In the everything config example is sortbywith a small b and not with a capital B sortBy.

mumblebaj

@mz-ber Ah, will have a look at the Readme and fix accordingly. Thanks for letting me know that the Readme had an issue.

DarrenHill

I’m trying to set up this module on my mirror, as a replacement for the “MMM-News” one which seems to have stopped working.

I tried a few configs including the example ones (adding in my own API key) but all i get on the mirror is the title and nothing else?

The API key itself is working fine (tested via their website) but nothing is coming through to the mirror.

My config entry is below - can anyone see an issue?

                {
                        module: "MMM-NewsAPI",
                        header: "news",
                        position: "bottom_bar",
                        config: {
                                apiKey: "<redacted>",
                                type: "horizontal",
                                choice: "everything",
                                pageSize: 20,
                                sortBy: "publishedAt",
                                drawInterval: 1000*30,
                                templateFile: "template.html",
                                fetchInterval: 1000*60*60,
                                query: {
                                        country: "",
                                        category: "",
                                        q: "",
                                        qInTitle: "",
                                        sources: "",
                                        domains: "Cnn.com,Sky.com,News24.com",
                                        excludeDomains: "",
                                        language: ""
                                        }
                                }
                },

I used to have just BBC.co.uk in the old one and it worked fine, but now I can’t get anything to work?

mumblebaj

@darrenhill Your domains are incorrect. Should be all lowercase. Did you also run npm install in the MMM-NewsApi folder?

DarrenHill

@mumblebaj - Thanks for the reply.

I corrected the case, but it’s made no difference.

Yes npm install ran on the folder after doing the git clone (and run again just now to check).

One thing I did notice when going onto the API site is that there doesn’t seem to be any content from the BBC in the feed. Shouldn’t affect the config above as it doesn’t use that domain for the moment, but may explain why the original MMM-News stopped working.

Also can I just confirm that MMM-News is now depreciated, and that MMM-NewsAPI is its successor (as you are author of both)?

mumblebaj

@darrenhill I tested the config that you provided and I am getting results returned from it. MMM-News is still around and can be found here:
MMM-News. MMM-NewsApi is a lightweight version of MMM-News.

Do you see any errors in the terminal or the pm2 logs or in the Dev Window (shift+ctrl+i)?