MMM-MyCommute not showing up.

[spoonek]

Sorry to bump an old post, seemed like a better idea vs creating a new one…

I’m having the same issue. I’m using MagicMirror 2.12. The MMM-MyCommute module shows “Error” in red for my destination. I have an api key. The api key is active. I’ve added the Directions API, Geocoding API and Maps JavaScript API to my Google Cloud Platform account. I’ve tried both apikey and apiKey. I did read on the Google site that the request needs to be something like “key_api” but can’t find that verbiage again to validate. Not sure what else I can do at this point. Any tips? Many thanks!!

code:

{
	module: 'MMM-MyCommute',
	position: 'top_left',
	header: 'Commute Times',
	config: {
		apiKey: '**********************************',
		origin: '**my home address**',
		startTime: '00:00',
		endTime: '23:59',
		destinations: [
			{
				destination: '6000 N Terminal Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30320',
				label: 'Airport'
			},
		]
	}

[sdetweil]

@spoonek apikey, all lower case, read the module doc

open the developers window ctrl-shift-i, then select the console tab and scroll up see any errors. u can also filter messages by module, by placing part of the module name in the filter field ‘comm’ for example

[spoonek]

@sdetweil said in MMM-MyCommute not showing up.:

@spoonek apikey, all lower case, read the doc

open the developers window ctrl-shift-i, then select the console tab and scroll up see any errors. u can also filter messages by module, by placing part of the module name in the filter field ‘comm’ for example

Thanks. There is conflicting info on github. One MyCommute says use apikey. The other fork says to now use apiKey. I tried both, same result…“Error”.

I’ll check out the dev window. I’m a n00b so learning as I go. Appreciate the suggestion!

[edit]. …aaaaaand I’m on a MAC. :man_facepalming_light_skin_tone:

[sdetweil]

@spoonek the same result means the problem is probably in the key. Google requires a credit card to back their accounts, altho they give generous credits against usage for a while

[spoonek]

@sdetweil Yep, I added a card and activated the account last night. Was hoping it would sync up overnight but same issue this morning.

[sdetweil]

@spoonek use the menu to get the dev window open. or start with

npm start dev

if u normally use pm2, do pm2 stop 0
before the npm start

[sdetweil]

@spoonek no sync time. it’s immediate.

[spoonek]

@sdetweil said in MMM-MyCommute not showing up.:

@spoonek use the menu to get the dev window open. or start with

npm start dev

if u normally use pm2, do pm2 stop 0
before the npm start

OK, that is awesome! Thanks for the tip! So maybe I need to generate a new api key and use that?

[2020-08-20 09:07:14.680] [LOG] MMM-MyCommute: You must use an API key to authenticate each request to Google Maps Platform APIs. For additional information, please refer to http://g.co/dev/maps-no-account

[sdetweil]

@spoonek u didn’t list the maps api I the list of services above

 Google Maps Platform APIs

[spoonek]

@sdetweil thanks. I don’t see it…

[sdetweil]

@spoonek from the link on the module doc

Maps JavaScript API

from the image u posted,
2nd row, second box from left

[spoonek]

@sdetweil said in MMM-MyCommute not showing up.:

@spoonek from the link on the moduledoc

Maps JavaScript API

from the image u posted,
2nd row, second box from left

Yep, got that one already. :(

[sdetweil]

@spoonek so, then, passing the key is a problem,

so it might be the item name in config. u can specify both,
and u got the right string for the API key from Google.

which GitHub module are u using?

from the module folder do,
git remote -v

[spoonek]

@sdetweil said in MMM-MyCommute not showing up.:

@spoonek so, then, passing the key is a problem,

so it might be the item name in config. u can specify both,
and u got the right string for the API key from Google.

OK, I’ll add apikey and apiKey. I just generated a new key as well. Billing acct is active too.

pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-MyCommute $ git remote -v
origin https://github.com/jclarke0000/MMM-MyCommute.git (fetch)
origin https://github.com/jclarke0000/MMM-MyCommute.git (push)
pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-MyCommute $

[sdetweil]

@spoonek from the module folder

[spoonek]

@sdetweil said in MMM-MyCommute not showing up.:

@spoonek from the module folder

jclarke0000/MMM-MyCommute.git

[spoonek]

@sdetweil Looking good now after adding both apikey and apiKey. Most likely me generating a new key as well. Thanks for the dev tips! Will be useful for me down the road.

[sdetweil]

@spoonek his code uses all lowercase apikey

[sdetweil]

@spoonek also, if you turn on ssh server on pi, and use winscp or bitvise ssh client, you can double click edit with your favorite windows editor (I use notepad++ for code alignment and indentation)
and still issue commands thru the ssh window…

if u set

address:"0.0.0.0", 
ipWhitelist:[],

in config.js, then you can connect to mm with your windows chrome browser and do all the dev work there too…