# Error posting data to Emoncms from OpenEVSE

**URL:** <https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/error-posting-data-to-emoncms-from-openevse/11313>\
**Category:** Emoncms\
**Tags:** emoncms\
**Created:** [3 July 2019 11:23 UTC](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/error-posting-data-to-emoncms-from-openevse/11313 "2019-07-03T11:23:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 14\
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**Author:** ![gean\_gean](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/user_avatar/community.openenergymonitor.org/gean_gean/32/10357_2.png) [@gean\_gean](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/u/gean_gean)\
**Post date:** [3 July 2019 11:23 UTC](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/error-posting-data-to-emoncms-from-openevse/11313/1 "2019-07-03T11:23:19Z")

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How to fix these emoncms authentication errors with OpenEvse?

```auto
2019-07-02 12:56:05.951|ERROR|index.php|Invalid API key 'c183e288xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx75ae5b57' | 192.168.255.10
2019-07-02 12:56:35.994|ERROR|index.php|Invalid API key 'c183e288xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx75ae5b57' | 192.168.255.10
2019-07-02 12:57:06.034|ERROR|index.php|Invalid API key 'c183e288xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx75ae5b57' | 192.168.255.10
2019-07-02 12:57:36.075|ERROR|index.php|Invalid API key 'c183e288xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx75ae5b57' | 192.168.255.10
2019-07-02 12:58:06.115|ERROR|index.php|Invalid API key 'c183e288xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx75ae5b57' | 192.168.255.10
2019-07-02 12:58:36.154|ERROR|index.php|Invalid API key 'c183e288xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx75ae5b57' | 192.168.255.10
2019-07-02 12:59:06.195|ERROR|index.php|Invalid API key 'c183e288xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx75ae5b57' | 192.168.255.10
2019-07-02 12:59:36.236|ERROR|index.php|Invalid API key 'c183e288xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx75ae5b57' | 192.168.255.10
2019-07-02 13:00:06.277|ERROR|index.php|Invalid API key 'c183e288xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx75ae5b57' | 192.168.255.10
2019-07-02 13:00:36.316|ERROR|index.php|Invalid API key 'c183e288xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx75ae5b57' | 192.168.255.10
2019-07-02 13:01:06.356|ERROR|index.php|Invalid API key 'c183e288xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx75ae5b57' | 192.168.255.10
2019-07-02 13:01:36.397|ERROR|index.php|Invalid API key 'c183e288xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx75ae5b57' | 192.168.255.10
2019-07-02 13:02:06.437|ERROR|index.php|Invalid API key 'c183e288xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx75ae5b57' | 192.168.255.10
2019-07-02 13:02:36.477|ERROR|index.php|Invalid API key 'c183e288xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx75ae5b57' | 192.168.255.10
2019-07-02 13:03:06.515|ERROR|index.php|Invalid API key 'c183e288xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx75ae5b57' | 192.168.255.10
2019-07-02 13:03:36.557|ERROR|index.php|Invalid API key 'c183e288xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx75ae5b57' | 192.168.255.10
2019-07-02 13:04:06.596|ERROR|index.php|Invalid API key 'c183e288xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx75ae5b57' | 192.168.255.10
2019-07-02 13:04:36.636|ERROR|index.php|Invalid API key 'c183e288xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx75ae5b57' | 192.168.255.10
2019-07-02 13:05:06.674|ERROR|index.php|Invalid API key 'c183e288xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx75ae5b57' | 192.168.255.10
2019-07-02 13:05:36.714|ERROR|index.php|Invalid API key 'c183e288xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx75ae5b57' | 192.168.255.10
2019-07-02 13:06:06.753|ERROR|index.php|Invalid API key 'c183e288xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx75ae5b57' | 192.168.255.10
2019-07-02 13:06:36.792|ERROR|index.php|Invalid API key 'c183e288xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx75ae5b57' | 192.168.255.10
2019-07-02 13:07:06.831|ERROR|index.php|Invalid API key 'c183e288xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx75ae5b57' | 192.168.255.10
2019-07-02 16:49:17.800|ERROR|index.php|Not Admin|admin/view
2019-07-03 11:14:21.748|ERROR|index.php|Not Authenticated|feed/list

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_Edit - formatted post for readability and munged API key. BT, Moderator._

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**Author:** ![borpin](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/user_avatar/community.openenergymonitor.org/borpin/32/193_2.png) [@borpin](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/u/borpin)\
**Post date:** [3 July 2019 11:36 UTC](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/error-posting-data-to-emoncms-from-openevse/11313/2 "2019-07-03T11:36:28Z")

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You will be better to delete the actual API key.

Have you followed [these instructions](https://guide.openenergymonitor.org/integrations/evse-setup/#emoncms-setup)?

We will need some more information on the setup? Where is Emoncms hosted?

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**Author:** ![gean\_gean](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/user_avatar/community.openenergymonitor.org/gean_gean/32/10357_2.png) [@gean\_gean](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/u/gean_gean)\
**Post date:** [3 July 2019 11:47 UTC](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/error-posting-data-to-emoncms-from-openevse/11313/3 "2019-07-03T11:47:28Z")

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Emoncms is hosted on Ubuntu’s local network operating system.  
If I delete the key, I lose access to OpenEvse because that chace authenticates with both systems.

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**Author:** ![borpin](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/user_avatar/community.openenergymonitor.org/borpin/32/193_2.png) [@borpin](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/u/borpin)\
**Post date:** [3 July 2019 11:49 UTC](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/error-posting-data-to-emoncms-from-openevse/11313/4 "2019-07-03T11:49:52Z")

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> [@gean\_gean](#):
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> If I delete the key

No, delete the key from the post (Mod has done it for you) - not a good idea to publish your API key publicly.

Have you followed the instructions I linked to?

Is this a new installation or has it worked previously?

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Following on from this thread, [Web interface not working after initial setup](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/web-interface-not-working-after-initial-setup/11145) did you ever get it working?

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**Author:** ![gean\_gean](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/user_avatar/community.openenergymonitor.org/gean_gean/32/10357_2.png) [@gean\_gean](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/u/gean_gean)\
**Post date:** [3 July 2019 12:06 UTC](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/error-posting-data-to-emoncms-from-openevse/11313/5 "2019-07-03T12:06:39Z")

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It’s working fine, now I’m trying to connect the emoncms but it’s presenting these errors that I’ve given you.

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**Author:** ![borpin](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/user_avatar/community.openenergymonitor.org/borpin/32/193_2.png) [@borpin](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/u/borpin)\
**Post date:** [3 July 2019 12:28 UTC](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/error-posting-data-to-emoncms-from-openevse/11313/6 "2019-07-03T12:28:29Z")

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So I’ll ask again

> [@borpin](#):
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> Have you followed [these instructions](https://guide.openenergymonitor.org/integrations/evse-setup/#emoncms-setup)?

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**Author:** ![gean\_gean](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/user_avatar/community.openenergymonitor.org/gean_gean/32/10357_2.png) [@gean\_gean](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/u/gean_gean)\
**Post date:** [3 July 2019 12:47 UTC](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/error-posting-data-to-emoncms-from-openevse/11313/7 "2019-07-03T12:47:00Z")

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Yes, but it shows these errors in the log files, I don’t know if I installed the emoncms correctly because the steps I followed are not detailed.

Would you have another step I could follow to see if I can install the emoncms correctly?

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**Author:** ![borpin](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/user_avatar/community.openenergymonitor.org/borpin/32/193_2.png) [@borpin](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/u/borpin)\
**Post date:** [3 July 2019 13:18 UTC](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/error-posting-data-to-emoncms-from-openevse/11313/8 "2019-07-03T13:18:35Z")

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Are you sure you used the **write** API key?

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**Author:** ![borpin](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/user_avatar/community.openenergymonitor.org/borpin/32/193_2.png) [@borpin](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/u/borpin)\
**Post date:** [3 July 2019 13:32 UTC](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/error-posting-data-to-emoncms-from-openevse/11313/10 "2019-07-03T13:32:03Z")

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You should mask out that picture, but the API Keys there are different to the one in the error message…

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**Author:** ![borpin](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/user_avatar/community.openenergymonitor.org/borpin/32/193_2.png) [@borpin](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/u/borpin)\
**Post date:** [3 July 2019 13:33 UTC](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/error-posting-data-to-emoncms-from-openevse/11313/11 "2019-07-03T13:33:04Z")

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I’d suggest you edit your timezone in on that page too to match your local TZ.

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**Author:** ![gean\_gean](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/user_avatar/community.openenergymonitor.org/gean_gean/32/10357_2.png) [@gean\_gean](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/u/gean_gean)\
**Post date:** [3 July 2019 13:38 UTC](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/error-posting-data-to-emoncms-from-openevse/11313/12 "2019-07-03T13:38:02Z")

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Okay, I’ll try to solve the problem.  
Thank you for your help

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**Author:** ![gean\_gean](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/user_avatar/community.openenergymonitor.org/gean_gean/32/10357_2.png) [@gean\_gean](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/u/gean_gean)\
**Post date:** [4 July 2019 13:35 UTC](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/error-posting-data-to-emoncms-from-openevse/11313/13 "2019-07-04T13:35:27Z")

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Hello guys,

In “My profile” page, there isn’t option “Beta features”.  
Is it necessary to install it? i’m using version 10.1.3.

Thank you!

 ![imgbeta_LI](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/uploads/default/original/2X/b/bb47587f3777dccac3c8e14783a8fdf571a45056.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![borpin](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/user_avatar/community.openenergymonitor.org/borpin/32/193_2.png) [@borpin](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/u/borpin)\
**Post date:** [4 July 2019 19:26 UTC](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/error-posting-data-to-emoncms-from-openevse/11313/14 "2019-07-04T19:26:58Z")

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I suspect these feature have been merged permanently so no need to enable them by choice. @TrystanLea can you confirm?

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**Author:** ![TrystanLea](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/user_avatar/community.openenergymonitor.org/trystanlea/32/31_2.png) [@TrystanLea](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/u/TrystanLea)\
**Post date:** [14 July 2019 18:19 UTC](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/error-posting-data-to-emoncms-from-openevse/11313/15 "2019-07-14T18:19:01Z")

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Yes these features have been merged in emoncms v10.
