Core: owntracks_http JSON Errors When Client Attempts to Update

[tyler-8]

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Home Assistant release (hass --version):
0.59.2 (Running in Docker container "homeassistant/home-assistant:latest")

Python release (python3 --version):
3.6

Component/platform:
owntracks_http

Description of problem:
Configured Owntracks IOS client with all relevant info.
user: homeassistant
password: mypassword
url: https://example.duckdns.org/api/owntracks/me/phone

In the Owntracks IOS client I get:

error The operation couldn't be completed. (HTTP Response error 500.) { }

Expected:
Successful owntracks update

Problem-relevant configuration.yaml entries and steps to reproduce:

device_tracker:
  - platform: owntracks_http
    max_gps_accuracy: 200

Traceback (if applicable):

2017-12-07 23:22:54 ERROR (MainThread) [aiohttp.server] Error handling request
 Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiohttp/web_protocol.py", line 410, in start
     resp = yield from self._request_handler(request)
   File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiohttp/web.py", line 326, in _handle
     resp = yield from handler(request)
   File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiohttp/web_middlewares.py", line 93, in impl
     return (yield from handler(request))
   File "/usr/src/app/homeassistant/components/http/ban.py", line 58, in ban_middleware
     return (yield from handler(request))
   File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/asyncio/coroutines.py", line 213, in coro
     res = yield from res
   File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/asyncio/coroutines.py", line 213, in coro
     res = yield from res
   File "/usr/src/app/homeassistant/components/http/__init__.py", line 430, in handle
     result = yield from result
   File "/usr/src/app/homeassistant/components/device_tracker/owntracks_http.py", line 46, in post
     message = yield from request.json()
   File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/aiohttp/web_request.py", line 511, in json
     return loads(body)
   File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/json/__init__.py", line 354, in loads
     return _default_decoder.decode(s)
   File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/json/decoder.py", line 339, in decode
     obj, end = self.raw_decode(s, idx=_w(s, 0).end())
   File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/json/decoder.py", line 357, in raw_decode
     raise JSONDecodeError("Expecting value", s, err.value) from None
 json.decoder.JSONDecodeError: Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)

Additional info:
HASS is working fine otherwise. My DuckDNS with Let's Encrypt docker container reverse proxy is working and the HASS iOS app connects successfully.

[mar-schmidt]

I am also getting this error

[adamaze]

I'm also having the same issue

1/14/18 - just a quick update, I upgraded to 0.61.1, and im still having the same issue
1//27/18 - upgraded to 0.62 and still having the issue

[CWGSM3V0]

On 0.62.1 using iOS w/Ontracks HTTP v9.8.4 - was working then started throwing errors. There's a link to this thread here: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/owntracks-http/28986/2 which may be relevant. I flipped to Public MQTT and back to Private HTTP and it started working. At first thought it was due to having a Region configured but was happening even when deleted all Regions. Now added Regions since flipping between modes, seems to be working again (idle instead of http500; exact same error as posted above.)

[adamaze]

thanks @CWGSM3V0 that worked for me on 0.62 !!

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