Adding Area "Unknown error occured"

[JossPer0]

Home Assistant 2023.5.4
Supervisor 2023.04.1
Frontend 20230503.3 - latest

This is similar to issue number 34, where I can't seem to add an area. It just bombs with the "unknown error" I checked the logs but I don't see anywhere it says "attempted abuse." I am fairly new to HA though so perhaps I am doing something wrong.

I had it working, but had needed to change my area as Durban is now on a new schedule. So deleted and installed again and now I have this issue.

This error originated from a custom integration.

Error handling request
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/aiohttp/web_protocol.py", line 433, in _handle_request
resp = await request_handler(request)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/aiohttp/web_app.py", line 504, in _handle
resp = await handler(request)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/aiohttp/web_middlewares.py", line 117, in impl
return await handler(request)
File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/http/security_filter.py", line 85, in security_filter_middleware
return await handler(request)
File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/http/forwarded.py", line 100, in forwarded_middleware
return await handler(request)
File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/http/request_context.py", line 28, in request_context_middleware
return await handler(request)
File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/http/ban.py", line 80, in ban_middleware
return await handler(request)
File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/http/auth.py", line 235, in auth_middleware
return await handler(request)
File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/http/view.py", line 146, in handle
result = await result
File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/config/config_entries.py", line 180, in post
return await super().post(request, flow_id)
File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/http/data_validator.py", line 72, in wrapper
result = await method(view, request, data, *args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/data_entry_flow.py", line 110, in post
result = await self._flow_mgr.async_configure(flow_id, data)
File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/data_entry_flow.py", line 271, in async_configure
result = await self._async_handle_step(
File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/data_entry_flow.py", line 367, in _async_handle_step
result: FlowResult = await getattr(flow, method)(user_input)
File "/config/custom_components/eskom_loadshedding/config_flow.py", line 64, in async_step_area_search
self.area_list = areas["areas"]
KeyError: 'areas'

[ipodmusicman]

This happened to me as well and learnt based on the other issue that it is due to abuse. Yeah, I decided to set the poll to be more frequent and ran out of API calls, so I created a new API key as I didn't want to wait until the next day and ESP saw this as abuse. Ooops. In order to fix this, just reboot your router so that your ISP assigns you a new IP address. In my Unifi set up, I just downed and upped the eth on the CLI and all was good in the world and nobody in the house noticed. :)

[jraydoran]

I too am having this issue. I registered for a new API key and still get this issue. Only using it on 1 HA instance with no luck.

[jraydoran]

After spending way to much time fault-finding this issue, I tried the "Paid" version of API and all is well. I have no idea how I will be able to go back to the "Free" version.

[Dyltong]

I am having the same issue. API key is accepted then:

[Dyltong]

This happened to me as well and learnt based on the other issue that it is due to abuse. Yeah, I decided to set the poll to be more frequent and ran out of API calls, so I created a new API key as I didn't want to wait until the next day and ESP saw this as abuse. Ooops. In order to fix this, just reboot your router so that your ISP assigns you a new IP address. In my Unifi set up, I just downed and upped the eth on the CLI and all was good in the world and nobody in the house noticed. :)

#36 (comment)

I did this and it worked, thanks @ipodmusicman

I turned the fibre box and router on and off again, got the same ip, turned it off for 15 min, success.