# Started getting an 'unable to fetch station metadata' error after pi update

**URL:** <https://community.tempest.earth/t/started-getting-an-unable-to-fetch-station-metadata-error-after-pi-update/20257>\
**Category:** WeatherFlow PiConsole\
**Created:** [March 3, 2023, 6:39am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/started-getting-an-unable-to-fetch-station-metadata-error-after-pi-update/20257 "2023-03-03T06:39:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pcarr-AU](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/pcarr-au/32/13455_2.png) [@Pcarr-AU](https://community.tempest.earth/u/Pcarr-AU)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 6:39am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/started-getting-an-unable-to-fetch-station-metadata-error-after-pi-update/20257/1 "2023-03-03T06:39:05Z")

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Hi all, I started getting the error below straight after doing a pi update.

Anyone got any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

 ![20230303_163333](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/sws/original/2X/2/20a26290647f19f895a3b8b15a129032c3375606.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![rleeden](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/rleeden/32/13174_2.png) [@rleeden](https://community.tempest.earth/u/rleeden)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 6:41am UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/started-getting-an-unable-to-fetch-station-metadata-error-after-pi-update/20257/2 "2023-03-03T06:41:13Z")

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See my post [here](https://community.tempest.earth/t/error-starting-wfpiconsole-unable-to-fetch-station-metadata/20254) - it seems the API has changed, and it is no longer accepting the legacy api\_key URL parameter.

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**Author:** ![peter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/peter/32/1365_2.png) [@peter](https://community.tempest.earth/u/peter)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/started-getting-an-unable-to-fetch-station-metadata-error-after-pi-update/20257/3 "2023-03-03T12:21:46Z")

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6 posts were split to a new topic: [Barometer discrepancy](https://community.tempest.earth/t/barometer-discrepancy/20262)

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**Author:** ![peter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/peter/32/1365_2.png) [@peter](https://community.tempest.earth/u/peter)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/started-getting-an-unable-to-fetch-station-metadata-error-after-pi-update/20257/4 "2023-03-03T12:23:50Z")

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Problem solved! There was some legacy code that I forgot to update. A new version of the console is available that fixes this issue

> [@Announcements & Updates](https://community.tempest.earth/t/announcements-updates/1933/2868):
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> A new version (v23.3.1) of the WeatherFlow PiConsole is now available. Fixes bug API URL in lib/config.py Updates copyright information To update please run wfpiconsole stop followed by wfpiconsole update . Please make sure any local changes to the code or custom panels are backed up. NOTE 1: this update uses a new version of Kivy, the Python GUI library that powers the console. On Pi3 hardware, this upgrade could take up to an hour to complete. Please be patient and let the updater do its t…

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**Author:** ![Pcarr-AU](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tempest.earth/pcarr-au/32/13455_2.png) [@Pcarr-AU](https://community.tempest.earth/u/Pcarr-AU)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.tempest.earth/t/started-getting-an-unable-to-fetch-station-metadata-error-after-pi-update/20257/5 "2023-03-06T17:42:51Z")

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Thanks Peter, this has solved it.