Pi-Hole Disable switch not working when Pi-Hole does not have a password

[mwolter805]

The problem

The disable switch created by the integration does not work. Receive the following log

2023-09-12 20:01:29.633 ERROR (MainThread) [hole] You need to supply an api_token to use this

When the switch is pressed, it turns off for a second, then turns on. Checked the Pi-Hole GUI and ad blocking was not disabled.

The HA Pi-Hole integration was added for the first time today and is not a previously working instance that has now stopped working. When adding the integration I was not prompted to input an API key, as there is no API key because there is no Pi-Hole password.

Statistics appear to be working fine, only the disable switch and service are not working. Disabling directly through the Pi-Hole GUI works fine.

Pi-Hole Version Docker Tag 2023.05.2 Pi-hole v5.17.1 FTL v5.23 Web Interface v5.20.1

What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue?

2023.9.1

What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core?

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What type of installation are you running?

Home Assistant Container

Integration causing the issue

pi_hole

Link to integration documentation on our website

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/pi_hole

Diagnostics information

No response

Example YAML snippet

No response

Anything in the logs that might be useful for us?

No response

Additional information

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[mwolter805]

Additional context:

Setup uses traefik reverse proxy and authelia for authentication. Authelia is set for bypass for the Home Assistant IP address. Pi-hole admin password is disabled with WEBPASSWORD: "" in setupVars.conf.

And the following command works perfectly when ran from the Home Assistant container console:

curl -X GET 'https://pihole/admin/api.php?disable=5&auth='

[Andreaj42]

To temporarily solve this issue, you can set a password for Pi-hole using the following command:

pi-hole -a -p

Once you've set the password, you can access the 'Show API Token' button under Settings/API in web interface. Home Assistant will ask you for this API token afterward.

[tobse91]

I got the same issue.

[DayandAge27]

I also have this issue

[wavemop]

Me too

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[mwolter805]

Hello, are there any plans to make the integration work without a pihole password?

[rwblank]

Having the exact same issue as described above. Both HA and PiHole are updated to current versions.