Web request: http vs https

Hi,

Generally it seems that in some environments http web requests work, in others they don't. In the documentation of the APICall app I read that in combination with iOS http is supported, but with Android only https with a valid certificate. On my Epix Pro Gen 2 combined with an iPhone 15 Pro with current iOS I can use http. However, now I have a user with an FR745 and an iPhone 14 with current iOS, and he is getting the -1001 error (SECURE_CONNECTION_REQUIRED).

Is it documented somewhere what are the web request requirement per device? Or is it just trial and error?

Regards, Robert

jim_m_58 over 1 year ago

There are a number of threads and bug reports about this. Here's one for example.

https://forums.garmin.com/developer/connect-iq/i/bug-reports/connect-version-4-20-broke-local-http-access

Basically, you want to use https unless you are using localhost or 127.0.0.1 if you want to support both Android and iOS.

the-ninth over 1 year ago in reply to jim_m_58

Thanks for the link.

My app accesses a server application that is typically running locally in the user's network. The server application unfortunately only offers an HTTP interface. Some users have reverse proxies with HTTPS installed anyway for remote access, but some use VPNs like Tailscale with the HTTP interface or do not have remote access setup at all.

In any case, I'd like to cover as many use cases as possible, so I won't prevent users from configuring a HTTP link. But to better support them, I'd like to get myself a better understanding under which circumstances HTTP works.