Lost API password

ESPHome
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Looking to see if this community can help with a self-inflicted problem.

I used CloudCutter to cut and flash ESPHome Kickstarter on some Merkury lights (MI-BW210-999WW). I was still leaning about them and ESPHome, and before I realized how important they were, I somehow overwrote the API password for one of the lights. I have looked everywhere I can find for it, including within .\storage\, the \lbretuya-esphome\.esphome\build and \main.cpp files. I have tried everything that I can think of and find.

I have the light connected via LibreTiny ESPHome to HA and its fully functional, I just can’t flash new firmware or update the YALM file for the light. I have access to the web portal and I do have the OTA password. I have attempted to flash a new firmware there, but I don’t know how to get the ESPHome-Kickstart-v23.04.28\_bk7231t\_app.ota.ug.bin file into the proper .uf2 format.

Any help or ideas to help save this light are greatly appreciated.

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If you have the bin file you originally flashed then try

strings firmware.bin  |less
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I tried many times to complied and determine the password, so I don’t think I have it.

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So it the OTA password or the API password you are missing?

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API. I have the OTA password.

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Then you should be able to flash it (I think)

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I was being an idiot. The issue was with the OTA password, not API. I corrected the OTA password and everything is fine not.

I appreciate the help.

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