Secrets.yaml and storing URL not working

Installation Home Assistant OS
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I’m trying to get a URL that uses http://[ip]/cgi-bin/ap.cgi?user=[user]&password=[password]
stored in secrets.

I’d doesn’t seem to compile when I put it in still_image_url for camera, platform:generic

Do I need to format the syntax differently in the secrets.yaml. I tried ’ ’ do I need to / out certain characters?

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Show us what you have done

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    camera:
      - platform: generic
        name: camera
        still_image_url: !secret camera_url

Secrets,yaml

camera_url: http://[ip]/cgi-bin/ap.cgi?user=[user]&password=[password]

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I got mine working if I put content_type

an extra I put limit_refetch_to_url_change: false

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Do you really use those square brackets?
Show the exact secret with some redacted text.
What’s the exact error message if any?

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urls in my secrets is working fine. I agree with @metbril, please show us more information

Are you sure that URL is to a still image?

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The square brackets are placeholders for the redacted text. It’s a reasonably common notation.

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I understand, but when it comes to yaml, notation is very specific. So we need to rule every strange thing out to be able to help you.

So your secret probably is something like:

camera_url: http://192.168.x.x/cgi-bin/ap.cgi?user=redacted&password=ReDaCtEd

Just to be sure, does the url work if you hard code it in your config (not using a secret)?