Paperless-ngx with DNS-URL and http does not work

[rw-django-fan-2020]

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It seems that the “Paperless-ngx” integration does not work if you use the DNS name for the url. In my case I use http instead of https. Maybe this is the real problem. Maybe it's a second problem. I do not know.

URL

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

Version

2025.6.0

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[fvgarrel]

What are you entering in the URL field? The config uses https as the default value. If you’re not using SSL, you need to explicitly type http://yourdomain.com.

[mjakob-gh]

I had a problem adding the integration as well, when i used a url with a slash at the end like http://192.168.1.80:8000/ I found a message like this in the logs: pypaperless.exceptions.BadJsonResponseError: <ClientResponse(http://192.168.1.80:8000/accounts/login/?next=//api/statistics/) [200 OK]> Notice the double slahes at //api/statistics/. So, i tried the url without the slash, and it worked.

[rw-django-fan-2020]

What are you entering in the URL field? The config uses https as the default value. If you’re not using SSL, you need to explicitly type http://yourdomain.com.

Thats actually what I did but with one difference. At the end is a port number like http://subsubsubdomain.subsubdomain.subdomain.yourdomain.com:8000

[fvgarrel]

Hmm, the port at the end should be fine, thats how I test with my docker dev envirenmont (e.g. http://host.docker.internal:8000). Have you tried to use an IP-Adress to verify that the connection itself is working?

[rw-django-fan-2020]

Hmm, the port at the end should be fine, thats how I test with my docker dev envirenmont (e.g. http://host.docker.internal:8000). Have you tried to use an IP-Adress to verify that the connection itself is working?

Currently I use the IP Address instead of the DNS name. But using the DNS name would be more convenient.

[fvgarrel]

@rw-django-fan-2020 Could you try nslookup yourdomain.com With the HA SSH addon? I want to make sure its not a DNS issue.

[respecreload]

just a quick note from me: wanted to test this and had the same error in my log (next=//api/) using my local ip adress. This only happens, when you have an "/" after your port. Works fine, when it ends just with the port.

[fvgarrel]

@respecreload That could be a reason, yes.

Btw this issue is discussed here: https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues/147308

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