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MaintainX API Debugging and Diagnostics

v20260423
maintainx-debug-bundle
A comprehensive debugging toolkit designed for diagnosing complex issues within MaintainX integrations. It includes environment diagnostics, detailed request/response logging (using interceptors), and robust health checks for multiple core API endpoints. Use this when troubleshooting connectivity, data integrity, or unexpected API behavior.
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Overview

MaintainX Debug Bundle

Current State

!node --version 2>/dev/null || echo 'N/A' !python3 --version 2>/dev/null || echo 'N/A' !echo "API key set: $([ -n "$MAINTAINX_API_KEY" ] && echo 'yes' || echo 'no')"

Overview

Complete debugging toolkit for diagnosing and resolving MaintainX integration issues with diagnostic scripts, request logging, and health checks.

Prerequisites

  • MaintainX API access configured
  • Node.js 18+ or curl
  • MAINTAINX_API_KEY environment variable set

Instructions

Step 1: Environment Diagnostic Script

#!/bin/bash
echo "=== MaintainX Debug Report ==="
echo "Timestamp: $(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"
echo "Node.js: $(node --version 2>/dev/null || echo 'not installed')"
echo "npm: $(npm --version 2>/dev/null || echo 'not installed')"
echo "API key set: $([ -n "$MAINTAINX_API_KEY" ] && echo 'yes (length: '${#MAINTAINX_API_KEY}')' || echo 'NO')"
echo ""

echo "=== API Connectivity ==="
HTTP_CODE=$(curl -s -o /tmp/mx-debug.json -w "%{http_code}" \
  "https://api.getmaintainx.com/v1/users?limit=1" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MAINTAINX_API_KEY")
echo "Auth status: $HTTP_CODE"

if [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "200" ]; then
  echo "Response: $(cat /tmp/mx-debug.json | jq -c '{users: (.users | length)}')"
else
  echo "Error: $(cat /tmp/mx-debug.json | jq -r '.message // .error // "unknown"')"
fi

echo ""
echo "=== DNS Resolution ==="
nslookup api.getmaintainx.com 2>/dev/null | grep -A1 "Name:"

echo ""
echo "=== Response Timing ==="
curl -s -o /dev/null -w "DNS: %{time_namelookup}s\nConnect: %{time_connect}s\nTTFB: %{time_starttransfer}s\nTotal: %{time_total}s\n" \
  "https://api.getmaintainx.com/v1/users?limit=1" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MAINTAINX_API_KEY"

Step 2: Request/Response Logger

// src/debug/request-logger.ts
import axios, { AxiosInstance, AxiosError } from 'axios';

export function createDebugClient(): AxiosInstance {
  const client = axios.create({
    baseURL: 'https://api.getmaintainx.com/v1',
    headers: {
      Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.MAINTAINX_API_KEY}`,
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
  });

  // Request interceptor
  client.interceptors.request.use((config) => {
    const startTime = Date.now();
    (config as any).__startTime = startTime;
    console.log(`[REQ] ${config.method?.toUpperCase()} ${config.url}`);
    if (config.data) console.log('  Body:', JSON.stringify(config.data).slice(0, 200));
    if (config.params) console.log('  Params:', config.params);
    return config;
  });

  // Response interceptor
  client.interceptors.response.use(
    (response) => {
      const duration = Date.now() - (response.config as any).__startTime;
      console.log(`[RES] ${response.status} (${duration}ms)`);
      console.log('  Data keys:', Object.keys(response.data));
      return response;
    },
    (error: AxiosError) => {
      const duration = Date.now() - (error.config as any)?.__startTime;
      console.error(`[ERR] ${error.response?.status || 'NETWORK'} (${duration}ms)`);
      console.error('  Message:', (error.response?.data as any)?.message || error.message);
      console.error('  Headers:', JSON.stringify(error.response?.headers || {}));
      throw error;
    },
  );

  return client;
}

Step 3: API Health Check

// src/debug/health-check.ts
interface HealthResult {
  endpoint: string;
  status: 'ok' | 'error';
  statusCode?: number;
  latencyMs: number;
  error?: string;
}

async function healthCheck(apiKey: string): Promise<HealthResult[]> {
  const endpoints = [
    { path: '/users?limit=1', name: 'Users' },
    { path: '/workorders?limit=1', name: 'Work Orders' },
    { path: '/assets?limit=1', name: 'Assets' },
    { path: '/locations?limit=1', name: 'Locations' },
    { path: '/teams?limit=1', name: 'Teams' },
  ];

  const results: HealthResult[] = [];

  for (const ep of endpoints) {
    const start = Date.now();
    try {
      const res = await fetch(`https://api.getmaintainx.com/v1${ep.path}`, {
        headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${apiKey}` },
      });
      results.push({
        endpoint: ep.name,
        status: res.ok ? 'ok' : 'error',
        statusCode: res.status,
        latencyMs: Date.now() - start,
      });
    } catch (err: any) {
      results.push({
        endpoint: ep.name,
        status: 'error',
        latencyMs: Date.now() - start,
        error: err.message,
      });
    }
  }

  // Print report
  console.log('\n=== MaintainX Health Check ===');
  for (const r of results) {
    const icon = r.status === 'ok' ? 'PASS' : 'FAIL';
    console.log(`  [${icon}] ${r.endpoint}: ${r.statusCode || 'N/A'} (${r.latencyMs}ms)`);
    if (r.error) console.log(`        Error: ${r.error}`);
  }

  return results;
}

// Run: npx tsx src/debug/health-check.ts
healthCheck(process.env.MAINTAINX_API_KEY!);

Step 4: Data Validation Checker

// src/debug/validate-data.ts
async function validateWorkOrders(client: any) {
  const { workOrders } = await client.getWorkOrders({ limit: 50 });
  const issues: string[] = [];

  for (const wo of workOrders) {
    if (!wo.title) issues.push(`WO #${wo.id}: missing title`);
    if (wo.status === 'COMPLETED' && !wo.completedAt) {
      issues.push(`WO #${wo.id}: COMPLETED but no completedAt timestamp`);
    }
    if (wo.dueDate && new Date(wo.dueDate) < new Date() && wo.status === 'OPEN') {
      issues.push(`WO #${wo.id}: overdue (due ${wo.dueDate})`);
    }
    if (wo.assignees?.length === 0 && wo.priority === 'HIGH') {
      issues.push(`WO #${wo.id}: HIGH priority but no assignees`);
    }
  }

  console.log(`\n=== Data Validation (${workOrders.length} work orders) ===`);
  if (issues.length === 0) {
    console.log('  All checks passed');
  } else {
    for (const issue of issues) {
      console.log(`  WARNING: ${issue}`);
    }
  }
  return issues;
}

Step 5: Generate Support Bundle

// src/debug/support-bundle.ts
import { writeFileSync } from 'fs';

async function generateSupportBundle(client: any) {
  const bundle: Record<string, any> = {
    generated: new Date().toISOString(),
    environment: {
      node: process.version,
      platform: process.platform,
      apiKeyPrefix: process.env.MAINTAINX_API_KEY?.slice(0, 8) + '...',
    },
    health: await healthCheck(process.env.MAINTAINX_API_KEY!),
    sampleData: {
      workOrderCount: (await client.getWorkOrders({ limit: 1 })).workOrders.length,
      assetCount: (await client.getAssets({ limit: 1 })).assets.length,
    },
  };

  const filename = `maintainx-debug-${Date.now()}.json`;
  writeFileSync(filename, JSON.stringify(bundle, null, 2));
  console.log(`Support bundle saved to ${filename}`);
  return filename;
}

Output

  • Environment diagnostic report (Node.js version, API key status, connectivity)
  • Request/response logging with timing for every API call
  • Health check results for all major MaintainX endpoints
  • Data validation warnings (overdue WOs, missing assignees, etc.)
  • Support bundle JSON file for sharing with MaintainX support

Error Handling

Issue Diagnostic Step Solution
401 on all endpoints Run Step 1 diagnostic script Regenerate API key
High latency (> 5s) Check Step 1 response timing Verify network, check MaintainX status
Intermittent 500s Enable Step 2 request logger Report to MaintainX with request IDs
Missing data Run Step 4 data validator Fix data quality issues, re-sync

Resources

Next Steps

For rate limit handling, see maintainx-rate-limits.

Examples

One-liner diagnostic:

curl -w "\nHTTP: %{http_code} | Time: %{time_total}s\n" \
  "https://api.getmaintainx.com/v1/users?limit=1" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MAINTAINX_API_KEY" | jq .
Info
Category Development
Name maintainx-debug-bundle
Version v20260423
Size 8.17KB
Updated At 2026-04-26
Language