Automated Updates – Reduce failing healthchecks #45934
Description
Steps to reproduce the issue
For one domain, install Joomla twice with registering for Automated Updates and do not unregister after first installation. Enable 'Debug System' and 'Log Almost Everything'.
Expected result
Once Joomla is reinstalled for a domain and healtcheck found a working token, all out-dated, not-working tokens are deleted and no more checked.
Actual result
Every 15 minutes there is one request for each invalid token seen with 400 in HTTPS access log (CEST):
52.14.131.139 - - [19/Aug/2025:06:00:19 +0200] "GET /api/index.php/v1/joomlaupdate/healthcheck HTTP/1.1" 400 49 "-" "Joomla.org Automated Updates Server" [45056]
And corresponding 'joomla_update.php' invalid token entry (UTC):
#Fields: datetime priority clientip category message
2025-08-19T04:00:19+00:00 CRITICAL 52.14.131.139 error Uncaught Throwable of type Tobscure\JsonApi\Exception\InvalidParameterException thrown with message "Invalid token". Stack trace: #0 [ROOT]/api/components/com_joomlaupdate/src/Controller/HealthcheckController.php(52): Joomla\Component\Joomlaupdate\Api\Controller\BaseController->validateUpdateToken()
#1 [ROOT]/libraries/src/MVC/Controller/BaseController.php(730): Joomla\Component\Joomlaupdate\Api\Controller\HealthcheckController->show()
#2 [ROOT]/libraries/src/Dispatcher/ApiDispatcher.php(61): Joomla\CMS\MVC\Controller\BaseController->execute()
#3 [ROOT]/libraries/src/Component/ComponentHelper.php(361): Joomla\CMS\Dispatcher\ApiDispatcher->dispatch()
#4 [ROOT]/libraries/src/Application/ApiApplication.php(433): Joomla\CMS\Component\ComponentHelper::renderComponent()
#5 [ROOT]/libraries/src/Application/ApiApplication.php(116): Joomla\CMS\Application\ApiApplication->dispatch()
#6 [ROOT]/libraries/src/Application/CMSApplication.php(304): Joomla\CMS\Application\ApiApplication->doExecute()
#7 [ROOT]/api/includes/app.php(50): Joomla\CMS\Application\CMSApplication->execute()
#8 [ROOT]/api/index.php(31): require_once('...')
#9 {main}
System information (as much as possible)
Joomla 5.4.0-beta1, site joomla-test.heikol.de and also found by @richard67
Additional comments
This is lowest priority.