Xiaomi-cloud-tokens-extractor suddenly fails with “Invalid login or password” despite correct credentials

[Wagis79]

I recently purchased a batch of five of the new Xiaomi BLE temperature/humidity sensors that require a cloud token to integrate. Yesterday I successfully extracted the token and flashed one of the sensors with Zigbee firmware, then added it to my Homey Pro 2023 without any issues.

However, today when I tried to repeat the process for the remaining four sensors, the token extractor suddenly stopped working. It keeps returning “Invalid login or password” even though I’m using the exact same Mi Account credentials that worked just yesterday. I’ve tried creating a new account, clearing all caches, and testing via both the Python script and alternative tools, but nothing seems to get past the login step.

Has anyone else run into this behavior? Could it be some kind of temporary Xiaomi server-side block or account setting? Any ideas on how to get the extractor logging in again so I can finish flashing the rest of my sensors?

Environment

• OS: macOS 13.5 (Ventura)
• Python: 3.13.2
• Script version: v1.2.0 tag from PiotrMachowski/Xiaomi-cloud-tokens-extractor
• Network: No VPN, AdGuard and Pi-Hole temporarily disabled
• Account: Verified email & phone, no 2FA enabled, tested with both my main Mi Account and a fresh new account

[pvvx]

I encountered this several times. Only a new registration helped. In other cases, to restore the account, I needed a Xiaomi smartphone (with a phone number (!)) on which the initial registration was made.

[Wagis79]

Hi @pvvx, everything worked perfectly yesterday. Today I’ve spent hours troubleshooting and even created a brand-new Mi account. I can log in fine in the Mi Home app, but token_extractor.py still returns “Invalid login or password.” I’m going crazy – any other ideas?

[pvvx]

Last time everything happened similarly. Had to look for the old phone and SIM card. Only in this way was it possible to restore the account. For some reason it was linked to the general registration of the phone and an SMS with a password was sent to it... Then MI-Home started working - it stopped periodically writing something like "registration failed" and the integration into HA, which gives codes, started working... I didn't dig too deep into what and why. But all the dancing took a lot of time.

[Wagis79]

@pvvx, I’ve only ever used iPhones and even spun up a brand-new Mi account today that logs in fine in the app—so a new account should work, right? I hope it’s just a temporary server issue… any other ideas to clear that binding?

[Borogarth]

I have the same problem.
A new account didn't help. :-(

[Akzotus]

Crap- I have the exact same issue. There's gotta be a way around it, right?