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Issue with Python's requests library - ConnectionError

I'm facing a ConnectionError when using the Python requests library to make API calls. I've checked my internet connection, and the API endpoint seems to be up.

Here's a simplified version of my code:

import requests

url = 'https://api.example.com/data'

response = requests.get(url)

print(response.text)

The error message I'm getting is:

requests.exceptions.ConnectionError: [Errno 110] Connection timed out

I've tried troubleshooting this but haven't been successful. Any insights into what might be causing this issue and how to resolve it would be greatly appreciated.

Solution

  • To identify the problem, I suggest you try the following (on the same computer, i.e. your workstation):

    1. Open the URL using your browser. If it's just a GET request, it should be easy to do. If you don't get a response, the problem is unrelated to Python's requests.

    2. If you do get a response, try the same request using the command-line tool curl (or wget, Postman, or any other tool). If you get no response, the website might be vetting requests by looking at the request headers, and rejecting those that seem to come from automations. If so, you'll need to figure out what the measures are so you can bypass them ... or respect their wishes and usage terms and stay away.

    3. If curl works but requests still doesn't, then the problem might be with your code and you should provide a less simplified version so we can help you.