Thanks, Ivan. I will fill out the support form at the World Bank. On Fri, 9 Aug 2024 at 22:16, Ivan Krylov <ikry...@disroot.org> wrote:
> В Fri, 9 Aug 2024 20:25:51 +0530 > Anupam Tyagi <anupty...@gmail.com> пишет: > > > I am trying this in Bengaluru, India, using R-studio. I tried > > downloading a single variable. It happened fast, in less than 5 > > seconds. I tried downloading six variables, it took much longer, but > > less than a minute. Tried eight variables and it did not download > > even in five minutes. > > > I checked in the browser using the URL provided in the warning > > messages: The World Bank web API gave me the indicator in less than > > a second. > > I think that the fact that this initially works from R but then only > works in the browser is clear evidence of Cloudflare "protecting" the > World Bank API from you trying to use it in an automated manner. That > this mostly defeats the purpose of an API was probably lost on people > who set it up. > > In theory, this should be reported to the people who operate the API. > There seems to be a support form at > < > https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/topics/125589-developer-information > >. > I don't have a lot of confidence in them fixing anything as a result > of such a request. > > Try to cache all access to the API. Consider getting a proxy in a > country less discriminated against by Cloudflare. Maybe petition the > WDI maintainer to export a function that parses a JSON file manually > downloaded with a browser? > > -- > Best regards, > Ivan > -- Anupam. [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
