[R] WDI package commands timing out and not working

[Anupam Tyagi]

I tried running the same command on my home computer, and it downloaded in
less than 30 seconds. So, it seems the problem is with internet connection
at work. Thanks, Ivan.

On Fri, 9 Aug 2024 at 18:30, Anupam Tyagi <anuptyagi using gmail.com> wrote:

> In the browser the link downloads immediately, in less than a second. I
> let the command run in R for five minutes, using R Studio. Nothing happened.
>
> On Fri, 9 Aug 2024 at 17:54, Ivan Krylov <ikrylov using disroot.org> wrote:
>
>> В Thu, 8 Aug 2024 12:43:23 +0530
>> Anupam Tyagi <anuptyagi using gmail.com> пишет:
>>
>> > In open.connection(con, "rb") :
>> >   URL
>> > '
>> https://api.worldbank.org/v2/en/country/OED/indicator/NY.ADJ.NNAT.GN.ZS?format=json&date=1977:2020&per_page=32500&page=1
>> ':
>> > Timeout of 60 seconds was reached
>>
>> If you try to open the link in the browser, does it work? How long does
>> it take to download? Try increasing options(timeout=...) to a larger
>> time (in seconds).
>>
>> I see there is Cloudflare sitting in front of the API, but it's
>> relatively non-aggressive. I could only get it to deny my request by
>> accessing it through Tor.
>>
>> --
>> Best regards,
>> Ivan
>>
>
>
> --
> Anupam.
>
>

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Anupam.

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