[R] WDI package commands timing out and not working

[Anupam Tyagi]

Thanks, Ivan. I will fill out the support form at the World Bank.

On Fri, 9 Aug 2024 at 22:16, Ivan Krylov <ikrylov using disroot.org> wrote:

> В Fri, 9 Aug 2024 20:25:51 +0530
> Anupam Tyagi <anuptyagi using 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.

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