ComicTagger blocked on comicvine

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#1  Edited By lordwelch

It seems that the comictagger user agent is specifically blocked from accessing comicvine. Is there a particular reason why?

14:22:24(venv) timmy@huan ~/build/source/comictagger @ curl -i 'https://comicvine.gamespot.com/api/search/?api_key=63a92cc70ce2d0b371a73c1071cffc8921243d95&format=json&resources=volume&query=test&field_list=volume%2Cname&page=1&limit=1'
HTTP/2 200
content-type: application/json; charset=utf-8
cache-control: max-age=0, must-revalidate, private
expires: Wed, 23 Aug 2023 21:22:32 GMT
set-cookie: device_view=full; expires=Sat, 23-Sep-2023 21:22:32 GMT; Max-Age=2678400; path=/; httponly
date: Wed, 23 Aug 2023 21:22:32 GMT
x-timer: S1692825752.024955,VS0,VE344
accept-ranges: bytes
vary: Accept-Encoding, User-Agent
referrer-policy: no-referrer-when-downgrade
strict-transport-security: max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains; preload
content-length: 176

{"error":"OK","limit":1,"offset":0,"number_of_page_results":1,"number_of_total_results":25,"status_code":1,"results":[{"name":"Test","resource_type":"volume"}],"version":"1.0"}

14:22:32(venv) timmy@huan ~/build/source/comictagger @ curl -i 'https://comicvine.gamespot.com/api/search/?api_key=63a92cc70ce2d0b371a73c1071cffc8921243d95&format=json&resources=volume&query=test&field_list=volume%2Cname&page=1&limit=1' -H 'User-Agent: comictagger/1.0.0'
HTTP/2 403
content-type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
date: Wed, 23 Aug 2023 21:22:37 GMT
x-timer: S1692825757.245129,VS0,VE166
accept-ranges: bytes
vary: Accept-Encoding, User-Agent
referrer-policy: no-referrer-when-downgrade
strict-transport-security: max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains; preload
content-length: 134

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+1

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+1 can’t connect or verify api code

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#6  Edited By bluebitmedia

+1 - Same...ComicTagger can't connect but I get results just fine when calling the API through any web browser with my key and a search string.

BTW: All hail @lordwelch for your hard work on ComicTagger!

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#8  Edited By spaceaced

Hoping that ComicVine responds to this

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+1

Maybe this has something to do with CVs new owner Fandom, Inc? And potential plans to monetize this service? Just speculating…

What is @cvsupport and @dtoast comment on the topic?

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#10  Edited By barto107

+1 can not get it (comictagger) to connect :(

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I say thee...nay!

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#13  Edited By TH3_LEGEND5

+1

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#14  Edited By syrupywaffles

+1

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#15  Edited By RichardHaussmann

+1
curl works fine for me as well. Are they blocking by User-Agent?
I want to think the CV devs would want to come back with feedback specifically for the CT client to avoid throttling. Maybe blocking is coming down from management?

Thanks for looking out for us @lordwelch

v1.6.0a4 is running fine otherwise for me. Nice update!

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#16  Edited By mrnejc
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... API works today!