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Issue Accessing TMDB API from India
posted by Mounika7STAFFMOD on March 8, 2024 at 11:02 PM
I'm encountering an issue accessing the TMDB API from India. Whenever I make requests to the API, I consistently receive an "Invalid Request" error. I've tried troubleshooting the problem by changing DNS server Google (8.8.8.8), as well as using a VPN, but unfortunately, none of these solutions have resolved the issue.
After doing some research, I found that other users in India have reported similar problems in the forum. One suggestion was to change the DNS servers, but that hasn't worked for me. Another user mentioned that this could be due to the Indian government blocking parts of TMDB, which may explain the issue.
I'm reaching out to the community to see if anyone else is experiencing similar difficulties and if there are any additional steps I can take to resolve this problem. Any insights or assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Reply by Travis Bell
on March 11, 2024 at 5:53 PM
There's nothing we can do since it's the Indian government imposing this block. I have however, learned that not all ISP's impose these blocks the same way, so it can likely vary a bit ISP to ISP.
Every user I've talked to so far, has said the name server change got around the issue. If that's not working for you, the only other option I can think of is to use a VPN.
Reply by Indrasena_Reddy
on September 29, 2024 at 11:17 PM
hey there! if u are getting this probelm on your web app u can just change ur backend hosting country ( aka outside india) and route all the requests to backend -> fetch from backend -> send response to client. its working for my web app which is just a wrapper around subdl.com -> subss.vercel.app ( get direct subs instead of zip files)