The Movie Database Support

I'm trying to make a basic API request using curl, but I keep encountering the following error:

curl: (35) Recv failure: Connection reset by peer

Here's the exact command I'm running:

curl "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/550?api_key=api_key_here"

What makes this particularly strange is:

  1. If I run this command in a loop 10 times, it fails 8 or 9 times, and only succeeds 1 or 2 times.
  2. This issue does not happen at all on my home network — it only affects my VPS.
  3. The same VPS setup has been working fine for TMDB API calls until today, so something seems to have changed recently.

Could this be related to rate limiting, an IP block, or changes on TMDB’s side? Any help in understanding what’s going on would be appreciated. Thanks!

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@hawkeye0101 said:

@xd003 said:

@travisbell facing same issue on oracle (Mumbai, India) vps, the same website works fine in netcup nuremberg vps

It seems like the issue is specific to the Mumbai-based VPS on Oracle Cloud, as testing from other VPS locations on Oracle Cloud works without any problems. This indicates that access may be blocked or throttled specifically for that region. I'll try reaching out to them to investigate and resolve this issue. However, it might be more effective if more users report similar problems.

I faced the same issues only on my orcale vps exactly at Mumbai one My isp doesn't have problem with tmdb

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