Error: Not Found (HTTP 404) using scrapnames function

[nickbond]

Running examples for the scrapenames function returns an error. Have tried on multiple systems and networks.

Example below.
library(taxize)
scrapenames('https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider')

returns
Error: Not Found (HTTP 404)

R sessionInfo below.

> sessionInfo() 
R version 4.4.0 (2024-04-24)
Platform: aarch64-apple-darwin20
Running under: macOS Sonoma 14.4.1

Matrix products: default
BLAS:   /System/Library/Frameworks/Accelerate.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/vecLib.framework/Versions/A/libBLAS.dylib 
LAPACK: /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.4-arm64/Resources/lib/libRlapack.dylib;  LAPACK version 3.12.0

[nickbond]

Hi Franky, I didn’t unfortunately and doesn’t seem there has been much activity from the developer community recently. I’ve had to focus priorities elsewhere but will no doubt come back to this at some point. From: franky-rogers ***@***.***> Date: Friday, 16 August 2024 at 11:15 pm To: ropensci/taxize ***@***.***> Cc: Nick Bond ***@***.***>, Author ***@***.***> Subject: Re: [ropensci/taxize] Error: Not Found (HTTP 404) using `scrapnames` function (Issue #933) Hi did you find a solution to this? Having the same issue with nbn_classification — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#933 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAXTEWQHR7V6CRMKX3HBH4DZRX3MTAVCNFSM6AAAAABIGTJTI6VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDEOJTGQ4DSNBRGM>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***> La Trobe University | TEQSA PRV12132 - Australian University | CRICOS Provider 00115M

[franky-rogers]

Hi Nick, No worries, I realised the issue I was facing came from an error earlier in my code, which meant the data feeding into the function was not correct. From: Nick Bond ***@***.***> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2024 1:35 AM To: ropensci/taxize ***@***.***> Cc: Franky Rogers (ENV - Postgraduate Researcher) ***@***.***>; Comment ***@***.***> Subject: Re: [ropensci/taxize] Error: Not Found (HTTP 404) using `scrapnames` function (Issue #933) Warning: This email is from outside the UEA system. Do not click on links or attachments unless you expect them from the sender and know the content is safe. Hi Franky, I didn't unfortunately and doesn't seem there has been much activity from the developer community recently. I've had to focus priorities elsewhere but will no doubt come back to this at some point. From: franky-rogers ***@***.***<mailto:***@***.***>> Date: Friday, 16 August 2024 at 11:15 pm To: ropensci/taxize ***@***.***<mailto:***@***.***>> Cc: Nick Bond ***@***.***<mailto:***@***.***>>, Author ***@***.***<mailto:***@***.***>> Subject: Re: [ropensci/taxize] Error: Not Found (HTTP 404) using `scrapnames` function (Issue #933) Hi did you find a solution to this? Having the same issue with nbn_classification - Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#933 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAXTEWQHR7V6CRMKX3HBH4DZRX3MTAVCNFSM6AAAAABIGTJTI6VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDEOJTGQ4DSNBRGM>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***<mailto:***@***.***>> La Trobe University | TEQSA PRV12132 - Australian University | CRICOS Provider 00115M - Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#933 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BKSOBODKVYUCTWFY4RF7OTTZ3RPLJAVCNFSM6AAAAABIGTJTI6VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDIMJSGU4DQMRQGY>. You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.******@***.***>>

[zachary-foster]

Sorry I did not respond to this earlier. If this is a user-specific problem, then I will close, but reopen if there is still and issue.

[nickbond]

Hi Zachary, thanks for responding.
We've found this issue on multiple machines but whether it's a local issue I can't say. Are you able to run the scrapenames example above without error? Thanks, Nick

[zachary-foster]

I ran it and got the same error. The global names resolver API changed and this function used that service. I am working on fixing other functions that use GNR so I will add this one to the list.

[nickbond]

Thanks for reopening. Cheers, nick Professor Nick Bond Research Theme lead, Resilient environments and communities Director of the Centre for Freshwater Ecosystems School of Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environment La Trobe University PO Box 821,Wodonga 3689 l 133 McKoy Street, Wodonga 3690 P +61 2 6024 9640 | M 0438287300 | E ***@***.******@***.***%E2%80%8C>

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________________________________ From: Zachary Foster ***@***.***> Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2024 11:04:16 AM To: ropensci/taxize ***@***.***> Cc: Nick Bond ***@***.***>; Author ***@***.***> Subject: Re: [ropensci/taxize] Error: Not Found (HTTP 404) using `scrapnames` function (Issue #933) I ran it and got the same error. The global names resolver API changed and this function used that service. I am working on fixing other functions that use GNR so I will add this one to the list. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#933 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAXTEWVPXFE4PG7C4ZZACUDZ335IBAVCNFSM6AAAAABIGTJTI6VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDIMJYGE4DKOJXGI>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***> La Trobe University | TEQSA PRV12132 - Australian University | CRICOS Provider 00115M

[zachary-foster]

Hello @nickbond, I have rewritten the function for the new API. A lot of the options have changed, so you will need to adapt whatever code is using the function. Its seems the API is quite unreliable. Some of the URLs that worked on the old version no longer work on this version. I think this is an issue on their side because I get the same results submitting the queries manually outside of the package.

Try installing the dev version and let me know if you run into issues:

remotes::install_github('ropensci/taxize')