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The API is down

As of 2024-08-14 21:17:15 UTC, the API appears to be fully dead, and blocked by CloudFlare. This is limited to specifically the API; no other services appear to be down. I've verified this on my IP, a ...
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Cloudflare blocking requests to StackExchange API when User-Agent header is not specified

Since around 8/14/2024, our services requests to https://api.stackexchange.com/2.2/search are getting blocked by Cloudflare. Despite not having any changes in the traffic pattern or the actual code. ...
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Cloudflare is asking for human verification on SE API requests, which blocked flagging by SmokeDetector/metasmoke

Today, SmokeDetector/metasmoke was unable to raise either automatic or manual flags due to Cloudflare asking for human verification on the SE API for a significant period of time. The response from ...
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We are moving the API behind our CDN

Later today or tomorrow, we will be moving the API behind our Content Delivery Network (CDN). In an effort to better align all our applications, we are moving this and, in the future, other public ...
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