OpenBB-finance/OpenBB · error · OpenBBError

Failed to fetch data: {response.status} -> {response.reason}

Error message

Failed to fetch data: {response.status} -> {response.reason}

What it means

Raised by the IMF port_info fetcher when the initial request to the PortWatch ports database ArcGIS FeatureServer (all-ports query) returns a non-200 status. Includes both the status code and reason phrase to aid diagnosis. Any subsequent exception in the fetch is re-wrapped by the outer handler as OpenBBError.

Source

Thrown at openbb_platform/providers/imf/openbb_imf/models/port_info.py:244

        credentials: dict[str, str] | None,
        **kwargs: Any,
    ) -> list:
        """Extract the raw data from the IMF Port Watch API."""
        # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
        from openbb_core.provider.utils.helpers import get_async_requests_session

        all_ports_url = (
            "https://services9.arcgis.com/weJ1QsnbMYJlCHdG/arcgis/rest/services/PortWatch_ports_database/FeatureServer/0/query?"
            + "where=1%3D1&outFields=*&returnGeometry=false&outSR=&f=json"
        )
        try:
            output: list = []
            data: dict = {}

            async with await get_async_requests_session() as session:
                async with await session.get(all_ports_url) as response:
                    if response.status != 200:
                        raise OpenBBError(
                            f"Failed to fetch data: {response.status} -> {response.reason}"
                        )

                    data = await response.json()

                if "features" in data:
                    output.extend(data["features"])

                    if "exceededTransferLimit" in data:
                        while data.get("exceededTransferLimit"):
                            offset = len(output)
                            url = f"{all_ports_url}&resultOffset={offset}"

                            async with await session.get(url) as response:
                                if response.status != 200:
                                    raise OpenBBError(
                                        f"Failed to fetch data: {response.status}"
                                    )

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Solutions

1. Retry after a delay; transient ArcGIS errors are common.
2. Open the FeatureServer URL in a browser/curl to confirm the service is alive and the layer schema unchanged.
3. Update the openbb_imf provider to the latest version in case the URL moved.
4. Ensure network egress to services9.arcgis.com is permitted.

for attempt in range(3):
    try:
        ports = await obb.economy.imf.port_info()
        break
    except OpenBBError as e:
        msg = str(e)
        if 'Failed to fetch data' in msg and attempt < 2:
            await asyncio.sleep(2 ** attempt)
        else:
            raise

When it happens

Trigger: GET to services9.arcgis.com PortWatch_ports_database FeatureServer returning 4xx/5xx: service outage, throttling (429), changed layer, or blocked egress.

Common situations: ArcGIS Online incidents; proxies/firewalls blocking services9.arcgis.com; heavy polling triggering ArcGIS rate limits; stale provider version pointing at a retired service URL.

Related errors

• Failed to fetch data: {response.status}
• Failed to fetch ports data: {response.status} - {response.re
• Failed to fetch data: {response.status}
• No data found in the response.
• {e}

AI-assisted analysis of OpenBB-finance/OpenBB@3e071fcc2c (2026-08-14). Data as JSON: /api/errors/4864e69034f78225. Report an issue: GitHub.