TROUBLESHOOTING_404.md

🔴 ISSUE: 404 NOT FOUND on Hugging Face

Why You're Getting 404

Your Hugging Face Space (ubuntu593-alt-scraper-api.hf.space) is running OLD CODE that doesn't support query parameters yet.

The fix I made is only in your GitHub repo - it needs to be deployed to Hugging Face.

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✅ SOLUTION 1: Redeploy to Hugging Face (Recommended)

Option A: Auto-Sync from GitHub

If your HF Space is linked to GitHub:

1. Go to: https://huggingface.co/spaces/ubuntu593/alt-scraper-api/settings
2. Click "Factory Reboot" or "Sync from GitHub"
3. Wait 2-3 minutes for rebuild
4. Try your Postman request again

Option B: Manual Push

cd d:\webscreper
git push

Then in Hugging Face:

1. Go to your Space settings
2. Pull latest changes or trigger rebuild

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✅ SOLUTION 2: Test Locally First

Test on Your Local Server (Port 7860)

Change your Postman URL to:

http://127.0.0.1:7860/api/scanstart?domain=https://wpengine.com/&limit=26

Keep everything else the same (Params tab with domain and limit).

This will work immediately because your local server has the updated code!

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✅ SOLUTION 3: Use JSON Body (Works on Current HF Deployment)

If you can't redeploy right now, use this method that works with the old code:

Postman Configuration:

1. URL: https://ubuntu593-alt-scraper-api.hf.space/api/scanstart

   • ⚠️ REMOVE the query string (?domain=...&limit=...)

2. Method: POST

3. Params Tab:

   • ❌ UNCHECK or DELETE all parameters

4. Body Tab:

   • Select raw
   • Select JSON from dropdown
   • Paste:

   {
     "domain": "https://wpengine.com/",
     "limit": 26
   }
   

5. Headers Tab (auto-added):

   • Content-Type: application/json

6. Click Send

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🎯 Quick Test: Which Method to Use?

Method	Works on Local (127.0.0.1:7860)	Works on HF (before redeploy)	Works on HF (after redeploy)
Query Params (?domain=...&limit=...)	✅ YES	❌ NO (404)	✅ YES
JSON Body	✅ YES	✅ YES	✅ YES

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🚀 Recommended Next Steps

1. Right Now: Test locally using http://127.0.0.1:7860/... to verify it works
2. Then: Redeploy to Hugging Face (takes 2-3 minutes)
3. Finally: Test your HF deployment again

Let me know if you need help with the redeployment process!