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
```bash
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:
   ```json
   {
     "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!