Request failing

[shaunwhyte]

https://stats.nba.com/stats/boxscoreadvancedv2?EndPeriod=1&EndRange=0&GameID=0021700807&RangeType=0&StartPeriod=1&StartRange=0

if i put a request like the above one in google chrome i get a response if i put into Postman or python i get nothing?

[shaunwhyte]

Seems like none of the boxscores work however i can get some of the others

[shaunwhyte]

Do i need special headers.
Update added the chrome headers to postman and it worked! Now python...

[swar]

@shaun2416

That link is working for me. You may need special headers to mimic your browser, because I do not know if headers are specific to a certain region. Someone from France had luck by changing the headers.

[rsforbes]

@shaun2416 - Try the following...

#Get the Pacers team_id
from nba_api.stats.static import teams
nba_teams = teams.get_teams()

#Select the dictionary for the Pacers, which contains their team ID
pacers = [team for team in nba_teams if team['abbreviation'] == 'IND'][0]
pacers_id = pacers['id']

#Query for the last regular season game where the Pacers were playing
from nba_api.stats.endpoints import leaguegamefinder
from nba_api.stats.library.parameters import Season
from nba_api.stats.library.parameters import SeasonType

gamefinder = leaguegamefinder.LeagueGameFinder(team_id_nullable=pacers_id,
                            season_nullable=Season.default,
                            season_type_nullable=SeasonType.regular)  

games_dict = gamefinder.get_normalized_dict()
games = games_dict['LeagueGameFinderResults']
game = games[0]
game_id = game['GAME_ID']

#boxscoreadvancedv2
from nba_api.stats.endpoints import boxscoreadvancedv2
boxscore = boxscoreadvancedv2.BoxScoreAdvancedV2(game_id)
boxscore.get_normalized_json()

[shaunwhyte]

Yeah i think it might be a region thing cos I had some headers that worked then put my vpn on then it stopped Thanks

[swar]

Headers may be specific to region. If you are seeing issues with requests, you should try changing your headers. This especially applies if you are not from the US.