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google map thinks i'm sending automated requests

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I've never encountered a 503 (Bad Gateway) error from Google, but that HTML looks an awful lot like their 403 (Forbidden) error page.

I know of two ways to provoke a 403 error from Google fairly quickly:

Loading image tiles directly from your own code rather than from the API.
Using "Save web page complete" on an example file and then using the old saved copy of the Google API code as the basis for your new page instead of loading a fresh copy of the API in the documented manner.

In both cases the actual mechanism is the same. Google change the map tile version numbers every few weeks. If the tile server sees you making requests for the wrong tile version, it will block you after a few hundred such tile requests.

Also, the blocks are typically counted against your IP address, not your web page. It's possible that somebody sharing your IP address is doing something like the above on a different web page. You see the effect when you visit any page that shows the same Google API maptype.

You remain blocked for 24 hours or until the Captcha is successfully completed on a first offence. Persistent offenders don't get the Captcha option, and Google say that they might get blocked permanently.

Mike Williams 2009-10-06 12:21:15

I think it's a 503 - Service unavailable(http://www.checkupdown.com/status/E503.html or for email http://code.google.com/apis/apps/faq.html#email503)my block lasts about 5-10 minutes, then back to normalwhat do you mean by 'Loading image tiles directly from your own code rather than from the API.'and 'Google change the map tile version numbers every few weeks. If the tile server sees you making requests for the wrong tile version, it will block you after a few hundred such tile requests.' How do i know which version i'm requesting ?

freddoo 2009-10-06 14:04:47

freddoo 2009-10-06 14:05:58

also it happens a lot more in ie than chrome or firefoxcould be just the way I used it but could be an hint

freddoo 2009-10-06 14:35:47

Answer 2

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If you can't solve the problem you could try contacting Google with this form.

Chris B 2009-10-08 16:21:38

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The problem is that google really thinks that someone from my location is sending automated requests

if i go to maps.google.com is can see the captcha,

if i go on web sites that also use google maps, i can't see the map there either, so it's not related to my website.

my work around for the time being in the google map div I will put a link to maps.google.com with instructions on how to resolve : go to maps.google.com , fill the captcha , return to web site.

freddoo 2009-10-12 15:19:18

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