geodata.gov.hk returning 400/500 Error causes interrupt of the batch parsing

[oktak]

Fuxk that https://geodata.gov.hk/gs/locationSearchAPI
looks like not always responses with result.

There could be a fallback to single source mode with https://www.als.ogcio.gov.hk/lookup

[oktak]

Possible work-around:
append &[some_random_string] behind the request URL. But still it seems not always work.

https://geodata.gov.hk/gs/api/v1.0.0/locationSearch?q=[input_address]&[some_random_string]

[cswbrian]

Can you provide some input address cases for reproducing?

[oktak]

this one:
九龍上海街89號地下D舖
https://geodata.gov.hk/gs/api/v1.0.0/locationSearch?q=%E4%B9%9D%E9%BE%8D%E4%B8%8A%E6%B5%B7%E8%A1%9789%E8%99%9F%E5%9C%B0%E4%B8%8BD%E8%88%96

[nandiheath]

the error occurs randomly. I guess that it is some server side bug from their side, which caused by an impulse of request in a short period. I added some try catch block and sees if it helps.