Hi all,
We've made a small change to the way files are downloaded from
GBIF.org. People retrieving GBIF downloads using a web browser will not
notice any difference. There will also be no difference for many
command line download programs, like "wget".
API clients will notice that download links like
https://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/download/request/0001649-180925134338326…
now return an HTTP 302 redirect to a different location. The client
will need to follow the redirect to retrieve the file. Users of "curl"
on the command line can add the "-L" argument to follow redirects
automatically.
The change was necessary to improve stability and performance of
api.gbif.org, following the change by Google Chrome to block non-HTTPS
downloads. The default for download links is now HTTPS, but files (and
all of api.gbif.org) can still be accessed using only HTTP if preferred.
Thanks,
Matt Blissett
