Filebot takes a lot of time at fetching artwork and, do not fetch all artwork

[lemon389]

Hello,

I kindly request your support for the following problem.
I always select these options for my anime:

Fetch artwork
Fetch cover images.

Being honest, I'm not quite sure about their differences, but, it always dumped me:

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- backdrop.jpg
- clearart.png
- folder.jpg
- landscape.png
- logo.png
- poster.jpg

It wasn't that fast, but, probably it took under one minute to fetch them for a series like 12-15 episodes.
Now, starting this week, it took longer, waaay longer like 8-10 mins and, it do not longer fetch all those images, now it only fetch:

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- backdrop.jpg
- folder.jpg
- poster.jpg

FileBot version: 5.2.0
I also tried with 5.2.1 and result were the same and I rollback to 5.2.1 as something changed and my presets behave differently.

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This code "{drive}/{ f[0..2] }/"
In 5.2.0 retrieves C:\xx\xxx
In 5.2.1 retrieves C:\C:\xx\xxx

This is what appears in the log:

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May 08, 2026 5:46:35 PM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 2 seconds (2 more) => java.net.ConnectException
May 08, 2026 5:46:42 PM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 8 seconds (1 more) => java.net.ConnectException
May 08, 2026 5:46:55 PM net.filebot.CachedResource lambda$get$1
SEVERE: Failed to fetch resource: https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/dna-5ff3245277b24.png: Network Connection Error: java.net.ConnectException at WebRequest::doRequest < WebRequest::httpRequestV2 < WebRequest::fetch < Resource$Transformed::get < ApplyMetadata::cache
May 08, 2026 5:47:00 PM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 2 seconds (2 more) => java.net.ConnectException
May 08, 2026 5:47:07 PM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 8 seconds (1 more) => java.net.ConnectException
May 08, 2026 5:47:20 PM net.filebot.CachedResource lambda$get$1
SEVERE: Failed to fetch resource: https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/dna-5ff3245277b24.png: Network Connection Error: java.net.ConnectException at WebRequest::doRequest < WebRequest::httpRequestV2 < WebRequest::fetch < Resource$Transformed::get < ApplyMetadata::cache
May 08, 2026 5:47:20 PM java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp$OfRef accept
WARNING: Network Connection Error: java.net.ConnectException at WebRequest::doRequest < WebRequest::httpRequestV2 < WebRequest::fetch < Resource$Transformed::get < ApplyMetadata::cache (C:\Tools\Bittorrent\Dna2 (1994) {tmdb-43384}\Season 01\[TK] Dna2 - S01E01 - The Girl From The Future - Karin [BluRay][720p][x264][Dual][92A00819].mkv)
May 08, 2026 5:47:20 PM java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp$OfRef accept
WARNING: Network Connection Error: java.net.ConnectException at WebRequest::doRequest < WebRequest::httpRequestV2 < WebRequest::fetch < Resource$Transformed::get < ApplyMetadata::cache (C:\Tools\Bittorrent\Dna2 (1994) {tmdb-43384}\Season 01\[TK] Dna2 - S01E02 - Mega-Playboy Is Born! - Junta [BluRay][720p][x264][Dual][56E1A9CD].mkv)
May 08, 2026 5:48:38 PM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 2 seconds (2 more) => java.net.ConnectException
May 08, 2026 5:48:45 PM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 8 seconds (1 more) => java.net.ConnectException
May 08, 2026 5:48:58 PM net.filebot.CachedResource lambda$get$1
SEVERE: Failed to fetch resource: https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/dna-5ff3245277b24.png: Network Connection Error: java.net.ConnectException at WebRequest::doRequest < WebRequest::httpRequestV2 < WebRequest::fetch < Resource$Transformed::get < ApplyMetadata::cache
May 08, 2026 5:49:03 PM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 2 seconds (2 more) => java.net.ConnectException
May 08, 2026 5:49:10 PM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 8 seconds (1 more) => java.net.ConnectException
May 08, 2026 5:49:23 PM net.filebot.CachedResource lambda$get$1
SEVERE: Failed to fetch resource: https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/dna-5ff3245277b24.png: Network Connection Error: java.net.ConnectException at WebRequest::doRequest < WebRequest::httpRequestV2 < WebRequest::fetch < Resource$Transformed::get < ApplyMetadata::cache
May 08, 2026 5:49:28 PM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 2 seconds (2 more) => java.net.ConnectException
May 08, 2026 5:49:35 PM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 8 seconds (1 more) => java.net.ConnectException
May 08, 2026 5:49:48 PM net.filebot.CachedResource lambda$get$1
SEVERE: Failed to fetch resource: https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/dna-5ff3245277b24.png: Network Connection Error: java.net.ConnectException at WebRequest::doRequest < WebRequest::httpRequestV2 < WebRequest::fetch < Resource$Transformed::get < ApplyMetadata::cache
May 08, 2026 5:49:53 PM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 2 seconds (2 more) => java.net.ConnectException
May 08, 2026 5:49:59 PM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 8 seconds (1 more) => java.net.ConnectException
May 08, 2026 5:50:12 PM net.filebot.CachedResource lambda$get$1
SEVERE: Failed to fetch resource: https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/dna-5ff3245277b24.png: Network Connection Error: java.net.ConnectException at WebRequest::doRequest < WebRequest::httpRequestV2 < WebRequest::fetch < Resource$Transformed::get < ApplyMetadata::cache
May 08, 2026 5:50:17 PM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 2 seconds (2 more) => java.net.ConnectException
May 08, 2026 5:50:24 PM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 8 seconds (1 more) => java.net.ConnectException
May 08, 2026 5:50:37 PM net.filebot.CachedResource lambda$get$1
SEVERE: Failed to fetch resource: https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/dna-5ff3245277b24.png: Network Connection Error: java.net.ConnectException at WebRequest::doRequest < WebRequest::httpRequestV2 < WebRequest::fetch < Resource$Transformed::get < ApplyMetadata::cache
May 08, 2026 5:50:42 PM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 2 seconds (2 more) => java.net.ConnectException
May 08, 2026 5:50:49 PM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 8 seconds (1 more) => java.net.ConnectException
May 08, 2026 5:51:02 PM net.filebot.CachedResource lambda$get$1
SEVERE: Failed to fetch resource: https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/dna-5ff3245277b24.png: Network Connection Error: java.net.ConnectException at WebRequest::doRequest < WebRequest::httpRequestV2 < WebRequest::fetch < Resource$Transformed::get < ApplyMetadata::cache
May 08, 2026 5:51:07 PM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 2 seconds (2 more) => java.net.ConnectException
May 08, 2026 5:51:14 PM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 8 seconds (1 more) => java.net.ConnectException
May 08, 2026 5:51:27 PM net.filebot.CachedResource lambda$get$1
SEVERE: Failed to fetch resource: https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/dna-5ff3245277b24.png: Network Connection Error: java.net.ConnectException at WebRequest::doRequest < WebRequest::httpRequestV2 < WebRequest::fetch < Resource$Transformed::get < ApplyMetadata::cache
May 08, 2026 5:51:32 PM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 2 seconds (2 more) => java.net.ConnectException
May 08, 2026 5:51:39 PM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 8 seconds (1 more) => java.net.ConnectException
May 08, 2026 5:51:52 PM net.filebot.CachedResource lambda$get$1
SEVERE: Failed to fetch resource: https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/dna-5ff3245277b24.png: Network Connection Error: java.net.ConnectException at WebRequest::doRequest < WebRequest::httpRequestV2 < WebRequest::fetch < Resource$Transformed::get < ApplyMetadata::cache
May 08, 2026 5:51:57 PM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 2 seconds (2 more) => java.net.ConnectException
May 08, 2026 5:52:04 PM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 8 seconds (1 more) => java.net.ConnectException
May 08, 2026 5:52:17 PM net.filebot.CachedResource lambda$get$1
SEVERE: Failed to fetch resource: https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/dna-5ff3245277b24.png: Network Connection Error: java.net.ConnectException at WebRequest::doRequest < WebRequest::httpRequestV2 < WebRequest::fetch < Resource$Transformed::get < ApplyMetadata::cache
May 08, 2026 5:52:22 PM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 2 seconds (2 more) => java.net.ConnectException
May 08, 2026 5:52:29 PM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 8 seconds (1 more) => java.net.ConnectException
May 08, 2026 5:52:42 PM net.filebot.CachedResource lambda$get$1
SEVERE: Failed to fetch resource: https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/dna-5ff3245277b24.png: Network Connection Error: java.net.ConnectException at WebRequest::doRequest < WebRequest::httpRequestV2 < WebRequest::fetch < Resource$Transformed::get < ApplyMetadata::cache
May 08, 2026 5:52:47 PM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 2 seconds (2 more) => java.net.ConnectException
May 08, 2026 5:52:54 PM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 8 seconds (1 more) => java.net.ConnectException
May 08, 2026 5:53:06 PM net.filebot.CachedResource lambda$get$1
SEVERE: Failed to fetch resource: https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/dna-5ff3245277b24.png: Network Connection Error: java.net.ConnectException at WebRequest::doRequest < WebRequest::httpRequestV2 < WebRequest::fetch < Resource$Transformed::get < ApplyMetadata::cache
May 08, 2026 5:53:11 PM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 2 seconds (2 more) => java.net.ConnectException
May 08, 2026 5:53:18 PM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 8 seconds (1 more) => java.net.ConnectException
May 08, 2026 5:53:31 PM net.filebot.CachedResource lambda$get$1
SEVERE: Failed to fetch resource: https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/dna-5ff3245277b24.png: Network Connection Error: java.net.ConnectException at WebRequest::doRequest < WebRequest::httpRequestV2 < WebRequest::fetch < Resource$Transformed::get < ApplyMetadata::cache
May 08, 2026 5:53:31 PM java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp$OfRef accept
WARNING: Network Connection Error: java.net.ConnectException at WebRequest::doRequest < WebRequest::httpRequestV2 < WebRequest::fetch < Resource$Transformed::get < ApplyMetadata::cache (C:\Tools\Bittorrent\Dna2 (1994) {tmdb-43384}\Season 01\[TK] Dna2 - S01E01 - The Girl From The Future - Karin [BluRay][720p][x264][Dual][92A00819].mkv)
May 08, 2026 5:53:31 PM java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp$OfRef accept
WARNING: Network Connection Error: java.net.ConnectException at WebRequest::doRequest < WebRequest::httpRequestV2 < WebRequest::fetch < Resource$Transformed::get < ApplyMetadata::cache (C:\Tools\Bittorrent\Dna2 (1994) {tmdb-43384}\Season 01\[TK] Dna2 - S01E02 - Mega-Playboy Is Born! - Junta [BluRay][720p][x264][Dual][56E1A9CD].mkv)
May 08, 2026 5:53:31 PM java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp$OfRef accept
WARNING: Network Connection Error: java.net.ConnectException at WebRequest::doRequest < WebRequest::httpRequestV2 < WebRequest::fetch < Resource$Transformed::get < ApplyMetadata::cache (C:\Tools\Bittorrent\Dna2 (1994) {tmdb-43384}\Season 01\[TK] Dna2 - S01E03 - On The Night Of The Festival - Ami [BluRay][720p][x264][Dual][8025EA12].mkv)
May 08, 2026 5:53:31 PM java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp$OfRef accept
WARNING: Network Connection Error: java.net.ConnectException at WebRequest::doRequest < WebRequest::httpRequestV2 < WebRequest::fetch < Resource$Transformed::get < ApplyMetadata::cache (C:\Tools\Bittorrent\Dna2 (1994) {tmdb-43384}\Season 01\[TK] Dna2 - S01E04 - Who Gets The Necklace! - Tomoko [BluRay][720p][x264][Dual][9C88DDDB].mkv)
May 08, 2026 5:53:31 PM java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp$OfRef accept
WARNING: Network Connection Error: java.net.ConnectException at WebRequest::doRequest < WebRequest::httpRequestV2 < WebRequest::fetch < Resource$Transformed::get < ApplyMetadata::cache (C:\Tools\Bittorrent\Dna2 (1994) {tmdb-43384}\Season 01\[TK] Dna2 - S01E05 - Don't Tell A Soul! - Kotomi [BluRay][720p][x264][Multi][ED6C3D30].mkv)
May 08, 2026 5:53:31 PM java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp$OfRef accept
WARNING: Network Connection Error: java.net.ConnectException at WebRequest::doRequest < WebRequest::httpRequestV2 < WebRequest::fetch < Resource$Transformed::get < ApplyMetadata::cache (C:\Tools\Bittorrent\Dna2 (1994) {tmdb-43384}\Season 01\[TK] Dna2 - S01E06 - What DID Junta Do To Kotomi! [BluRay][720p][x264][Dual][F608D23E].mkv)
May 08, 2026 5:53:31 PM java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp$OfRef accept
WARNING: Network Connection Error: java.net.ConnectException at WebRequest::doRequest < WebRequest::httpRequestV2 < WebRequest::fetch < Resource$Transformed::get < ApplyMetadata::cache (C:\Tools\Bittorrent\Dna2 (1994) {tmdb-43384}\Season 01\[TK] Dna2 - S01E07 - I Want To Give You All That I Have! [BluRay][720p][x264][Dual][D8548617].mkv)
May 08, 2026 5:53:31 PM java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp$OfRef accept
WARNING: Network Connection Error: java.net.ConnectException at WebRequest::doRequest < WebRequest::httpRequestV2 < WebRequest::fetch < Resource$Transformed::get < ApplyMetadata::cache (C:\Tools\Bittorrent\Dna2 (1994) {tmdb-43384}\Season 01\[TK] Dna2 - S01E08 - You'Ve Always Been At My Side [BluRay][720p][x264][Dual][D095BCF8].mkv)
May 08, 2026 5:53:31 PM java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp$OfRef accept
WARNING: Network Connection Error: java.net.ConnectException at WebRequest::doRequest < WebRequest::httpRequestV2 < WebRequest::fetch < Resource$Transformed::get < ApplyMetadata::cache (C:\Tools\Bittorrent\Dna2 (1994) {tmdb-43384}\Season 01\[TK] Dna2 - S01E09 - The Shot To Ryuji's Heart [BluRay][720p][x264][Dual][B1CA1C55].mkv)
May 08, 2026 5:53:31 PM java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp$OfRef accept
WARNING: Network Connection Error: java.net.ConnectException at WebRequest::doRequest < WebRequest::httpRequestV2 < WebRequest::fetch < Resource$Transformed::get < ApplyMetadata::cache (C:\Tools\Bittorrent\Dna2 (1994) {tmdb-43384}\Season 01\[TK] Dna2 - S01E10 - Dangerous Ryuji's Dangerous Power [BluRay][720p][x264][Dual][E97692E1].mkv)
May 08, 2026 5:53:31 PM java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp$OfRef accept
WARNING: Network Connection Error: java.net.ConnectException at WebRequest::doRequest < WebRequest::httpRequestV2 < WebRequest::fetch < Resource$Transformed::get < ApplyMetadata::cache (C:\Tools\Bittorrent\Dna2 (1994) {tmdb-43384}\Season 01\[TK] Dna2 - S01E11 - Don't Turn Into The Mega-Playboy!! [BluRay][720p][x264][Dual][BDD010D4].mkv)
May 08, 2026 5:53:31 PM java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp$OfRef accept
WARNING: Network Connection Error: java.net.ConnectException at WebRequest::doRequest < WebRequest::httpRequestV2 < WebRequest::fetch < Resource$Transformed::get < ApplyMetadata::cache (C:\Tools\Bittorrent\Dna2 (1994) {tmdb-43384}\Season 01\[TK] Dna2 - S01E12 - Bye-Bye Mega-Playboy [BluRay][720p][x264][Dual][8837FA8C].mkv)

[lemon389]

I noticed it was failing to retrieve:

https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/dna-5ff3245277b24.png

But, writing the link to the browser it loads correctly.

[rednoah]

ConnectException is a fundamental network connection error unrelated to any specific version of FileBot, nor FileBot specifically, and simply means that the remote server does not accept connections at this time, for some reason, due to being down, due to your IP being blocked, impossible to know since the other side of the connection is completely unresponsive:

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May 08, 2026 5:46:35 PM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 2 seconds (2 more) => java.net.ConnectException
May 08, 2026 5:46:42 PM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 8 seconds (1 more) => java.net.ConnectException

What internet connection are you using? Country? ISP? VPN?


Have you tried a different internet connection? e.g. try via mobile phone hotspot, a friends place, etc

EDIT

Note that the console output above seems to be from an older version of FileBot. If possible, in the future, make sure to share logs from the latest FileBot release (or latest and older releases) so that we can better make sense of the logs and perhaps improve logging messages in the future. The latest release should already provide somewhat more human-readable error messages.


We are considering aborting the current post-process on network errors like this, since we can expect all HTTP requests to to fail if there's a fundamental network issue, so retrying ~10 seconds for each of those requests might not make sense. That said, command-line users may prefer things to go slowly and retry a lot on the off-chance that things will start working again after a little while, while GUI users can always click the cancel button (thus confirming that some artwork may be missing) to speed up and finish the process as-is. We'll see if we can collect more user feedback that might nudge us toward one way of doings things vs the other.

[lemon389]

Hello,

Thanks for the quick response.
Regarding the filebot version, I'm using 5.2.0 instead of 5.2.1 due the reason explained above. If it's required to install to have another log I can do it.

I'm using ISP connection from Mexico. I tried with the very same connection an device and have different results, that is why I thought it was filebot related.

Example:
Filebot failed donwloading this art:
https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/dna-5ff3245277b24.png

If I open the above link in a browser, it works correct.

FileBot 5.2.1 Log: Same output as described in the first post.

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May 09, 2026 6:54:23 AM net.filebot.DiskStore acquireDiskStore
WARNING: Current application revision (r10920) does not match cache revision (r10714)
May 09, 2026 6:54:23 AM net.filebot.DiskStore acquireDiskStore
WARNING: Initialize new disk cache: C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\FileBot\cache\0
May 09, 2026 6:55:06 AM net.filebot.License lambda$verifyLicense$2
WARNING: Activate License [PX51386286] on [Sat May 09 06:55:06 CST 2026]
May 09, 2026 6:55:14 AM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 2 seconds (2 more) => net.filebot.web.HttpNetworkError: Unable to establish a connection to assets.fanart.tv at this time. Please check your network configuration.
May 09, 2026 6:55:20 AM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 8 seconds (1 more) => net.filebot.web.HttpNetworkError: Unable to establish a connection to assets.fanart.tv at this time. Please check your network configuration.
May 09, 2026 6:55:33 AM net.filebot.CachedResource lambda$get$1
SEVERE: Failed to fetch resource: https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/dna-5ff3245277b24.png: Network Error: Unable to establish a connection to assets.fanart.tv at this time. Please check your network configuration.
May 09, 2026 6:55:38 AM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 2 seconds (2 more) => net.filebot.web.HttpNetworkError: Unable to establish a connection to assets.fanart.tv at this time. Please check your network configuration.
May 09, 2026 6:55:45 AM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 8 seconds (1 more) => net.filebot.web.HttpNetworkError: Unable to establish a connection to assets.fanart.tv at this time. Please check your network configuration.
May 09, 2026 6:55:58 AM net.filebot.CachedResource lambda$get$1
SEVERE: Failed to fetch resource: https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/dna-5ff3245277b24.png: Network Error: Unable to establish a connection to assets.fanart.tv at this time. Please check your network configuration.
May 09, 2026 6:56:03 AM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 2 seconds (2 more) => net.filebot.web.HttpNetworkError: Unable to establish a connection to assets.fanart.tv at this time. Please check your network configuration.
May 09, 2026 6:56:10 AM net.filebot.CachedResource retry
WARNING: Fetch failed: Try again in 8 seconds (1 more) => net.filebot.web.HttpNetworkError: Unable to establish a connection to assets.fanart.tv at this time. Please check your network configuration.
May 09, 2026 6:56:23 AM net.filebot.CachedResource lambda$get$1
SEVERE: Failed to fetch resource: https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/dna-5ff3245277b24.png: Network Error: Unable to establish a connection to assets.fanart.tv at this time. Please check your network configuration.
May 09, 2026 6:56:23 AM java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp$OfRef accept
WARNING: Network Error: Unable to establish a connection to assets.fanart.tv at this time. Please check your network configuration. (C:\Dna2 (1994) {tmdb-43384}\Season 01\[TK] Dna2 - S01E01 - The Girl From The Future - Karin [BluRay][720p][x264][Dual][92A00819].mkv)
May 09, 2026 6:56:23 AM java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp$OfRef accept
WARNING: Network Error: Unable to establish a connection to assets.fanart.tv at this time. Please check your network configuration. (C:\Dna2 (1994) {tmdb-43384}\Season 01\[TK] Dna2 - S01E02 - Mega-Playboy Is Born! - Junta [BluRay][720p][x264][Dual][56E1A9CD].mkv)
May 09, 2026 6:56:23 AM java.util.stream.ForEachOps$ForEachOp$OfRef accept
WARNING: Network Error: Unable to establish a connection to assets.fanart.tv at this time. Please check your network configuration. (C:\Dna2 (1994) {tmdb-43384}\Season 01\[TK] Dna2 - S01E03 - On The Night Of The Festival - Ami [BluRay][720p][x264][Dual][8025EA12].mkv)

Thanks in advance for your support, wish you a nice weekend!

[rednoah]

It's very possible that the server can detect / guess if a human-operated browser is making the request or a robot, and then apply different rate-limiting / anti-abuse measures. The issue could also be completely unrelated. Your browser may also be using a different DNS service, thus connecting to a different IP that happens to work.


So I ran tests and it does indeed seem that the server has some sort of client-detection that reads some of the incoming data and then decided to respond / not respond. It seems that all Java-based programs are somehow detected and blocked. A connection refused is very strange though, as the polite behaviour would be a error response of some kind.

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$ curl -I 'https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/avatar-the-last-airbender-61ad159d2bba9.jpg'
HTTP/2 200
server: nginx
date: Sat, 09 May 2026 13:17:41 GMT
content-type: image/jpeg
content-length: 83428
...

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'https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/dna-5ff3245277b24.png'.toURL().bytes

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java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused

tl;dr I can reproduce the issue from my end as well - at this moment in time - but not sure if I can do anything about it. This might be something that needs to be fixed by the fanart.tv developers, assuming that it is accidental and not intended. Might just be a side-effect collateral damage of blocking AI scrapers. You could double-check with the fanart.tv discord channel to see if there's any known issues right now.

UPDATE

The same code / HTTP request seems to work today though:

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'https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/dna-5ff3245277b24.png'.toURL().fetch()

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Result: java.nio.HeapByteBuffer[pos=0 lim=791376 cap=791376]

[lemon389]

Hello,

You are right, it looks that is working OK again.

Thanks for your support, wish you a wonderful day.