Get Random Stations error using API

[kar10s]

Hi,
I am testing Api shoutcast and i am getting frecuently an error with this request to random function.

http://api.shoutcast.com/station/randomstations?k=[here my devidkey]&limit=100&f=xml

<response>
<statusCode>500</statusCode>
<statusText>Generic Server Error</statusText>
<statusDetailText>20022</statusDetailText>
</response>

other times I obtain a correct response
<response>
<statusCode>200</statusCode>
<statusText>Ok</statusText>
+<data>
</data>
</response>

I have changed the limit to other values with similar results.

¿Do you know why this happens?
Regards

[HQ-Gadgets]

Originally Posted by kar10s

Do you know why this happens?

No, but I can confirm this Problem.
I think it's a Server Problem.

With Genre=Rock, mt=mp3 and br=128 the Response is mostly a Server Error, a Limit to 20 don't help:
http://api.shoutcast.com/station/randomstations?k=[devidkey]&f=xml&mt=audio/mpeg&br=128&genre=Rock&limit=20

[HQ-Gadgets]

Since 1 week the Problems are stronger.

Now I have up to 99% the Error(Code 20022) Response.

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/2827/errorhig.jpg

Please correct the problem soon, otherwise I have to change my Radio App to ICEcast Radio Directory.

[DrO]

it is known about but we're not progressing on what is leading to the error (i.e. is known where it happens, but not how / why) so i cannot advise on when a resolution to the issue will be. also is it just the randomstations action which is causing you issues?

-daz

[HQ-Gadgets]

Originally Posted by DrO

also is it just the randomstations action which is causing you issues?

-daz

My App only use the randomstation action, but I have tested the genrelist action too, now with the same Problem.

First I had only Problems with big Pools of Streams(Genre=Rock and Pop, and low Bitrate=128 kbps), but now a simple Request like Genre-List produce the Error.

http://api.shoutcast.com/legacy/genrelist?k=...

I think it's a Database and/or Server capacity Problem.

[DrO]

k, i was only under the impression from what i've been hearing / seeing that it was just the randomstations action which was having issues. most likely it is a hardware / db issue but i'm not able to do much towards the issue (though i've seen what is internally reported when that 20022 error happens and it didn't help much). hopefully it will be sorted out soon...

-daz

[mavvy]

Hi guys, sorry that my first post is a help request too... I'm getting this 20022 error very often (8 errors out of 10 attempts) when requesting the main lists:

/legacy/genrelist?f=xml&k=myapikey
/genre/primary?f=xml&k=myapikey

But it also happens as often when accessing genres directly:

legacy/genresearch?f=xml&k=myapikey&genre=90s

Direct access to a station looks very stable. it's just the listings that ersult in this error.

Do you happen to have a clue by now what could cause this?

[DrO]

all i know is its being looked into and that's about as much as i know on how it's progressed. if / when i know more then i'll try to remember to post back to this thread (with everything else i'm trying to do, heh).

-daz

[mavvy]

thanks daz, crossing my fingers that the devs (or server admins if it's a server/db issue) will find the reason