# Trouble in JabRef web search

**URL:** <https://discourse.jabref.org/t/trouble-in-jabref-web-search/1115>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** fetcher\
**Created:** [April 16, 2018, 9:03am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/trouble-in-jabref-web-search/1115 "2018-04-16T09:03:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Shataksh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@Shataksh](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Shataksh)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 9:03am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/trouble-in-jabref-web-search/1115/1 "2018-04-16T09:03:30Z")

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Hi  
I am using JabRef (JabRef 4.1,Windows 7 6.1 amd64, Java 1.8.0\_144) for past few months only. However, for past 1 week, I am unable to fetch data from IEEEXplore using web search, and I am not able to fix it. Please guide. Attached: Error generated. (Internet is working absolutely fine, i checked.)

 ![jabref](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/jabref/original/1X/c9745090b6a6c774776c8e770692d0c2c24dfeed.png)  
Thanks.

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**Author:** ![tobiasdiez](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/tobiasdiez/32/340_2.png) [@tobiasdiez](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/tobiasdiez)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 9:35am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/trouble-in-jabref-web-search/1115/2 "2018-04-16T09:35:58Z")

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IEEE changed their APIs last week, which broke the JabRef fetcher. We are currently [working on a fix](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/3930), which should be released as part of 4.2.

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**Author:** ![Shataksh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@Shataksh](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Shataksh)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 9:43am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/trouble-in-jabref-web-search/1115/3 "2018-04-16T09:43:22Z")

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OK. Thanks a lot.  
Waiting for it.

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**Author:** ![tobiasdiez](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/tobiasdiez/32/340_2.png) [@tobiasdiez](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/tobiasdiez)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 5:37pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/trouble-in-jabref-web-search/1115/4 "2018-04-16T17:37:12Z")

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It should be fixed now in the [latest development version](https://builds.jabref.org/master/).

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**Author:** ![Shataksh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@Shataksh](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Shataksh)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 9:04am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/trouble-in-jabref-web-search/1115/5 "2019-05-14T09:04:30Z")

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Hi

The online search and fetch not working for IEEEXplore and google scholar. Kindly suggest how to fix this! (Internet is connected). The version is: JabRef 4.1 Windows 7 6.1 amd64 Java 1.8.0\_144. It can’t even check for updates. The following errors are encountered. ![2](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/jabref/original/1X/86825a1baae245440455fccb4adfd2cf66afe3ed.png) ![fetch](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/jabref/original/1X/aeb0bdd7141999701dbbc9b8fd1a16f995652624.png)

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**Author:** ![Siedlerchr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/siedlerchr/32/216_2.png) [@Siedlerchr](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Siedlerchr)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2019, 3:50pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/trouble-in-jabref-web-search/1115/6 "2019-05-18T15:50:22Z")

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Hi,

today there seems to be some maintentance work so I can’t test it, but generally please try again with the newest development version.  
[https://builds.jabref.org/master/](https://builds.jabref.org/master/)

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**Author:** ![Shataksh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@Shataksh](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Shataksh)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 4:07am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/trouble-in-jabref-web-search/1115/7 "2019-05-23T04:07:21Z")

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Thanks for your reply!  
However, even after installing the latest version, I am not getting search results. The screen keeps searching (I waiting for 10 minutes!). Please guide!

 ![screen](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/jabref/original/1X/4148e528362ed4a82531e25c28db792f191f7f8d.png)

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**Author:** ![Siedlerchr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/siedlerchr/32/216_2.png) [@Siedlerchr](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Siedlerchr)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 7:14am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/trouble-in-jabref-web-search/1115/8 "2019-05-23T07:14:47Z")

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Hm,

this loosk odd. Please open an issue at our github issue tracker so we can track this

> **[JabRef/jabref](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues)**
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> Graphical Java application for managing BibTeX and biblatex (.bib) databases - JabRef/jabref