[GH-ISSUE #5212] [BUG]: No content found at this URL #4969

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opened 2026-06-05 14:51:11 -04:00 by yindo · 5 comments
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Originally created by @bulrush15 on GitHub (Mar 15, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/issues/5212

How are you running AnythingLLM?

AnythingLLM desktop app

What happened?

Anything LLM Desktop v1.10 on Windows 11. I use this at home. I do not have a VPN.

I got an error like "No content found at this URL" for this: https://custommapposter.com/articles/what-companies-are-pulling-out-of-china/1781 This URL shows content in Brave browser just fine.

Screenshot:

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I do not use a VPN. My ad blocker is on for this site in the browser but that should only affect the browser not AnythingLLM.

Are there known steps to reproduce?

  1. Make a RAG AI of type "query" for the workspace setting.
  2. Fetch this website: https://custommapposter.com/articles/what-companies-are-pulling-out-of-china/1781
  3. You should get an error.
Originally created by @bulrush15 on GitHub (Mar 15, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/issues/5212 ### How are you running AnythingLLM? AnythingLLM desktop app ### What happened? Anything LLM Desktop v1.10 on Windows 11. I use this at home. I do not have a VPN. I got an error like "No content found at this URL" for this: https://custommapposter.com/articles/what-companies-are-pulling-out-of-china/1781 This URL shows content in Brave browser just fine. Screenshot: <img width="464" height="251" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0951b02f-8b7f-4fdb-9aa0-d8c477d70005" /> I do not use a VPN. My ad blocker is on for this site in the browser but that should only affect the browser not AnythingLLM. ### Are there known steps to reproduce? 1. Make a RAG AI of type "query" for the workspace setting. 2. Fetch this website: https://custommapposter.com/articles/what-companies-are-pulling-out-of-china/1781 3. You should get an error.
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@timothycarambat commented on GitHub (Mar 16, 2026):

Make a RAG AI of type "query" for the workspace setting.

If you are using query mode for a workspace, this will not fetch a website dynamically. To fetch a website in real time you need to be in an @agent session.

Can you reattach your screenshots? They are not showing in the issue so its hard to see what is being shown for the error so we can trace where the issue is.

Closing only for now until more information is available to action on.

<!-- gh-comment-id:4068754192 --> @timothycarambat commented on GitHub (Mar 16, 2026): > Make a RAG AI of type "query" for the workspace setting. If you are using `query` mode for a workspace, this will not fetch a website dynamically. To fetch a website in real time you need to be in an `@agent` session. Can you reattach your screenshots? They are not showing in the issue so its hard to see what is being shown for the error so we can trace where the issue is. Closing only for now until more information is available to action on.
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@bulrush15 commented on GitHub (Mar 17, 2026):

In query mode for a workspace this fetches all other URLs just fine except this one. I just enter the URL and click the "Fetch website" button. Here's what the error said and the problematic URL.

"Error uploading link: No URL content found at https://custommapposter.com/articles/what-companies-are-pulling-out-of-china/1781"

When I use a browser to go to the URL a popup window on the page blocks content. The popup said something like "Please turn off your ad blocker." Maybe that's the problem. The program should fail gracefully in these cases and be specific about what the error is.

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When I write programs I code the word "ERROR" to have a meaningful but unique code. In this case I might have the error message be "ERROR-fetchwebsite: No content found at URL." This makes searching for the error message quick and easy even among multiple source code files. 🙂

<!-- gh-comment-id:4073450778 --> @bulrush15 commented on GitHub (Mar 17, 2026): In query mode for a workspace this fetches all other URLs just fine except this one. I just enter the URL and click the "Fetch website" button. Here's what the error said and the problematic URL. > "Error uploading link: No URL content found at https://custommapposter.com/articles/what-companies-are-pulling-out-of-china/1781" When I use a browser to go to the URL a popup window on the page blocks content. The popup said something like "Please turn off your ad blocker." Maybe that's the problem. The program should fail gracefully in these cases and be specific about what the error is. <img width="655" height="243" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/66fbc0de-174e-47b7-814a-7302cd5ac69c" /> When I write programs I code the word "ERROR" to have a meaningful but unique code. In this case I might have the error message be "ERROR-fetchwebsite: No content found at URL." This makes searching for the error message quick and easy even among multiple source code files. 🙂
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@bulrush15 commented on GitHub (Mar 17, 2026):

OMG, as I view this website in a browser there are so many intrusive popup ads. The website seems to load a new ad every 5 seconds or so. This may cause problems for AnythingLLM when trying to fetch the URL.

This might be the URL that causes AnythingLLM to hang for about 60+ seconds, and then crash, and it never freed up the memory it was using in Windows 11 either. But I never reported the crash since I wasn't sure which URL it was fetching was the problem.

<!-- gh-comment-id:4073482994 --> @bulrush15 commented on GitHub (Mar 17, 2026): OMG, as I view this website in a browser there are so many intrusive popup ads. The website seems to load a new ad every 5 seconds or so. This may cause problems for AnythingLLM when trying to fetch the URL. This might be the URL that causes AnythingLLM to hang for about 60+ seconds, and then crash, and it never freed up the memory it was using in Windows 11 either. But I never reported the crash since I wasn't sure which URL it was fetching was the problem.
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@timothycarambat commented on GitHub (Mar 17, 2026):

The reason for that is that we run a timeout (just for cases like this) where we wait for idle status within reason for a site. That is why it is timing out because if we try to scrape it all you will see are ads since it keeps spamming network requests

<!-- gh-comment-id:4076014461 --> @timothycarambat commented on GitHub (Mar 17, 2026): The reason for that is that we run a timeout (just for cases like this) where we wait for `idle` status within reason for a site. That is why it is timing out because if we try to scrape it all you will see are ads since it keeps spamming network requests
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@bulrush15 commented on GitHub (Mar 19, 2026):

Can ALLM quit and trap the error more gracefully or is the timeout all we can do for this case?

I'm just brainstorming here.

<!-- gh-comment-id:4093494006 --> @bulrush15 commented on GitHub (Mar 19, 2026): Can ALLM quit and trap the error more gracefully or is the timeout all we can do for this case? I'm just brainstorming here.
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Reference: Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm#4969