# Download fails: SSL Error **URL:** \ **Category:** Software and Tools\ **Tags:** era5\ **Created:** [4 May 2025 20:28 UTC](https://forum.ecmwf.int/t/download-fails-ssl-error/12865 "2025-05-04T20:28:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Kevin\_Marsh](https://forum.ecmwf.int/user_avatar/forum.ecmwf.int/kevin_marsh/32/368_2.png) [@Kevin\_Marsh](https://forum.ecmwf.int/u/Kevin_Marsh)\ **Post date:** [4 May 2025 20:31 UTC](https://forum.ecmwf.int/t/download-fails-ssl-error/12865/2 "2025-05-04T20:31:16Z")
The cds-beta address is no longer in use, see > [@Goodbye legacy Climate Data Store, Hello New Climate Data Store (CDS)!](https://forum.ecmwf.int/t/goodbye-legacy-climate-data-store-hello-new-climate-data-store-cds/6380/14): > > Please be aware that as initially published in this topic, the cds-beta URL was planned to be discontinued and users were advised to update the URL in their .cdsapirc file by 20th October 2024. We can confirm that the cds-beta URL is now discontinued. And this explains why some users are getting some SSL: CERTIFICATE\_VERIFY\_FAILED errors. If you have not already done so, please update the URL in your .cdsapirc file as shown below: url: [https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/api](https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/api) key: xx-xx-xx-xx-x… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.ecmwf.int/t/download-fails-ssl-error/12865)._