# SSL verification failed

**URL:** <https://forum.ecmwf.int/t/ssl-verification-failed/10576>\
**Category:** Access and Login\
**Created:** [7 January 2025 13:54 UTC](https://forum.ecmwf.int/t/ssl-verification-failed/10576 "2025-01-07T13:54:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Alya\_Bolowich](https://forum.ecmwf.int/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Alya\_Bolowich](https://forum.ecmwf.int/u/Alya_Bolowich)\
**Post date:** [7 January 2025 13:54 UTC](https://forum.ecmwf.int/t/ssl-verification-failed/10576/1 "2025-01-07T13:54:38Z")

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Hello,

I had no issues yesterday to download from the CDS, but today I do. I am getting the following issue:

`raise SSLError(e, request=request) requests.exceptions.SSLError: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='cds-beta.climate.copernicus.eu', port=443): Max retries exceeded with url: /api/retrieve/v1/processes/reanalysis-era5-land (Caused by SSLError(SSLCertVerificationError(1, '[SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed: certificate has expired (_ssl.c:1006)'))) `

I noticed when I try to go to the website [https://cds-beta.climate.copernicus.eu/](https://cds-beta.climate.copernicus.eu/), I also get an SSL issue.

Is there anyone at ECMWF or in the CDS team who can resolve this?

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![Kamil\_Kaszowski](https://forum.ecmwf.int/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/9fc348/32.png) [@Kamil\_Kaszowski](https://forum.ecmwf.int/u/Kamil_Kaszowski)\
**Post date:** [7 January 2025 14:58 UTC](https://forum.ecmwf.int/t/ssl-verification-failed/10576/2 "2025-01-07T14:58:56Z")

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> [@Goodbye legacy Climate Data Store, Hello New Climate Data Store (CDS)!](https://prod.ecmwf-forum-prod.compute.cci2.ecmwf.int/t/goodbye-legacy-climate-data-store-hello-new-climate-data-store-cds/6380/14):
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> 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…

Change to  
url: [https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/api](https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/api)

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**Author:** ![Team\_Avatar](https://forum.ecmwf.int/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/c2a13f/32.png) [@Team\_Avatar](https://forum.ecmwf.int/u/Team_Avatar)\
**Post date:** [7 January 2025 14:58 UTC](https://forum.ecmwf.int/t/ssl-verification-failed/10576/3 "2025-01-07T14:58:57Z")

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Also experiencing this issue, both with the cdsapi download and accessing the website

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**Author:** ![Margarida\_Samso\_Cabre](https://forum.ecmwf.int/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@Margarida\_Samso\_Cabre](https://forum.ecmwf.int/u/Margarida_Samso_Cabre)\
**Post date:** [7 January 2025 15:42 UTC](https://forum.ecmwf.int/t/ssl-verification-failed/10576/4 "2025-01-07T15:42:44Z")

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> [@Kamil\_Kaszowski](#):
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> [https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/api](https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/api)

I confirm it works changing the key from [https://cds-beta.climate.copernicus.eu/api](https://cds-beta.climate.copernicus.eu/api) to [https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/api](https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/api)