I'm not going to leave it on continuously; that might give others the false impression that the service will be stable going forward. But tell me your time zone and I'll try to turn the service off during your nighttime.
Others seem to have found a drop-in replacement for Google's QR service; hopefully a search will bring that up. Jon On Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 4:10:32 PM UTC-5 br...@hemesath.net wrote: > I'm actively working to find a new solution. Thank you. > > We use(d) this service for volunteer check-ins. A very large marathon is > using QR codes to check in thousands of volunteers this coming weekend. If > it is possible to leave it on through Sunday, that would be a huge relief. > > Thank you for the prompt response. > > > On Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 12:56:28 PM UTC-6 Jon Orwant wrote: > >> Just turned it back on. We don't have a fixed schedule other than >> "several hours every day". If there's a particular day/time period you need >> the service up, I can accommodate, but please do migrate off of it ASAP! >> >> Jon >> >> On Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 1:54:34 PM UTC-5 br...@hemesath.net >> wrote: >> >>> Is this service now 100% off / deactivated? >>> >>> If not, is there a blackout schedule that you can share? >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 8:41:26 AM UTC-6 Stefan wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Jon, >>>> >>>> Yesterday i got 502 also for generating qr code images, but today is >>>> working well. Should i change to another solution to create this QR code >>>> images? i i checked, google api images was deprecated >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> Stefan >>>> >>>> On Saturday, January 6, 2024 at 1:53:45 AM UTC+7 Jon Orwant wrote: >>>> >>>>> Approximately: >>>>> >>>>> Wednesday from 1818 to 1935 GMT >>>>> Thursday from 1710 to 1930 GMT >>>>> Today from 1530 to 1815 GMT >>>>> >>>>> Jon >>>>> >>>>> On Friday, January 5, 2024 at 1:48:23 PM UTC-5 >>>>> alperen.k...@useinsider.com wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hey Jon, >>>>>> Can you tell me exactly when you closed it? >>>>>> >>>>>> On Friday 5 January 2024 at 21:14:42 UTC+3 Jon Orwant wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> It's been on the documentation page for many years: >>>>>> https://developers.google.com/chart/image >>>>>> >>>>>> It's not in the HTTP response. I'm not even sure whether it's >>>>>> possible to put free text into an HTTP response, although I concede that >>>>>> would have been a good thing to do if so. >>>>>> >>>>>> Ultimately the only effective mechanism we had was to turn the >>>>>> service off for increasingly long periods of time. My apologies that we >>>>>> didn't have a better solution. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'll turn it back on now, but will turn it off again for several >>>>>> hours tomorrow. >>>>>> >>>>>> Jon >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Jan 5, 2024 at 1:08 PM Cat <kat...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Would it not be smart to announce that on the documentation page and >>>>>> also as message part of the 502 BAD Gateway?? response which indicates >>>>>> some >>>>>> other error. Noone will be able to understand that correctly. Everybody >>>>>> will wait til it shows up again. >>>>>> *410 Gone: Charts API was deprecated in 2012 and is finally being >>>>>> turned off.* >>>>>> https://developers.google.com/chart?hl=en >>>>>> >>>>>> It is really an uphill battle to fight against deprecations. >>>>>> As Google Appengine customer I have a VERY long list of APIs to >>>>>> replace. >>>>>> >>>>>> Reminds me on Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. >>>>>> >>>>>> Jon Orwant schrieb am Freitag, 5. Jänner 2024 um 18:51:23 UTC+1: >>>>>> >>>>>> You're asking about the Google Image Charts API, which was deprecated >>>>>> in 2012 and is finally, 12 years later, being turned off. We're taking >>>>>> it >>>>>> down for increasingly long periods of time every day, to flush out users >>>>>> who might not realize they're using an antiquated service, in >>>>>> anticipation >>>>>> of a complete turndown next week. >>>>>> >>>>>> The Google Image Charts API is completely different from Google >>>>>> Charts, a JavaScript library that is actively developed and maintained. >>>>>> >>>>>> Jon >>>>>> >>>>>> On Friday, January 5, 2024 at 12:49:02 PM UTC-5 >>>>>> umut....@useinsider.com wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I get 502 error on chart api, is ther any problem on it ? >>>>>> >>>>>> Also I couldn't find any status page about chart API , if exist could >>>>>> you share. >>>>>> <https://useinsider.com/nrf-big-show/> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "Google Visualization API" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to google-visualizati...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/google-visualization-api/abb2856e-bcd2-442d-9925-c83f03b8407bn%40googlegroups.com >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/google-visualization-api/abb2856e-bcd2-442d-9925-c83f03b8407bn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://useinsider.com/nrf-big-show/> >>>>>> >>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Visualization API" group. 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