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"Something went wrong!" (Bad Gateway) #4246

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🐛 GitHub Readme Stats - "Something went wrong!" (Bad Gateway) on May 7th

Describe the bug
Accessing the GitHub Readme Stats API with the following parameters results in a Bad Gateway error, returning a generic failure message instead of the expected SVG stats image.

Request URL:
https://github-readme-stats.vercel.app/api?username=darksylver&show_icons=true&theme=tokyonight&hide=issues&count_private=true

Response:
Something went wrong! file an issue at https://tiny.one/readme-stats
Something went wrong while executing your query on 2025-05-07T13:15:40+00:00. This may be... Bad Gateway

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To Reproduce

  1. Visit the URL above.
  2. Observe that it does not render the SVG image.
  3. The response is an error message instead of the expected stats.

Expected behavior
The endpoint should return a GitHub stats SVG for the user darksylver with icons, the selected theme, hidden issues, and counting private contributions.

System info:

  • Device: Dell Latitude 3520
  • OS: Windows 10 Pro (10.0.19045)
  • Browser: Chrome 123.0.6312.107
  • Timezone: UTC-03:00 (Buenos Aires)
  • Network: Wired (Ethernet), stable

Additional context

  • Issue is reproducible and confirmed across different systems.
  • The same URL was working previously.
  • Error suggests a server-side failure, possibly upstream (Bad Gateway).

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