Years 2018 and 2019 don't work

[narry67]

Sport

Football

Summary

I am pulling from a private league. Years 2014-2017 and 2020-2024 work fine but when attempting to get 2018/2019 I get the error shown in the logs/data section. Any assistance would be appreciated.

Logs/Data

/Users/username/Documents/PROJECT-NAME/.venv/bin/python /Users/username/Documents/PROJECT-NAME/API-ESPN.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/username/Documents/PROJECT-NAME/API-ESPN.py", line 16, in
league = League(league_id=286725, year=2019, espn_s2=s2_2018, swid=swid, debug=True)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/Users/username/Documents/PROJECT-NAME/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/espn_api/football/league.py", line 32, in init
self.fetch_league()
File "/Users/username/Documents/PROJECT-NAME/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/espn_api/football/league.py", line 35, in fetch_league
self._fetch_league()
File "/Users/username/Documents/PROJECT-NAME/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/espn_api/football/league.py", line 38, in _fetch_league
data = super()._fetch_league(SettingsClass=Settings)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/Users/username/Documents/PROJECT-NAME/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/espn_api/base_league.py", line 32, in _fetch_league
data = self.espn_request.get_league()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/Users/username/Documents/PROJECT-NAME/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/espn_api/requests/espn_requests.py", line 75, in get_league
data = self.league_get(params=params)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/Users/username/Documents/PROJECT-NAME/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/espn_api/requests/espn_requests.py", line 55, in league_get
checkRequestStatus(r.status_code, cookies=self.cookies, league_id=self.league_id)
File "/Users/username/Documents/PROJECT-NAME/.venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/espn_api/requests/espn_requests.py", line 26, in checkRequestStatus
raise ESPNAccessDenied(f"League {league_id} cannot be accessed with espn_s2={cookies.get('espn_s2')} and swid={cookies.get('SWID')}")
espn_api.requests.espn_requests.ESPNAccessDenied: League 286725 cannot be accessed with espn_s2=YOUR_ESPNS2_PLACEHOLDER and swid={YOUR_SWID_PLACEHOLDER}

Process finished with exit code 1

[Robert-litts]

I have the same issue & submitted issued #278 a while back, I believe it had to do with the change in ESPN's api that year and the way the JSON was being parsed. I attempted to resolve this via PR #514, but it failed automated testing and I never got around to fixing it. I'll try and find some time to circle back and look into this, having some issues getting the code to run locally right now.

[cwendt94]

At least for this issue, this is throwing access denied before the data is even parsed. ESPN API is returning a 401 unauthorized status. @narry67 during 2018 and 2019 season were you part of the league? Are you able to see the league during that time on ESPN's website?

[narry67]

@cwendt94 Hmm. I was a part of the league those years. I see my league through this link https://lm-api-reads.fantasy.espn.com/apis/v3/games/ffl/leagueHistory/286725?seasonId=2019

if I use https://fantasy.espn.com/football/league/history?leagueId=286725&seasonId=2016 I can see a list of all my seasons including 18-19 as seen in the screenshot. However if I then go to "league office" or https://fantasy.espn.com/football/league?seasonId=2023&leagueId=286725 then I get a permission denied for those 2 years.

[narry67]

Apparently my league mates have access to it. I have no idea what I did different those years :(

[cwendt94]

That is really weird, so seems like a bug on ESPN's side. I wonder if there are any settings the commissioner can update or check out?

[narry67]

I am not sure but I can just use one of their cookies for the moment so the issue shouldn’t affect me anymore. I appreciate you all taking the time to help.

[cwendt94]

No problem, glad you are able to use a work around!