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This is problem with GBIF overlay and has no connections with Inat at all. The endpoint sometimes returns 503 error.

I can’t replicate on either chrome or opera, so perhaps this is an issue with your specific machine

Interestingly it works fine when tried in Incognito mode without login. But, the moment I login to inaturalist , it is reproducible on my incongnito mode too on chrome (negating cookies and cache issue that way!) [image]

Also can’t replicate on Windows + Chrome; logged in or in incognito. Do you have an extensions/plugins that you’ve also permitted while in incognito? Some extensions have settings such as “Permit Incognito”. If so, you might try disabling those as a test.

Same issue for me on Safari with Monterrey, but I do have some maps that don’t show it. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1360268-Lycaena - this one does not show the “503” for me, but the two species under it do show it, as well as the genus. I do have other taxa that also show it.

I played around with observations listed in "Explore " around my location on the website. Some observations have this issue with maps and some do not have. Trying to see if there is a pattern to this.

Likely has to do with iNat using an outdated version of the google maps javascript libary. The developer console says: “util.js:76 Google Maps JavaScript API warning: RetiredVersion https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/error-messages#retired-version eAa @ util.js:76”

I encountered this only when trying to enable the GBIF overlay for the map on a taxon page. Went to GBIF and there was a notice that their systems were having issues on the page. Then my cat walked all over my keyboard and closed and restarted Chrome, which had had the “Relaunch to update” notifica…

I had the same bug this morning on the taxon page, using the browser Ecosia, with the gbif overlay. But now it work fine. [20240922_135446]

I saw this issue yesterday for awhile but I haven’t seen it today

Agree with others. I am no longer seeing this issue

Google maps on observation shows large "503" text

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Google maps on observation shows large "503" text

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