# Could not obtain directory: cURL error 7: Failed connect to acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org:443; No route to host (see https://curl.haxx.se/libcurl/c/libcurl-errors.html) **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [October 30, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/could-not-obtain-directory-curl-error-7-failed-connect-to-acme-v02-api-letsencrypt-org-443-no-route-to-host-see-https-curl-haxx-se-libcurl-c-libcurl-errors-html/186967 "2022-10-30T22:04:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![resatyildiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@resatyildiz](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/resatyildiz)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/could-not-obtain-directory-curl-error-7-failed-connect-to-acme-v02-api-letsencrypt-org-443-no-route-to-host-see-https-curl-haxx-se-libcurl-c-libcurl-errors-html/186967/1 "2022-10-30T22:04:32Z")
**I tried renew ssl certificates for my domains, I get this error** `'Could not obtain directory: cURL error 7: Failed connect to acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org:443; No route to host (see https://curl.haxx.se/libcurl/c/libcurl-errors.html)'` Example My domain is: 7sdesign.com.tr I ran this command: `curl -v https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory` It produced this output: ```nohighlight * About to connect() to acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org port 443 (#0) * Trying 172.65.32.248... * Connection timed out * Trying 2606:4700:60:0:f53d:5624:85c7:3a2c... * No route to host * Failed connect to acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org:443; No route to host * Closing connection 0 curl: (7) Failed connect to acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org:443; No route to host ``` and I ran this command: `echo | openssl s_client -connect google.com:443 | head` It produced this output: ```nohighlight depth=3 C = BE, O = GlobalSign nv-sa, OU = Root CA, CN = GlobalSign Root CA verify return:1 depth=2 C = US, O = Google Trust Services LLC, CN = GTS Root R1 verify return:1 depth=1 C = US, O = Google Trust Services LLC, CN = GTS CA 1C3 verify return:1 depth=0 CN = *.google.com verify return:1 CONNECTED(00000003) --- Certificate chain 0 s:/CN=*.google.com i:/C=US/O=Google Trust Services LLC/CN=GTS CA 1C3 1 s:/C=US/O=Google Trust Services LLC/CN=GTS CA 1C3 i:/C=US/O=Google Trust Services LLC/CN=GTS Root R1 2 s:/C=US/O=Google Trust Services LLC/CN=GTS Root R1 i:/C=BE/O=GlobalSign nv-sa/OU=Root CA/CN=GlobalSign Root CA --- DONE ``` I can login to a root shell on my machine (yes or no, or I don't know): **yes** I'm using a control panel to manage my site (no, or provide the name and version of the control panel): **yes(plesk)** The version of my client is (e.g. output of `certbot --version` or `certbot-auto --version` if you're using Certbot): **I don't use it.** ---
**Author:** ![Osiris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/839c29/32.png) [@Osiris](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/Osiris)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2022, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/could-not-obtain-directory-curl-error-7-failed-connect-to-acme-v02-api-letsencrypt-org-443-no-route-to-host-see-https-curl-haxx-se-libcurl-c-libcurl-errors-html/186967/2 "2022-10-30T22:32:59Z")
What if you'd try: `curl -v4 https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory` If that one succeeds, your IPv6 connectivity is broken. ---
**Author:** ![resatyildiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@resatyildiz](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/resatyildiz)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2022, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/could-not-obtain-directory-curl-error-7-failed-connect-to-acme-v02-api-letsencrypt-org-443-no-route-to-host-see-https-curl-haxx-se-libcurl-c-libcurl-errors-html/186967/3 "2022-10-30T22:48:02Z")
Thank you for your help, I tried this ```nohighlight curl -v4 https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory ``` and I got this ```nohighlight * About to connect() to acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org port 443 (#0) * Trying 172.65.32.248... * Connection timed out * Failed connect to acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org:443; Connection timed out * Closing connection 0 curl: (7) Failed connect to acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org:443; Connection timed out ``` ---
**Author:** ![resatyildiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@resatyildiz](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/resatyildiz)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2022, 11:28pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/could-not-obtain-directory-curl-error-7-failed-connect-to-acme-v02-api-letsencrypt-org-443-no-route-to-host-see-https-curl-haxx-se-libcurl-c-libcurl-errors-html/186967/4 "2022-10-30T23:28:57Z")
How can I find out if my ip address is blocked by letsencrypt? 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![webprofusion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/webprofusion/32/85310_2.png) [@webprofusion](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/webprofusion)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2022, 12:56am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/could-not-obtain-directory-curl-error-7-failed-connect-to-acme-v02-api-letsencrypt-org-443-no-route-to-host-see-https-curl-haxx-se-libcurl-c-libcurl-errors-html/186967/5 "2022-10-31T00:56:33Z")
The system is undergoing maintenance, could be that [https://letsencrypt.status.io/](https://letsencrypt.status.io/) ---
**Author:** ![rg305](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/rg305/32/91314_2.png) [@rg305](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/rg305)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2022, 2:00am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/could-not-obtain-directory-curl-error-7-failed-connect-to-acme-v02-api-letsencrypt-org-443-no-route-to-host-see-https-curl-haxx-se-libcurl-c-libcurl-errors-html/186967/6 "2022-10-31T02:00:47Z")
Please show: `netstat -nr` ---
**Author:** ![resatyildiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@resatyildiz](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/resatyildiz)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2022, 6:12am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/could-not-obtain-directory-curl-error-7-failed-connect-to-acme-v02-api-letsencrypt-org-443-no-route-to-host-see-https-curl-haxx-se-libcurl-c-libcurl-errors-html/186967/7 "2022-10-31T06:12:39Z")
I have this problem in a long time. I looked to a lot of document and solutions, but I couldn't solve this problem. ---
**Author:** ![resatyildiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@resatyildiz](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/resatyildiz)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2022, 6:13am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/could-not-obtain-directory-curl-error-7-failed-connect-to-acme-v02-api-letsencrypt-org-443-no-route-to-host-see-https-curl-haxx-se-libcurl-c-libcurl-errors-html/186967/8 "2022-10-31T06:13:25Z")
Ok, Here it is; ```nohighlight Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface 0.0.0.0 185. **.**.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 ens160 172.17.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 docker0 185. **.**.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 ens160 ``` I wrote '\*' terms for security. ---
**Author:** ![rg305](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/rg305/32/91314_2.png) [@rg305](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/rg305)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2022, 7:00am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/could-not-obtain-directory-curl-error-7-failed-connect-to-acme-v02-api-letsencrypt-org-443-no-route-to-host-see-https-curl-haxx-se-libcurl-c-libcurl-errors-html/186967/9 "2022-10-31T07:00:23Z")
I don't see a routing issue. Must be something else... ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/original/3X/c/a/ca6c06ea1ea201324bba7048c6841ce60236468d.png) [@system](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 7:01am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/could-not-obtain-directory-curl-error-7-failed-connect-to-acme-v02-api-letsencrypt-org-443-no-route-to-host-see-https-curl-haxx-se-libcurl-c-libcurl-errors-html/186967/10 "2022-11-30T07:01:05Z")
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