# Web Crawler Failed HTTP request: Unable to request “\< domain \>” because it resolved to only private/invalid addresses v2

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/web-crawler-failed-http-request-unable-to-request-domain-because-it-resolved-to-only-private-invalid-addresses-v2/288102>\
**Category:** Elastic Search\
**Created:** [October 31, 2021, 11:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/web-crawler-failed-http-request-unable-to-request-domain-because-it-resolved-to-only-private-invalid-addresses-v2/288102 "2021-10-31T23:37:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![neergttocsdivad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/43a26b/32.png) [@neergttocsdivad](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/neergttocsdivad)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2021, 11:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/web-crawler-failed-http-request-unable-to-request-domain-because-it-resolved-to-only-private-invalid-addresses-v2/288102/1 "2021-10-31T23:37:07Z")

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[An issue with the same subject was raised in April 2020.](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/web-crawler-failed-http-request-unable-to-request-domain-because-it-resolved-to-only-private-invalid-addresses/270631).

[orhantoy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/orhantoy)[Elastic Team Member](https://discuss.elastic.co/g/elastic_team) advised "Yes, that's the current, default behavior and it will become configurable in the next minor release."

Has this become configurable?

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**Author:** ![orhantoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c5a1d2/32.png) [@orhantoy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/orhantoy)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2021, 8:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/web-crawler-failed-http-request-unable-to-request-domain-because-it-resolved-to-only-private-invalid-addresses-v2/288102/2 "2021-11-01T08:37:45Z")

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Have you tried

```auto
crawler.security.dns.allow_loopback_access: true

```

?

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**Author:** ![ross.bell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ross.bell/32/77559_2.png) [@ross.bell](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ross.bell)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/web-crawler-failed-http-request-unable-to-request-domain-because-it-resolved-to-only-private-invalid-addresses-v2/288102/3 "2021-11-01T16:56:10Z")

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I think this is now answered here: [Add a domain to get started - validate domain - failed - #2 by ross.bell](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-a-domain-to-get-started-validate-domain-failed/288077/2).

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 8:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/web-crawler-failed-http-request-unable-to-request-domain-because-it-resolved-to-only-private-invalid-addresses-v2/288102/4 "2022-11-04T08:32:53Z")

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