Issue with Inconsistent Responses from API

[pshijie]

I'm experiencing inconsistent responses when calling the Weather.gov API endpoint https://api.weather.gov/gridpoints/LOX/160,43/forecast/hourly from my Java application compared to Postman requests.

When I make a request using Postman, I receive the expected weather forecast data. However, when I call the same endpoint with identical parameters from my Java application, the response differs significantly.

Here's the code I'm using to make the API request:

HttpResponse response = HttpRequest.get(url)
                .timeout(5000)
                .header("Accept", "application/json")
                .execute();

I've already tried:

• Adding cache control headers to prevent caching
• Verifying the status code is 200 for both requests

Is there any known issue with the API that could cause different responses based on the client making the request? Are there specific headers or parameters required when accessing the API programmatically that might not be needed when using Postman?

Any guidance on how to ensure consistent responses between Postman and programmatic API calls would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

[JJKraw]

Maybe you aren't setting the User-Agent header field? If you could post the significantly different data you get, someone might be able to figure it out.