cannot open the connection download_fontawesome()

[giabaio]

Hi, I am able to use download_academicons() but when I try the other possible set of icons, one way or another, things fail... In particular, for fontawesome, I get

library(icons)
> download_fontawesome()
Error in open.connection(con, "rb") : 
  cannot open the connection to 'https://api.github.com/repos/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/releases/latest'
In addition: Warning message:
In open.connection(con, "rb") :
  cannot open URL 'https://api.github.com/repos/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/releases/latest': HTTP status was '403 Forbidden'

Am I missing something obvious? Thanks

[mitchelloharawild]

Strange, looks like you've been refused access to the GitHub API. What happens when you try to access the API directly from the web browser (i.e. open https://api.github.com/repos/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/releases/latest)?

[giabaio]

Not sure, really --- it's worked just​ now! Nevermind!

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Strange, looks like you've been refused access to the GitHub API. What happens when you try to access the API directly from the web browser (i.e. open https://api.github.com/repos/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome/releases/latest)?

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[mitchelloharawild]

Strange, glad it's working for you now.