Python timeout when making POST request from Google Cloud Function

Question

I have deployed a Cloud Function to make a simple POST request when a file is uploaded to my storage bucket.

The function looks like this:

import requests

def hello_gcs(event, context):
    r = requests.post('http://192.168.2.198:8000/api/upload-data', data = {'file':event['name']})

Whenever I upload a file to the bucket I get a function finished with status: timeout. I found some similar questions on stack but nothing solve the problem. Does anyone see the issue? Thanks in advance.

is it in the same network? 192.168.2.198 suggests you should be in the same network. Try the same command from post man on the other machine. i think it will not work — Yash

Dustin Ingram Dustin Ingram · Accepted Answer · 2020-10-13T15:44:10

The IP address 192.168.2.198 looks like an IP on a local network. This is probably not reachable from the Cloud Functions execution environment. You need to expose a public IP address instead.

Python timeout when making POST request from Google Cloud Function

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