# Importing a dataset from sandbox.Zenodo failed **URL:** \ **Category:** Renku (CLI)\ **Created:** [20 May 2021 11:45 UTC](https://renku.discourse.group/t/importing-a-dataset-from-sandbox-zenodo-failed/335 "2021-05-20T11:45:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![amirrezaie1415](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/renku.discourse.group/amirrezaie1415/32/119_2.png) [@amirrezaie1415](https://renku.discourse.group/u/amirrezaie1415)\ **Post date:** [20 May 2021 11:45 UTC](https://renku.discourse.group/t/importing-a-dataset-from-sandbox-zenodo-failed/335/1 "2021-05-20T11:45:05Z")
Hi, When trying to import a dataset from Zenodo [sandbox] ([https://sandbox.zenodo.org/record/830043#.YKZIH6gzZaQ](https://sandbox.zenodo.org/record/830043#.YKZIH6gzZaQ)), I get: ```` > ## Describe the bug > A clear and concise description. > > ## Details > *Please verify and redact the details.* > > **Renku version:** 0.14.2 > **OS:** Linux (#119-Ubuntu SMP Tue Sep 8 12:30:01 UTC 2020) > **Python:** 3.8.6 ### Traceback ``` Traceback (most recent call last): File "[...]/renku/cli/exception_handler.py", line 123, in main result = super().main(*args, **kwargs) File "[...]/renku/cli/exception_handler.py", line 89, in main return super().main(*args, **kwargs) File "[...]/click/core.py", line 782, in main rv = self.invoke(ctx) File "[...]/click/core.py", line 1259, in invoke return _process_result(sub_ctx.command.invoke(sub_ctx)) File "[...]/click/core.py", line 1259, in invoke return _process_result(sub_ctx.command.invoke(sub_ctx)) File "[...]/click/core.py", line 1066, in invoke return ctx.invoke(self.callback, **ctx.params) File "[...]/click/core.py", line 610, in invoke return callback(*args, **kwargs) File "[...]/renku/cli/dataset.py", line 683, in import_ import_dataset().with_communicator(communicator).build().execute(uri=uri, name=name, extract=extract, yes=yes) File "[...]/renku/core/incubation/command.py", line 131, in execute output = context["click_context"].invoke(self._operation, context["client"], *args, **kwargs) File "[...]/click/core.py", line 610, in invoke return callback(*args, **kwargs) File "[...]/renku/core/commands/dataset.py", line 455, in _import_dataset record = provider.find_record(uri, client) File "[...]/renku/core/commands/providers/zenodo.py", line 519, in find_record return self.find_record_by_doi(uri) File "[...]/renku/core/commands/providers/zenodo.py", line 525, in find_record_by_doi doi = DOIProvider().find_record(doi) File "[...]/renku/core/commands/providers/doi.py", line 111, in find_record response = self._query(uri).json() File "[...]/requests/models.py", line 898, in json return complexjson.loads(self.text, **kwargs) File "[...]/json/ __init__.py", line 357, in loads return _default_decoder.decode(s) File "[...]/json/decoder.py", line 337, in decode obj, end = self.raw_decode(s, idx=_w(s, 0).end()) File "[...]/json/decoder.py", line 355, in raw_decode raise JSONDecodeError("Expecting value", s, err.value) from None json.decoder.JSONDecodeError: Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0) ``` ## Additional context Add any other context about the problem. ```` Any help is appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![ralf.grubenmann](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/renku.discourse.group/ralf.grubenmann/32/78_2.png) [@ralf.grubenmann](https://renku.discourse.group/u/ralf.grubenmann)\ **Post date:** [20 May 2021 12:22 UTC](https://renku.discourse.group/t/importing-a-dataset-from-sandbox-zenodo-failed/335/2 "2021-05-20T12:22:05Z")
It looks like you called the command with the DOI of the dataset, but sandbox DOI’s aren’t real, e.g. [https://doi.org/10.5072/zenodo.830043](https://doi.org/10.5072/zenodo.830043) this is the DOI lookup for this dataset, which doesn’t exist. If you instead run `renku dataset import https://sandbox.zenodo.org/record/830043` that should work. Though when I just tested this, it fails because the metadata sent by Zenodo is formatted badly. I just tried with a non-sandbox dataset and that works, so I guess there’s some discrepancy there. We don’t officially support importing from Zenodo Sandbox, but I can have a quick look what exactly the issue is here ---
**Author:** ![mohammad-sdsc](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/renku.discourse.group/mohammad-sdsc/32/79_2.png) [@mohammad-sdsc](https://renku.discourse.group/u/mohammad-sdsc)\ **Post date:** [20 May 2021 12:41 UTC](https://renku.discourse.group/t/importing-a-dataset-from-sandbox-zenodo-failed/335/3 "2021-05-20T12:41:37Z")
Hi Amir, As Ralf mentioned, we don’t support importing dataset from Zenodo Sandbox since it’s ephemeral and gets purged from time to time. This means that `dataset import https://sandbox.zenodo.org/record/830043` won’t work either (it actually tries to import `https://zenodo.org/record/830043` which is a different dataset than yours). ---
**Author:** ![amirrezaie1415](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/renku.discourse.group/amirrezaie1415/32/119_2.png) [@amirrezaie1415](https://renku.discourse.group/u/amirrezaie1415)\ **Post date:** [20 May 2021 16:20 UTC](https://renku.discourse.group/t/importing-a-dataset-from-sandbox-zenodo-failed/335/4 "2021-05-20T16:20:43Z")
Thank you so much @ralf.grubenmann and @mohammad-sdsc for your answers. If there would be a way to also import data from sandbox Zenodo, that would be great. As people may want to first check whether everything works smoothly, then publish it on the (main) Zenodo. ---
**Author:** ![ralf.grubenmann](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/renku.discourse.group/ralf.grubenmann/32/78_2.png) [@ralf.grubenmann](https://renku.discourse.group/u/ralf.grubenmann)\ **Post date:** [21 May 2021 07:28 UTC](https://renku.discourse.group/t/importing-a-dataset-from-sandbox-zenodo-failed/335/5 "2021-05-21T07:28:12Z")
We discussed it internally and it is unlikely that we will support importing from the Zenodo Sandbox. The Zenodo Sandbox environment can be deleted at any time and as such, a new dataset might get the same id as an old one, which could lead to confusion or code issues. If you export a dataset from renku using `renku dataset export` without the `-p` flag specified, it will export as a draft, so you can use that to test things. And you should be able to import a draft dataset as well. So I think that’s a better approach to testing things.