Unable to Fetch Geo-Blocked Web Page (BSE India) – Need Help with Access & PDF Extraction

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Hi everyone,

I’m trying to build a workflow in n8n that monitors high-frequency notifications related to the Indian stock market, published on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) website:

:link: https://www.bseindia.com/corporates/ann.html

Each notification on that page links to a PDF file, and my goal is to:

  1. Fetch the latest list of notifications regularly (published every few seconds/minutes)
  2. Download each attached PDF
  3. Use AI tools to generate a 1-line summary or sentiment of the content

However, I’ve hit a roadblock:

:red_exclamation_mark: Problem:

When I use the HTTP Request node (or Fetch API) in n8n to access the BSE URL, I receive a 404 Forbidden error.

:light_bulb: What I suspect:

The BSE website may be geo-blocking traffic from outside India, and since n8n cloud servers may not be located in India, the request is being blocked.

:red_question_mark: What I’d like help with:

  • Is there a way in n8n to set up a proxy or VPN to bypass this kind of restriction?
  • Any workaround for fetching and parsing content from a geo-restricted page like this?
  • What’s the best approach to download the PDFs linked on that page and feed them into an AI summarizer node?

I’m currently using the free tier, but I’m planning to upgrade to a monthly paid plan if this type of workflow is possible with a bit of guidance.

Thanks so much in advance!

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Hey @arihantj ,

You can use the proxy option in the http node.

Have you thought of self-hosting too?

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How can I do that? If there’s any page for guidance I would really appreciate it.