# Web Api external network

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/web-api-external-network/955974>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [November 6, 2020, 8:50am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/web-api-external-network/955974 "2020-11-06T08:50:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![f40295c19d6240](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/f40295c19d6240/32/88080_2.png) [@f40295c19d6240](https://community.thunkable.com/u/f40295c19d6240)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 8:50am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/web-api-external-network/955974/1 "2020-11-06T08:50:02Z")

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Goodmorning everyone,  
I have created an app with the web api module. This app works correctly with wifi using both internal IP and static public IP. But when I use this app not in wifi (away from home) it doesn’t work. If I use the web api URL in firefox it opens the web page correctly. Why is the app unable to read the page?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/9/1/91c0919326f89ef973c19662ab6d4dffa0ca99e4.png)

Thanks a lot to those who can help me

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**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/web-api-external-network/955974/2 "2020-11-06T22:31:52Z")

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@f40295c19d6240 what

> [@f40295c19d6240](#):
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> But when I use this app not in wifi (away from home) it doesn’t work

Is this more an issue of connecting to a local IP when you’re not on the network?

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**Author:** ![f40295c19d6240](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/f40295c19d6240/32/88080_2.png) [@f40295c19d6240](https://community.thunkable.com/u/f40295c19d6240)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 8:45am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/web-api-external-network/955974/3 "2020-11-07T08:45:06Z")

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Hi  
You are right. I select local ip. Selecting external ip works.  
Thank you very much

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/web-api-external-network/955974/4 "2024-11-08T12:21:46Z")

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