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1. Shard Calculation

Query:

Response:

Calculated Shard: 16 (from laksa030)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa016.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.bbc.com/news/av/health-35436517\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.bbc.com/news/av/health-35436517\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/av\/health-35436517","crawl_time":1773600448,"first_indexed_time":1604436420,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,bbc!www,\/news\/av\/health-35436517 s443","src_root_hash":"1643509356818581016","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Zika virus: Tracing its origins in Uganda - BBC News","meta_descriptions":["The Zika virus, which is said to be spreading \"explosively\", was forest discovered in a forest in Uganda."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"The World Health Organization has warned that Zika virus is spreading \"explosively\".\nExperts do not know much about the virus, but it was discovered in a Ugandan forest.\nThe BBC's Catherine Byaruhanga has been there.","attrs_markdown":"[BBC Homepage](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/)\n\n- [Skip to content](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/av\/health-35436517#main-heading)\n- [Accessibility Help](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/accessibility\/)\n\n- [Sign in](https:\/\/session.bbc.com\/session?lang=en-GB&ptrt=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fav%2Fhealth-35436517&sequenceId=d49f8437-7d8d-437d-87dc-8adb918665dd)\n\n- [Home](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/)\n- [News](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news)\n- [Sport](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport)\n- [Business](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/business)\n- [Innovation](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/innovation)\n- [Culture](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/culture)\n- [Travel](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/travel)\n- [Earth](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future-planet)\n- [Audio](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/audio)\n- [Video](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/video)\n- [Live](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/live)\n- [More menu](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/av\/health-35436517#global-navigation-more-menu)\n\n[More menu](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/av\/health-35436517#global-navigation-more-menu)\n\n[Search BBC](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/search?d=NEWS_PS)\n\n- [Home](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/)\n- [News](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news)\n- [Sport](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport)\n- [Business](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/business)\n- [Innovation](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/innovation)\n- [Culture](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/culture)\n- [Travel](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/travel)\n- [Earth](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future-planet)\n- [Audio](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/audio)\n- [Video](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/video)\n- [Live](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/live)\n\nClose menu\n\n[BBC News](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news)\n\n[Menu](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/av\/health-35436517#product-navigation-menu)\n\n- [Home](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news)\n- [UK](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk)\n- [World](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world)\n- [Business](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business)\n- [Culture](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/entertainment_and_arts)\n- [Politics](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/politics)\n- [Health](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/health)\n- [Tech](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology)\n- [InDepth](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/bbcindepth)\n- [BBC Verify](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/bbcverify)\n- [Climate](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/topics\/cmj34zmwm1zt)\n\n[More](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/av\/health-35436517#product-navigation-more-menu)\n\n- [Science](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/science_and_environment)\n- [Family & Education](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/education)\n- [In Pictures](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/in_pictures)\n- [Disability](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/disability)\n- [Newsbeat](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/newsbeat)\n\n- [Health](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/health)\n\n# Zika virus: Tracing its origins in Uganda\n## To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\nThis video can not be played\n\nZika virus: Tracing its origins in Uganda\n\nClose\n\nThe World Health Organization has warned that Zika virus is spreading \"explosively\".\n\nExperts do not know much about the virus, but it was discovered in a Ugandan forest.\n\nThe BBC's Catherine Byaruhanga has been there.\n\n- Subsection\n  [Health](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/health)\n\nShare\n\nclose panel\n\nShare page\n\nCopy link\n\n[About sharing](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/usingthebbc\/terms\/can-i-share-things-from-the-bbc)\n\nRead description\n\n## Explore more\n- [Zika: In the forest where virus was discovered. 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Filter	Status	Condition	Details
HTTP status	PASS	`download_http_code = 200`	HTTP 200
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URL	https://www.bbc.com/news/av/health-35436517
Last Crawled	2026-03-15 18:47:28 (1 month ago)
First Indexed	2020-11-03 20:47:00 (5 years ago)
HTTP Status Code	200
Meta Title	Zika virus: Tracing its origins in Uganda - BBC News
Meta Description	The Zika virus, which is said to be spreading "explosively", was forest discovered in a forest in Uganda.
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Boilerpipe Text	The World Health Organization has warned that Zika virus is spreading "explosively". Experts do not know much about the virus, but it was discovered in a Ugandan forest. The BBC's Catherine Byaruhanga has been there.
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Readable Markdown	The World Health Organization has warned that Zika virus is spreading "explosively". Experts do not know much about the virus, but it was discovered in a Ugandan forest. The BBC's Catherine Byaruhanga has been there.
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