# Why does the Livy test connection fail with the error “Not able to access resource, please check the host URL”?

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**Created:** [December 17, 2025, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.sparkflows.ai/t/why-does-the-livy-test-connection-fail-with-the-error-not-able-to-access-resource-please-check-the-host-url/148 "2025-12-17T13:50:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tarika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@Tarika](https://community.sparkflows.ai/u/Tarika)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.sparkflows.ai/t/why-does-the-livy-test-connection-fail-with-the-error-not-able-to-access-resource-please-check-the-host-url/148/1 "2025-12-17T13:50:29Z")

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Do check in the logs for exceptions and the root cause. The log files can be analysed from Livy url.

Possible causes are:

- The Livy host url configured in Sparkflows is configured wrongly.

- The Livy host url configured in Sparkflows is not accessible from EMR Livy.

- Test connectivity from the sparkflows machine using:

**Note:** Make sure to replace ‘livy-host’ with your actual Livy Server ip or domain name.