java.net.UnknownHostException Unable to resolve host "accounts.google.com": No address associated with hostname while inserting rows in bigquery

Question

Hi I am working on android app in which I have integrated BigQuery. I see we are getting a lot of exception sometimes while inserting records in BigQuery tables. We are not expertise in this but started to learn this new technology. It would be great if you guys can help me on this.

   java.net.UnknownHostException: Unable to resolve host "accounts.google.com": No address associated with hostname
          at java.net.InetAddress.lookupHostByName(InetAddress.java:424)
          at java.net.InetAddress.getAllByNameImpl(InetAddress.java:236)
          at java.net.InetAddress.getAllByName(InetAddress.java:214)
          at com.android.okhttp.internal.Dns$1.getAllByName(Dns.java:28)
          at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.RouteSelector.resetNextInetSocketAddress(RouteSelector.java:216)
          at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.RouteSelector.next(RouteSelector.java:122)
          at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.HttpEngine.connect(HttpEngine.java:292)
          at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.HttpEngine.sendSocketRequest(HttpEngine.java:255)
          at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.HttpEngine.sendRequest(HttpEngine.java:206)
          at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.HttpURLConnectionImpl.execute(HttpURLConnectionImpl.java:345)
          at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.HttpURLConnectionImpl.connect(HttpURLConnectionImpl.java:89)
          at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.HttpURLConnectionImpl.getOutputStream(HttpURLConnectionImpl.java:197)
          at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.HttpsURLConnectionImpl.getOutputStream(HttpsURLConnectionImpl.java:254)
          at com.google.a.a.c.a.c.a(NetHttpRequest.java:77)
          at com.google.a.a.c.r.p(HttpRequest.java:972)
          at com.google.a.a.a.a.h.a(TokenRequest.java:307)
          at com.google.a.a.b.a.a.b.f(GoogleCredential.java:384)
          at com.google.a.a.a.a.c.h(Credential.java:489)
          at com.google.a.a.a.a.c.a(Credential.java:217)
          at com.google.a.a.c.r.p(HttpRequest.java:859)
          at com.google.a.a.b.d.c.c(AbstractGoogleClientRequest.java:469)
          at com.test.utils.c.c(CommonUtility.java:2730)
          at com.test.services.AppInstallIntentService.onHandleIntent(AppInstallIntentService.java:71)
          at android.app.IntentService$ServiceHandler.handleMessage(IntentService.java:65)
          at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
          at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:136)
          at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:61)
   Caused by: libcore.io.GaiException: getaddrinfo failed: EAI_NODATA (No address associated with hostname)
          at libcore.io.Posix.getaddrinfo(Posix.java)
          at libcore.io.ForwardingOs.getaddrinfo(ForwardingOs.java:61)
          at java.net.InetAddress.lookupHostByName(InetAddress.java:405)
          at java.net.InetAddress.getAllByNameImpl(InetAddress.java:236)
          at java.net.InetAddress.getAllByName(InetAddress.java:214)
          at com.android.okhttp.internal.Dns$1.getAllByName(Dns.java:28)
          at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.RouteSelector.resetNextInetSocketAddress(RouteSelector.java:216)
          at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.RouteSelector.next(RouteSelector.java:122)
          at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.HttpEngine.connect(HttpEngine.java:292)
          at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.HttpEngine.sendSocketRequest(HttpEngine.java:255)
          at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.HttpEngine.sendRequest(HttpEngine.java:206)
          at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.HttpURLConnectionImpl.execute(HttpURLConnectionImpl.java:345)
          at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.HttpURLConnectionImpl.connect(HttpURLConnectionImpl.java:89)
          at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.HttpURLConnectionImpl.getOutputStream(HttpURLConnectionImpl.java:197)
          at com.android.okhttp.internal.http.HttpsURLConnectionImpl.getOutputStream(HttpsURLConnectionImpl.java:254)
          at com.google.a.a.c.a.c.a(NetHttpRequest.java:77)
          at com.google.a.a.c.r.p(HttpRequest.java:972)
          at com.google.a.a.a.a.h.a(TokenRequest.java:307)
          at com.google.a.a.b.a.a.b.f(GoogleCredential.java:384)
          at com.google.a.a.a.a.c.h(Credential.java:489)
          at com.google.a.a.a.a.c.a(Credential.java:217)
          at com.google.a.a.c.r.p(HttpRequest.java:859)
          at com.google.a.a.b.d.c.c(AbstractGoogleClientRequest.java:469)
          at com.test.utils.c.c(CommonUtility.java:2730)
          at com.test.services.AppInstallIntentService.onHandleIntent(AppInstallIntentService.java:71)
          at android.app.IntentService$ServiceHandler.handleMessage(IntentService.java:65)
          at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
          at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:136)
          at android.os.HandlerThread.run(HandlerThread.java:61)

Answer 1

This Exception Thrown to indicate that the IP address of a host could not be determined.

This exception is also raised when you are connected to a valid wifi but router does not receive the internet. Its very easy to reproduce this:

Connect to a valid wifi Now remove the cable from the router while router is pluged-in

You will observe this error!!

You can't really solve this, You can only notify the user gracefully. (something like - "Unable to make a connection")

also make sure you have added the permission in AndroidManifest.xml.

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />