intellij : "search results are not loaded check the internet connection" - intellij-idea

Question

Using Intelliji for Java, I'm trying to get cucumber plugin, so i go to the file dropdown menu and go to settings menu and go to plugins. I type in cucumber in the plugins search bar. But nothing is found in the search results.
The message given is " search results are not loaded check the internet connection "
I also get " marketplace plugins are not loaded. Check the internet connection and >refresh< "
My internet connection is fine. I've already downloaded a load of dependancies using maven via intellij. the refresh button doesn't help. Why does intellij think the problem is no internet connection? How do I get intellij to find plugins?

Answer 1

I needed to set up a proxy under Appearance & Behavior Settings, System Settings, HTTP Proxy. I selected auto detect proxy settings. After this I was able to see plugins in the marketplace window.

Answer 2

For me I was able to get the marketplace working when I went to
Configure>Settings>HTTP Proxy Settings> Auto-detect proxy settings>Automatic Proxy configuration URL: https://plugins.jetbrains.com
Actually it seems to be working even without the Automatic Proxy configuration URL disabled

Answer 3

The changes of the settings work for me:

Answer 4

As mentioned in one of the comments on this link, I made the following changes:
Enabled Auto-detect proxy settings under Appearance & Behavior > System Settings > HTTP Proxy.
Removed the below flag under the Help > Custom VM Options.
-Djsse.enableSNIExtension=false
Restarted Intellij after making these changes. Made these changes on Intellij Ultimate 2019.3.3

Answer 5

There are a couple of things you can try.
I will start with what worked for me!
I felt my IP was blocking the plugins, I enabled the VPN and it worked!
for some version IntelliJ looks for plugins using HTTP protocol instead of
HTTPS, so add the following lines
IntelliJ bin folder-> idea.properties,
idea.plugins.host=https://plugins.jetbrains.com
try disabling the SNIExtension, Help->Edit Custom VM options
Djsse.enableSNIExtension=false

Answer 6

Such questions we should refer to the log of IDEA at first.
visit the menu Help ~> Show Log in Exporer, will open the directory of log,
For me,the log file is C:\Users\lawev\AppData\Local\JetBrains\IntelliJIdea2020.1\log\idea.log.
open the file we can find such contenet
2020-09-10 12:39:16,795 [ 158219] INFO - ateSettings.impl.UpdateChecker - failed to load plugin descriptions from https://plugins.jetbrains.com/idea: SSL error probably caused by disabled SNI
Now I see ,visit the menu Help ~> Edit Custom VM Options, check or add this line
-Djsse.enableSNIExtension=true
now it's ok!
my envirment is win10 1909,Intellij UI 2020.1

Answer 7

Starting IntelliJ (2019.2.1) on Windows 10 64-bit in Admin mode fixed this for me.

Answer 8

in my case, my goland settings somehow get corrputs, i delete the folder ~/.GoLand2019.2, and restart goland, then the marketplace works.

Answer 9

in my case, it happen because your internet service provider/ISP block https://plugins.jetbrains.com. There is 2 ways i solve it:
Before i use Sm'rtfren SIM Card Phone(from my country) provider which is can not load marketplace plugin. Then i switch to Tr'e SIM Card Phone provider and it works!
You can use UrbanVPN Desktop software, i use windows version. it will change ISP IP and then it works!

Answer 10

I encounter the similar problem in Android Studio when I want to install the Flutter& Dart plugins .
For me,I install Shadowsocks vpn proxy(https://github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks) in my computer.Then I change the Shadowsocks vpn proxy to global mode. After this I was able to see plugins in the marketplace window.Hope it can help you