# Connection failed **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [February 15, 2024, 5:55am UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/connection-failed/1494 "2024-02-15T05:55:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dhinesh\_Prabakaran](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.weaviate.io/dhinesh_prabakaran/32/978_2.png) [@Dhinesh\_Prabakaran](https://forum.weaviate.io/u/Dhinesh_Prabakaran)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 5:55am UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/connection-failed/1494/1 "2024-02-15T05:55:07Z")
Hi Team, I’ve created a free tier in WCS. I’m trying to connect weaviate client using the cluster URL and API key. I’m facing the below challenge. Could I get some help on this **weaviate.exceptions.WeaviateStartUpError: Could not connect to Weaviate:Connection to Weaviate failed. .** ---
**Author:** ![DudaNogueira](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.weaviate.io/dudanogueira/32/7846_2.png) [@DudaNogueira](https://forum.weaviate.io/u/DudaNogueira)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/connection-failed/1494/2 "2024-02-15T14:38:17Z")
Hi! closing this thread in favor of this one: > [@Weaviate didn't start up](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/weaviate-didnt-start-up/1495): > > Hi Team, I’ve created a free tier cluster in WCS. Upon trying to connect from my python code, I’m facing the below chalenge. weaviate.exceptions.WeaviateStartUpError: Weaviate did not start up in 10 seconds. Either the Weaviate URL [https://wcsurl](https://wcsurl) is wrong or Weaviate did not start up in the interval given in ‘startup\_period’. Could I get some help on this ? ---
**Author:** ![DudaNogueira](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.weaviate.io/dudanogueira/32/7846_2.png) [@DudaNogueira](https://forum.weaviate.io/u/DudaNogueira)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/connection-failed/1494/3 "2024-02-15T14:38:21Z")