Cannot restart my private space: "503. Something went wrong when restarting this Space."

Nice. But, Oh, Uh, please look at this URL: https://huggingface.co/api/spaces/Ark-kun/tangent-1/runtime. Since it says Flagged as abusive, that means the Space has been deliberately paused by Hugging Face-side systems, not just accidentally broken by the app. So I think repeatedly creating similar duplicates is risky. Details:

The important part is the runtime API, not the 503 page

The restart dialog shows a generic 503, but the runtime API gives the more specific state:

{
  "stage": "PAUSED",
  "hardware": {
    "current": null,
    "requested": "cpu-upgrade"
  },
  "gcTimeout": 300,
  "errorMessage": "Flagged as abusive",
  "replicas": {
    "requested": 1
  },
  "devMode": false,
  "domains": [
    {
      "domain": "ark-kun-tangent-1.hf.space",
      "stage": "READY"
    }
  ]
}

So I would treat this as:

Space state: PAUSED
Runtime message: Flagged as abusive
Likely owner of the next action: Hugging Face-side review

not as:

normal Python crash
normal Docker build failure
normal app_port mismatch
normal hardware allocation problem

This does not prove malicious intent. It also does not tell us which file, dependency, route, command, or behavior triggered the flag. But it does mean that normal rebuild/debug actions are probably not the main path anymore.

Practical decision tree

For this specific Space, the first row is the key one.

Recommended next move

I would reply to the HF support email thread, or send a new concise request to website@huggingface.co, with the runtime API output included.

Use the runtime API output as the main evidence. Something like:

Subject: Space stuck in PAUSED state - runtime API says "Flagged as abusive"

Hi Hugging Face team,

My Space appears to be stuck in a Hugging Face-side flagged PAUSED state.

Space:
https://huggingface.co/spaces/Ark-kun/tangent-1

Runtime API:
https://huggingface.co/api/spaces/Ark-kun/tangent-1/runtime

The runtime API currently shows:

stage: PAUSED
hardware.current: null
hardware.requested: cpu-upgrade
errorMessage: Flagged as abusive
domain: ark-kun-tangent-1.hf.space
domain stage: READY

The UI restart/factory rebuild actions return 503. Switching hardware and creating a similar Space did not resolve the issue.

If this was triggered by an automated scanner or abuse handler, I believe it may need manual review. The intended purpose of the Space is:

...

It is not intended to provide proxy, tunnel, relay, scraping, spam, remote-browser, or restriction-bypass functionality.

If any part of the implementation is not acceptable on Spaces, please let me know what needs to be removed or changed.

Could you please review whether this is a false positive and, if appropriate, clear or unpause the Space?

Thanks.

The key sentence is:

The runtime API says: "errorMessage": "Flagged as abusive".

That is much more actionable than only saying “restart gives 503”.

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Final recommendation

At this point, I would treat the case as:

confirmed flagged Space state
not confirmed malicious abuse
not confirmed exact trigger
HF-side review required

So the immediate path is:

1. Send the runtime API output to HF.
2. Explain the legitimate intended use.
3. Avoid repeated full duplicates.
4. Ask what must be removed or changed.
5. Only resume app-level debugging after the flagged PAUSED state is resolved.

If it is a false positive, HF needs to clear it. If it is not a false positive, HF is the only party that can tell you what boundary was crossed.