# Unable to connect to Musicbrainz: error 12030

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unable-to-connect-to-musicbrainz-error-12030/47104>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [November 21, 2019, 11:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unable-to-connect-to-musicbrainz-error-12030/47104 "2019-11-21T11:44:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![j\_d\_d](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@j\_d\_d](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/j_d_d)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 11:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unable-to-connect-to-musicbrainz-error-12030/47104/1 "2019-11-21T11:44:20Z")

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Hi all,

I am unable to connect to musicbrainz with v2.99a, but I am able to connect to Discogs.

If I click through Tag Sources|Cover Art|Discogs I get search results, so mp3tag has an internet connection.

If I click through Tag Sources|Cover Art|MusicBrainz I always get the following popup:

![image](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/0/071d63a00c0eebdb9378bde1a6a873301a39432d.png)

Mp3tag v2.99a  
Error connecting to server: [musicnrainz.org](http://musicnrainz.org)

> 12030: WinHttpReceiveResponse: 12030: The  
> connection with the server was terminated abnormally.

The Options|Network|Timeout set to 15. The error pop-up happens immediately.  
However, I am able to go to the MusicBrainz web site with my Chrome browser an perform searches.

Any ideas on how to diagnose what is going on?

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**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unable-to-connect-to-musicbrainz-error-12030/47104/2 "2019-11-24T12:21:33Z")

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see this external link:  
[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/winhttp/error-messages](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/winhttp/error-messages)  
which says:  
"ERROR\_WINHTTP\_CONNECTION\_ERROR  
12030  
The connection with the server has been reset or terminated, or an incompatible SSL protocol was encountered. For example, WinHTTP version 5.1 does not support SSL2 unless the client specifically enables it."

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unable-to-connect-to-musicbrainz-error-12030/47104/3 "2026-02-09T12:28:20Z")

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